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Infinitum Leadership: Unlock Your Potentialđ§ A Theory of Team Coaching - Ruth WagemanThis research article proposes a new theory of team coaching, emphasizing three key features: coaching functions (motivational, consultative, educational) focused on task performance, optimal timing of interventions (beginnings, midpoints, ends of task cycles), and contextual conditions (unconstrained processes, well-designed teams).
Wageman argues that effective team coaching hinges on aligning these three aspects, contrasting their model with existing approaches. T
The theory is presented with supporting propositions and evidence, highlighting the importance of considering team design and organizational context alongside coaching strategies. Ultimately, Wageman aims to advance understanding and provide practical guidance for team co...2025-02-0510 min
Love and LeadershipBuilding Leadership Teams That Get ResultsEver wonder what truly makes a great leadership team tick? Kristen shares insights from her recent team coaching certification program and breaks down the research-backed conditions that create outstanding teams. Drawing from Ruth Wageman and Richard Hackman's work on senior leadership teams, Mike and Kristen explore how the setup of a team accounts for 60% of its eventual success - far more than what happens once the team is already working together. Through analogies to orchestras and kitchens, they unpack what makes teams truly interdependent and how leaders can create the right conditions for their teams to thrive.2024-12-1148 min
Unbound | Conversations Without LimitsUnbound Tool #3 Design Conditions that Drive Team Performance with Ruth WagemanRuth Wageman is among the foremost scholars and practitioners studying and working with teams, especially leadership teams. In this clip, we share the three essential conditions for team effectiveness, drawing on research and practical examples from diverse fields including healthcare, aviation, and emergency services.Check the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IE7Tdp0cCc2024-11-1304 min
Curious Leadership with Dominic MonkhouseE303 | The Importance of Having the Right People in your Team with Ruth WagemanSummaryThis conversation between Ruth Wageman and Dominic Monkhouse delves into the critical elements of crafting high-performing teams.Ruth and Dominic discuss the challenges of working with leadership teams and the need for clear purpose and interdependence.Ruth talks about the âSix conditions for team effectivenessâ, which include the essentials of creating a real team, clarity of team purpose, and a sense of team norms and values. The conversation highlights the importance of these conditions in driving team performance and the need for leaders to continuously revisit and adapt them. The third essential for...2024-06-251h 03
OrgDev with DistinctionHigh Performance Teams with Dr. Krister Lowe - OrgDev Episode 20We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!Our podcast this week is with the fabulous Dr Krister Lowe where we delve into achieving team excellence. Krister has dedicated his career to researching and developing teams across the globe, bringing a wealth of insights and expertise to our discussion. Join us as we explore the transformative power of the 6 Team Conditions framework, which is built upon the foundation of best-in-class research by renowned social scientists Drs. Ruth Wageman and Richard Hackman, and discover how it can elevate your team's performance to new h...2024-05-1756 min
Leadership Fitness in 5 Minutes with Gary Slyman48 - Talent or Teamwork? Which is More Important for a High Performing Team?5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Talent or Teamwork? Which is More Important for a High Performing Team? Let's look at three criteria we can use to assess this topic. 1. Bias - do you have any toward talent vs teamwork? Look at your last team you formed. 2. Experience- what is your experience either in creating a team or being on a team. 3. Science - J. Hackman & Ruth Wageman share their successful model in "Senior Leadership Teams: What it Takes to Make Them Great" Are you creating a tea...2023-03-2005 minUnbound | Conversations Without Limits#06: Ruth Wageman PhD | Creating, Coaching and Leading World Class TeamsRuth Wageman is among the foremost scholars and practitioners studying and working with teams, especially leadership teams. The core of Ruth's research, teaching, and consulting for the last 30 years has been focused on the conditions that influence superb team performance. Ruth joins the show to share her story that catalysed her success as the worlds most foremost leader in team effectiveness. Ruth shares openly her experiences over decades working with teams and gives some guidance to team leaders about setting up the best conditions for your team to thrive in. In this episode, Ruth also shares advice for team...2023-01-121h 20
Mission to ScaleSSIR Series: Dynamic Strategies for Successful Health CollaborativesWhat isnât usually highlighted across mainstream media is the idea of collaboration, partnership, and the willingness of not one, but multiple sectors, to address community health and healthcare delivery. But why do some health collaboratives succeed while others fail?
