Welcome to the Teamworkings cards.
For an introduction, visit the Teamworkings page.
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Truly great teamwork is:
Strongly Bonded
Driven
Purpose
Autonomy
Diverse & Inclusive
Diversity
Collaboration
Psychological Safety
Equal Voice
Smart & Innovative
Collective Intelligence
Creativity
Slack
Flexible
Constructive Challenging
Resilience
Adaptability
Optimally Structured
Optimal Topology
Balanced Roles
Craft-Mastering
Shared Understanding
Skilled
Learning Culture
Disciplined
Greatly Supported
Supportive Leadership
Continuous Coaching
Tailored Environment
Card Anatomy
Each Teamworkings card is constructed as follows:
Title
The Teamworkings Dimension + Aspect
Clarifying definition
Let’s get very clear and precise about this aspect of teamwork.
Assessment Scale
A sliding scale from Poor to Great for how the aspect is right now. This may be a self-assessment by a team or done in conjuction with a coach or supporting manager.
Poor statement
A statement that reflects the perspective of someone within the team when this aspect of teamwork is lacking.
Great statement
A statement that reflects the perspective of someone within the team when this aspect of teamwork is great.
Hallmarks
Hallmarks of greatness for this aspect of teamwork.
Cultivators
Cultivators of greatness for this aspect of teamwork.
Tools
Some tools to help cultivate greatness of this aspect of teamwork.
Using the cards
So how do we use the cards and the framework?
Using the three C’s of Clarify, Check & Cultivate:
| Clarify > Check > Cultivate |
| Clarify Use the cards to get super clear on what makes teamwork work Check Use the cards as “lenses” to check the various dimensions & aspects of teamwork to determine where our focus should be Cultivate Use the cards to help cultivate one or more aspects of teamwork where needed (Return to step 1 or 2. Did teamwork improve? Repeat) |
Q. How do I use the cards to check (assess) teamworking?
Card Positioning
Layout the cards on a table or Miro board (or other online collaboration space).
Ask the team members rank the cards by moving cards up or down, where up is better and down is worse.
See the overall pattern which will show where you may want to focus improvement efforts (i.e. poorly ranking aspects).
Rating
Layout the cards. Let team members dot vote on the rating scale from Poor to Great.
The poor & great statements help to anchor the scale and make it more concrete and relatable.
Hallmark Tickboxes
To zoom-in further on poorly rated aspects. Get the team members to dot vote on the tickboxes to get a collective view of which hallmarks are present, and by implication, lacking (not present) and to what extent.
Cultivators
Get the team members to dot vote on the cultivators to get a collective view of which improvement ideas resonate and should be a focus of improvement efforts.
Tools
Likewise, the Tools section can be a source of ideas for tools which may help cultivate greater teamwork.
The Cards
