Leadership Guidelines High Performance Teams for LTG Startle, Commanding General

Purpose

Provide the summary of research to review high performance teams per CGs guidance to:
Identify what skills/criteria are required for high performing teams. Identify how team performance can be assessed. Standardize those skills/criteria measurements across the organization.

Findings Identify what skills/criteria are required for high performing teams.
Many SMEs Quick turn-around in the time of std groups Shared vision, mission, goals Strong collaboration and communication Positive attitude Strong reliability among members Know strengths and weakness, no fear to ask for support from others (master resources and systems)

Assessment Rubric
High-Performance Team Assessment Guide

Brainstorming KSA #1

Collective Problem ID/scoping KSA #2

Collective Problem Solving KSA #3

Efficiency

Multiple ideas generated

Problem clearly identified

KSA #4 50% faster product production than Identify and use bench standard w/ marks to judge solutions 50% cost (FM 5-0, 2-12) avoidance Problem solved

Focusing on end statesolving the problem KSA #5

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Group think

No product Individual work, no produced, over Problem not consensus, no solution time, over identified identified budget

Problem unsolved

KSA = Knowledge, Skill, Abilities

Way Ahead Actions:

Standardize skills and criteria across the organization
Develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) within three months Implement SOP within six months Require High-Performance teams to conduct and document After Action Reviews Act upon the findings of AARs for continual improvement

Resources

http://www.learningcenter.net/library/7steps.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubric FM 6-22 Army Leadership FM 5 Decision making process

Questions?