In this episode, we talk to Ruth Wageman, associate of the department of psychology at Harvard University, and Gary Hirsch, an author and independent consultant based in Wayland, Massachusetts.
On the show, Ruth and Gary help us identify the conditions that make health collaboratives thrive, the challenges around funding, and the positive outcomes they hope to...2022-06-1632 min
The Coaching Psychology PodHow can I create high performance teams?In this episode Dr Natalie Lancer explores how to create and coach high performing teams with Dr Ruth Wageman, Kirsten Dierolf and David Webster. We dissect the coachâs role in working with teams by asking: What is team coaching? Why are two coaches better than one for teams? Whatâs the difference between team coaching and one-to-one coaching? What is the optimum frequency, duration and mode for team coaching? What are the skills needed to coach a team? What are typical team coaching interventions? What are the critical questions that need to be asked when designing and coac...2022-05-021h 01
DO WHAT YOU LIKE!Ruth Wageman - Ep 114I HAVE A GREAT TEAM AROUND ME, BUT WEâRE ACCOMPLISHING NOTHING! HOW CAN I FIX MY TEAM?Ruth Wageman is one of the foremost scholars and practitioners studying and working with teams, especially leadership teams. The core of Ruth's research, teaching, and consulting for the last 30 years has been focused on the conditions that influence superb team performance and loves working in this field.  2022-03-0454 min
The Leadership DietReflections on my conversation with Rugh WagemanIn the previous episode, I have a great conversation with Dr. Ruth Wageman on all things leadership teams.
Here I reflect on and suggest some pointers to
Structuring different types of leadership teams and indeed why I believe a CEO should have multiples teams within their team,
How to address mindsets changes that are needed to adapt to being part of multiple teams,
Setting up who owns the 'D',
Why the leader has to model the norms in order for the team to follow suit,
How to pause the team for a 5-minute reflection,
Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective...2021-10-0505 min
The Leadership DietHow to optimze leadership teams for success in a post pandemic world with Dr. Ruth WagemanDr Ruth Wageman is a global expert in researching and supporting teams in stacking the deck to optimize their ability to be effective. We talk about:
The Essentials and Enablers of team effectiveness,
Structuring different types of leadership teams,
Why a CEO can have multiples teams within their team,
The 60:30:10 rule,
Why the leader has to model the norms in order for the team to follow suit,
How to pause the team for a 5-minute reflection,
The difference between networked teams and a team of teams,
and a whole lot more!
Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!
...2021-10-0550 min
OAKRIDGE VIRTUAL CONNECTION SERIESEpisode 11 Series 2: Maintaining Effective Team PerformanceOur host, Steve Munro, Oakridge Senior Consultant, discusses with Jerry Scott, Oakridge Senior Consultant, on the importance of developing team effectiveness and performance - and maintaining the team's performance to thrive into the future.Â
In this episode, Jerry Scott, Oakridge's Senior Consultant, talks to Steve Munro, Oakridge's Senior Consultant on the importance of team effectiveness and performance in raising the outcomes in virtual teams. He addreses what effective and inspirational leadership looks like in maintaining team performance to thrive and survive in the future.
