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Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

Developing the Most Successful Team

Sydney Finkelstein wrote an interesting article for the Wall Street Journal about hiring teams instead of individuals.

While hiring teams is not always possible or appropriate – the importance of the teams within an organization can directly affect the success of that organization.

Our Team Strength tools help companies maintain the focus on developing the most successful teams. When there is a need for an infusion of talent we use a Team approach in the selection process for those new employees.

By enlisting the help of existing team members, we efficiently identify qualified candidates while also determining their values and fit to the culture of the organization. As a result, in 60% of our engagements our clients have identified and hired two candidates for each available position.

Here’s some highlights from the article that you may find useful to building your Team Strength.

Why Companies Should Hire Teams, Not Individuals

Existing groups work well together, they contribute more quickly, and they are more likely to shake things up (in a good way)

By Sydney Finkelstein
Oct. 29, 2017 10:13 p.m. ET

Illustration: Shout For the Wall Street Journal

Team Players

Companies increasingly want skills that are hard to evaluate in job interviews but easily seen in team work settings. Here are the World Economic Forum’s top 10 skills that companies will seek in 2020:

Complex problem solving
Critical thinking
Creativity
People management
Coordinating with others
Emotional intelligence
Judgment/decision making
Service orientation
Negotiation
Cognitive flexibility

Source: World Economic Forum

Team Skills

Last year, the World Economic Forum circulated a list of the top 10 skills that companies would most seek in 2020. A number of these skills—people management, coordinating with others, emotional intelligence, and negotiation—are notoriously difficult to evaluate in job interviews. But these skills become readily evident as individuals interact with others in team settings.

The Cost of Bad Team Chemistry

Elite Teams

“As my research has shown, the world’s most effective leaders know that members of a cohort typically support one another, while also pushing one another to grow and perform. These leaders explicitly encourage collegiality among colleagues to take root, while also fostering healthy competition between teammates. That unusual combination gives rise to intense team environments, which lead in turn to extremely high performance, high engagement and rapid development on the part of team members.”

From:
Why Companies Should Hire Teams, Not Individuals
By Sydney Finkelstein Oct. 29, 2017 10:13 p.m. ET

The importance of the teams within an organization can directly affect the success of that organization.

Build your Team Strength with our Team approach in the selection process for new employees.

Get started now on your Team Strength- call 772-210-4499 or email for more information or to set up and an account.

Tim Kinane