Creating High-Performing Teams in your Organization

Do you know when to implement a team-oriented structure in your business or organization? If you already utilize teams, are you reaping the benefits?

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Consider this recent research:

  • A survey by Work in America research asked respondents to identify topics of greatest value to their organizations – 95% gave highest priority to “teamwork” and sustaining team-based organizations.  This represented the strongest response ever obtained on one of it’s surveys.
  • Procter & Gamble gets 40% more production from its 18 team-based plants than those with traditional structures.
  • Xerox plants using work teams are 30% more productive than their traditionally organized plants.
  • Tektronix reports one self-directed team now turns out as much product in 3 days as it once took an entire assembly line to produce in 14 days.

Teams aren’t just about big business and large organizations. Skillful teams are even more valuable in mid-sized and small organizations because individuals wear many different hats and the work environment requires more interaction.  In some small, entrepreneurial businesses the entire staff is a single team.

Caution…

A poorly structured or poorly led team with inadequate team skills will be outperformed by a traditional structure. Simply telling a group of people they’re a team and giving them responsibilities does not result in an effective team.

The Delphi Group can help your organization take advantage of the benefits of high-performing teams by:

For more information, or to take advantage of a FREE consultation, contact us today.

“We are working better and more closely than we ever have.  Errors have been reduced by 31%, dropping an additional $5000/mo to the bottom line.  The biggest and best changes have occurred in how the management team is working together”

– Director of Advertising – Dow Jones subsidiary newspaper

“The Delphi Group assisted us in streamlining our manufacturing processes by restructuring into multi-skilled teams.  This resulted in decreased order response time, reduction of inventories, and an increase in overall productivity, enabling us to generate additional business in market sectors that we were previously unable to penetrate”
– President, Specialized Product Manufacturing Company