More organizations look to their internal teams to introduce transformative change. To achieve results, companies often hire an external coach to make their teams better. Team coaching brings intrinsic value to organizations by developing a roadmap where teams learn to function more organically, so they can better collaborate and set the foundation for the future. This dynamic process supports and develops teams to achieve collective goals and maximize performance by enhancing the team’s effectiveness as a unit.

Not only does it improve individual skills and address specific problems, but team coaching also considers team dynamics, internal & external relationships, and overall department functions. This integrated approach creates a cohesive and high-performing unit which helps increase retention.

Surya Partners offers team coaching to improve team synergy, conflict resolution & harmony, high-performance team culture, and strategic team alignment.

Team Synergy

Synergy fosters innovation, problem-solving, and achievement by establishing open communication, mutual support, and shared commitment to common objectives among a group. Achieving team synergy maximizes efficiency and increases retention, driving the overall success of projects and corporate initiatives.

The idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is the basis of constructive collaboration. Let’s look at the stats from a recent study on the benefits of creating a cohesive team:

• Forty-one percent of team members who are aware of their strengths show lower absenteeism.
• Thirty-nine percent of employees report a lack of collaboration.
• Thirty-three percent of HR professionals report poor team collaboration decreases employee morale.
• Effective communication generates 4.5 times higher talent retention.
• Recognizing quality work and achievements of workgroups increases profits by 29%.

Effective teamwork exists when employees’ visions and goals are in alignment. Bringing in professional certified team coaching cuts through the layers quickly so management and staff can begin the synergy process.

Conflict Resolution & Harmony

Below are statistics on workplace conflicts gathered by Zippia in 2023:

• Eighty-five percent of employees experience conflict in the workplace.
• American employees spend an average of 2.8 hours per week in conflict.
• Managers spend an average of 4.3 hours a week dealing with conflict.
• Seventy-six percent of employees use avoidance as their primary workplace conflict management style.
• Workplace conflict costs American companies $359 billion every year.

Conflicts in the workplace remain unavoidable, and they stem from a variety of situations. Three of the most common are differing opinions, competition for resources, and unequal distribution of the workload. However they arise, employee conflicts place unnecessary burdens on teams. If not properly diffused, an organization can lose momentum, revenue, and employees. Internal managers tend to overestimate their conflict resolution skills. These conflicts can lead to stagnation, driving employees away.

We’ve all seen this situation: two employees just don’t get along, but each brings value to the organization. Internally, management spends days which stretch into weeks trying to repair employee relations. The team and company lose momentum with quarterly initiatives and broader business goals by expending the effort to correct the situation. An experienced coach can quickly step in and identify a collaborative plan to defuse the conflict, providing a consistent process that helps to reassure all parties. Effective team coaching increases retention.

Surya Partners employs an initiative-taking approach that involves collaborating with teams to improve their conflict resolution skills. Providing coaching on conflict management techniques allows organizations to equip their employees with the tools needed to navigate conflicts effectively.

High-Performance Team Culture

Growth-oriented organizations want to create an environment where employees share a strong sense of purpose and remain aligned with their company's core values. When management makes the effort to foster a high-performance culture, productivity and profits usually follow. There is no secret formula, but Lattice uncovered these characteristics:

Inspirational leaders motivate the workforce.

‍Leaders are integral to inspiring and motivating employees to work at their best — but they also are critical to creating an environment that prioritizes transparency, trust, mutual respect, and authenticity.

Empowered employees work to their full potential.

Decades of organizational psychology research shows that when employees remain highly engaged, they’re more motivated to perform at work — and consequently, when staff strive to be their best, they’re more likely to be highly engaged.

Team coaching promotes a culture of continuous learning. Through targeted development initiatives, teams expand their capabilities, acquire new knowledge, and become more resilience. With a growth mindset fostered through team coaching, teams can navigate challenges and drive sustained growth.

Build teams with a robust growth mindset.

With continuous learning, high-performance cultures morph and transform. When employees know growth is valued and prioritized, they tend to think outside of the box to generate new ideas and prioritize learning the skills and knowledge that fuel high performance.

Trust and psychological safety allow for high employee performance.

When trust and psychological safety remain high, the team enjoys a greater sense of empowerment and autonomy. They feel safer taking risks, making mistakes, and engaging in healthy conflict that contribute to continuous learning. With the support of an experienced coach, team coaching creates a psychologically safe environment for individuals to freely express their true selves at work.  In the end, employees stay at companies longer.

Strategic Team Alignment

By aligning a team with an organization’s vision and values, leaders can encourage a happier and healthier workplace while driving customer satisfaction and sustaining business growth. Successful companies implement strategies to foster a sense of belonging while promoting open communication and collaboration among the team. A cohesive team usually shares a common purpose.

Characteristics of an aligned team include:

• Understands the importance of decision making.
• Uses strategic planning to promote collaboration and execution.
• Works to eliminate silos.
• Builds trust and strong relationships.
• Recognizes team members for jobs well done to promote morale and motivate.

One of the obstacles associated with better team alignment is setting vague goals. Think about what team goals will make the most impact on the company and how you will measure these goals. Team goals can help members understand how their individual work serves the group objectives, builds trust, encourages ownership, and promotes professional growth.

Team coaching is often the most effective way to achieve strategic team alignment. An expert coach can quickly evaluate the team, make recommendations, and provide a structure for measuring individual and group-level progress, facilitating the team’s ability to design and execute a long-term future where they find the recipe for their secret sauce.

Conclusion

Some executives believe that team coaching is only beneficial when a team is experiencing conflict that hinders performance, but many companies initiate team coaching programs when their teams work well together. This strategy takes the initiative to increase retention.

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At Surya, we believe that the strength of a company lies in its teams. Our team coaching approach centers on understanding of group dynamics, pinpointing areas of constructive collaboration and those that require alignment. Through our comprehensive assessments, Surya Partners identifies the challenges your team faces. We design our specialized coaching sessions to foster collaboration and enhance communication to elevate overall team performance. Schedule your free evaluation today.