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Developing Championship Teams: What founders can learn from Olympic teams & the psychology of high performance

Steve Portenga, PhD Performance Psychologist

Denver Startup Week 2016

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Why are we here?


Taskwork vs.

Teamwork


IndividualsThe building blocks of teams

Where did you grow up?

How many siblings do you have and where you fall in the sibling order?

What was the most difficult or important challenge of your childhood?


Common Concerns of Individuals in Groups

Goal Alignment Acceptance Decision Making Contribution

What do I want to accomplish? Will I belong? Will I be heard? Who is in control? Will I

have some control?

Where are we going? Can I be myself? What are your concerns? Who does what, where, when?

Do I want to go? Will you accept my role, ideas, me?

Will you hear my concerns? Can I rely on you?

What is the purpose of this team?

Do you have unspoken motives?

Will I have access to the right information?

What will you expect of me?


Individual needs• Autonomy: Purpose

• Competency: Mastery

• Relationships

Group concerns• Goal Alignment

• Acceptance

• Decision Making

• Contribution


Characteristics of Championship Teams


Positive Performance Team

• Adaptability

• Communication

• Decision Making

• Conflict Management

Leadership

Members

VisionPerformance Monitoring

Shared Mental Model Coordination

Performance Taskwork

Team Attitudes

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Characteristics of Championship

Leaders


Cultivate a meaningful vision

1. Design it (Plant it)

2. Promote it (Grow it)

3. Personalize goal alignment

4. High performance monitoring

5. Individualized development

6. Intellectual stimulation

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Diagnosing Issues in Teams


Assessing need fulfillment

Contribution (Control)

Goal Alignment

Decision Making Acceptance

Issues and interventions

Relationships Processes Roles Vision (Goals)


Practical Implications


Teams live and die by how well their Vision comes to life

Passion and authority come to leaders who clearly know where they are going and have dedication to succeed

When leaders have passion and authority, others are inspired to follow

Can your team members share the vision on demand?


Never Underestimate the Importance of Acceptance, Trust, & Knowing the needs of your team

• If they feel you know that, they’ll jump on board with goals, roles, responsibilities with minimal questions

• It may take longer initially, but makes your life easier in the long run

• Trust = (integrity x competence) / risk


“I ran so would not have to fight the war in Algeria.” Michael Jazey (1965, 3:53)

“I ran to get a letter jacket, a girlfriend.” Jim Ryun (1965, 3:51)

“I ran to be known as the greatest runner of all time.” Noureddine Morcelli (1993, 3:44)

“I ran because I was meant to run.” Sebastion Coe (1981, 3:47)


Barriers to Coordination• Pre factors

• lack of collaborative readiness by organization

• Process factors • poor leadership • ineffective communication • interpersonal issues • differing expectations for outcomes


Keys to Change• Consistency

“If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time with a tremendous whack!” Winston Churchill

• Training • Patience for the learning process to happen • Measurement driven feedback

• Culture • Attitudinal competencies matter

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