Over the next 25 weeks I’m going to share the 25 elements that form the Chief Maker HP Teams - Tx Model. The aim is that every Monday we’ll introduce one element so you can spend the week focusing on improving it even just 5 or 10%. After 25 weeks you should have made real world progress and have a measurably higher performing team.
These 25 elements fall under the 5 pillars of the Chief Maker HP Teams model are:
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Mission
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People
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Culture
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Tools
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Execution
A MISSION
A clear vision and goals steeped in a bigger purpose with a clear strategy & metrics to align the group
PEOPLE
We have the right people with the right capability in the right roles
CULTURE
Our team is united,constantly improving in a challenging and enjoyable environment.
TOOLS
My people have the systems, processes and hardware to perform their role with excellence
EXECUTION
We have strong governance of our transformation to keep the clock ticking
To kick things off over the next 5 weeks we’ll focus on your team Mission which has 5 critical elements.
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Vision (What)
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Purpose (Why)
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Strategy & Tactical Plan (How)
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Values & Identity (Who)
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Goals (Proof)
CRAFTING YOUR VISION
All teams must have a vision. It must be crystal clear. Imagine for a minute you’re building a house and you have some workers turn up. You wouldn’t just say, "we are build a art-deco modern house, now let’s go to it.”
No, you’d givem them a detailed set of drawings, with descriptions of fittings and everything so they know exactly what they have to do with their time.
A vision isn’t just a strap line. It should be co-developed into a colourful picture of the future, full of symbols and written stories of where you will be when the vision is achieved. It is proudly shared and hung on the walls throughout the work spaces and anyone can describe what you aim to achieve over the next 2 - 5 years.
It captures your true spirit and aspirations as a team and leaves a legacy that everyone is proud of
Cameron Herold, COO Alliance, NY Times Bestselling Author advocatess developing a Vivid Vision. It’s a detailed, three to four page document that lays out a clear, logical vision of what your company will look like in three years.
When completed, it’s meant to be woven into your company’s or team’s culture, guiding your employees decision making and giving all involved clear goals to strive for.
Usually, creating a Vivid Vision is a very involved process that can take quite some time to get right. For a large business that should be as long as six months to get right for smaller teams with less complex challenges it can be shorter. He offers these tips when developing your vision:
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It’s important not to get caught up in the ‘how’ of things. Instead, dream big and worry about the ‘how’ later
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You’ll need to be free of the day-to-day worries of running your business. You need freedom to visualize your future
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Get out of your office and go somewhere inspiring where you can let your mind wander
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Turn off your computer. No matter how much willpower you have, the temptation of email or web surfing will be a distraction
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Get out of your comfort zone, think out side the box—choose whatever cliché works for you. Just be creative, even outlandish. You’ll be amazed at what you can come up with. It’s a sure fire way to create a fun, dynamic vision you and your team will love to strive for.
Your focus for this week is as step one in building a high performance team is look at your teams vision.
- How crystal clear is it?
- Is it aspirational enough that is challenges the group to be better?
- Has everyone bought into it and is across it?
- Does is it align to the wider business?
Your vision becomes a vital filter for all decision-making and strategy development. So give it the time, energy and investment required. All GREAT chiefs spend a lot of time here and get very good at vision development.
