What makes good team culture?
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“New Zealand, once again, holds all four Rugby World Cups alongside the men’s and women’s fifteens titles achieved in 2015 and 2017”
Black Ferns key to success is their sisterhood. They call themselves the “seven sisters”, culture and communication is a huge part of what their team culture is today.
So what does it take to win gold with a team like this? Well from what we know is a good “team culture”
Here we have tips from HR expertise Frazer Wilson on how “All Blacks” team culture has led them to their high performance and wins
Leaders need to step up
Great sports teams in NZ have great leaders, and leaders who can clearly communicate the team’s goals and make sure they have a sense of direction. The team needs buy in to what is the game plan and how you can achieve this together. Leaders that are the best in their field will always be the ones who motivate the rest of the team, engage and support them along the way whether it’s at work or outside of work.
Have meaningful goals
Teams need a clear goal to achieve greatness. In business, you need to feel a part of something bigger not just achieve this question. Make sure that you have outlined what they are about to achieve and it’s something bigger and much more important.
Treat all team members equally
Everyone in the team should always be treated equally. No one is less, and everyone is all hands on deck when it comes to working together collaboratively.
Share the results and always embrace defeats…
Leaders should always acknowledge the contribution that everyone has in the team, especially when it comes to big wins. As for the All Blacks one of the greatest defeats was being knocked out for the 2007 World Cup in the quarter-final. But the team continued to work on their mental and physical state which lead the team to win back to back World Cup wins. Teams will only flourish if people are given permission to try something new. Innovation is so important.
Openness in a team is super critical
Ensure gossip and rumors are not at the forefront of how your team gets information. By creating open and transparent communication and environment this means your team will be able to build stronger relationships and trust.
Roles & Responsibilities need to be clear
In rugby, this is clearly defined with each and individual player they have assigned roles where they have their key strengths on the field. In the business world, you need the right people in the right roles and everyone knows what each other is doing as a task or on a project. This will help reduce mistakes and duplicate of work from different team members.
Find team players.
It would be very difficult if you had a group of individuals who are not team players. People who are naturally collaborators will have this as a key and vital strength when it comes to teamwork but it’s always good to test people’s level of cooperating with others before you work on a project. Or for a sport, the team should be working together to get the score or try!
