Maynard Leigh Associates
Ace Teams Tips
Ace Teams Definitions
ALIGNED LEADERSHIP is inspired direction, enrolling people to produce outstanding results.
It therefore requires:
Clear values
Commitment to the values
A powerful vision
Clear leadership
Loyalty to the leadership
INCISIVE ORGANISATION is commitment by the right people to clear objectives, firm deadlines and overcoming obstacles.
It therefore requires:
The right membership
Clear objectives
Commitment to objectives
Firm timescales
Highly organised
SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS are the willingness to care, share and show mutual respect.
These therefore require:
Supportive behaviour
Sharing
Trust
Expression of feelings
Respect for the individual
PERSONAL INVESTMENT is a full commitment to success.
It therefore requires:
Personal connection with the work
Satisfaction
Responsibility
Reputations on the line
Using individual abilities
PERMISSIVE ENCOURAGEMENT is promoting experiments, valuing disagreements and tolerating certain failures.
It therefore requires:
A 'Yes' culture
Experimentation
Constructive disagreements
Building on ideas
Permission to fail
CREATIVE ENERGY is the intensive struggle for star performance
It therefore requires:
Willingness to rock the boat
Play and fun
Sense of humour
Ups and downs
Honesty about productivity
USING THE WHOLE PERSON is fully stretching people.
It therefore requires:
Use physical energy
Mentally stretching
Emotional expression
Use of intuition
Work excites
SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE is going beyond team boundaries to make a stunning impact
It therefore requires:
Pushing for impact
Striving for peak performance
Careful Preparation
Channelled Energy
Risk taking
GROWTH AND DISCOVERY is learning from performance and deciding what more is needed for success.
It therefore requires:
Assessment
Time out
Keeping fresh
Fighting routine
Opposition and challenge
WHOLEHEARTED APPRECIATION is recognition, reward and acknowledgement which are given honestly.
It therefore requires:
Recognition
Receiving appreciation
Spontaneity
Formal celebrations
Encouragement not criticism