Jerry provides the measures around performance by d...2021-06-2530 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsDR. ANITA WILLIAMS WOOLLEY AND PRANAV GUPTA: COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN TEAMSEPISODE #017: COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN TEAMS | SPECIAL GUESTS: DR. ANITA WILLIAMS WOOLEY AND PRANAV GUPTA This episode is the first in a series inviting researchers onto the podcast to share their leading edge work that is advancing our understanding of teams and team effectiveness. In this episode show hosts Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe interview Dr. Anita Williams Woolley and Pranav Gupta on the subject of collective intelligence in collaboration and teams. Anita Williams Wooley is an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business an organizational psychologist who studies collective intelligence and collaboration in groups and...2021-04-061h 10
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsTeam Leadership & Team Effectiveness in a Covid19 Respiration Clinic6 Conditions Podcast Episode 016: Team Leadership & Team Effectiveness in a Covid19 Respiration Clinic: Special Guest Janice John, Cambridge Health Alliance This episode continues a series focusing on practitioner, organizational and team leader perspectives on applying the 6 Team Conditions framework and Team Diagnostic Survey in real world settings. In this episode show hosts Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe interview Janice John--MHCDS, MHS, PA-C, Medical Director at Cambridge Health Alliance--on her experiences standing up a Covid19 Respiration Unit.  In her current role as Medical Director Janice built and led a team of 15 clinicians to create an outpatient clinic to...2021-02-091h 01
The Coaching QuestionWhy is Team Coaching Needed More Than Ever in Todayâs World?In this episode we talk about team coaching and discuss the difference between team coaching and team facilitation. We share some stories about how team coaching can help teams be more effective. Examples that may indicate a team needs coaching include things like, a team being dysfunctional, not getting the results needed or finding that decision making is problematic. Peter M. Senge, the author of The Fifth Discipline says âIt is amazing how often you come across teams with an average intelligence of over 120, but the team at a collective intelligence of about 60.â So itâs rare that y...2020-11-2426 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsOrganizational Agility and the 6 Conditions6 CONDITIONS #015: ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY & THE 6 CONDITIONS | SPECIAL GUESTS GABE ABELLA & ADAM HSU This episode is the next installment in a series featuring the perspectives of certified practitioners as well as enterprise clients who have applied the 6 Team Conditions framework and Team Diagnostic Survey with real world teams. Gabe Abella & Adam Hsu join Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe for an exploration of using the 6 Conditions Framework and Team Diagnostic Survey to foster organizational agility. Gabe Abella is an Organizational coach at JP Morgan Chase focused on enabling organizational agility at enterprise scale by leading, coaching, and teaching...2020-11-191h 02
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsFOSTERING A TEAM OF TEAMS: AN ENTERPRISE APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE TRANSFORMATIONThis episode is the next installment in a series featuring the perspectives of certified practitioners as well as enterprise clients who have applied the 6 Team Conditions framework and Team Diagnostic Survey with real world teams. Carissa Bub joins Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe for an examination of an applied case involving leadership and culture change through a team of teams approach. Carissa Bub is an Executive Team Coach and also a Leadership and Communications expert. Her coaching practice is built on 20 years guiding leaders from the boardroom to the factory floor to transform how they lead, communicate and catalyse...2020-10-0651 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsAN ENTERPRISE PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TEAM EFFECTIVENESS DRIVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES6 CONDITIONS PODCAST #013: TIJANA MCKENZIE & SATHI BANERJEE, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: AN ENTERPRISE PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TEAM EFFECTIVENESS DRIVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES This episode is the 2nd in a 6-part series focusing on practitioner perspectives on applying the 6 Conditions Framework and Team Diagnostic Survey in organizations. In this episode Tijana McKenzie (Leadership and Organisational Development Consultant, Executive Coach, Diversity & Inclusion Champion) & Sathi Banerjee (Leadership Assessment Lead) from Royal Dutch Shell join Ruth and Krister to discuss how a large energy company is approaching team effectiveness including the role of the 6 Team Conditions framework and Team Diagnostic Survey. Research linking Team D...2020-09-0851 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsDr. David Tate: Applying the 6 Conditions and Team Diagnostic Survey in Private Equity6 Conditions Podcast | Episode #012 | Dr. David Tate: Applying the 6 Conditions and Team Diagnostic Survey in Private Equity This episode kicks off a series of episodes that will feature the perspectives of certified practitioners who have applied the 6 Team Conditions framework and Team Diagnostic Survey with real world teams. Dr. David Tate joins Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe for an examination of an applied case involving 13 top teams in the private equity sector. Dr. Tate is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine as well as a lecturer in the Yale University School of Management...2020-08-0653 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsLeadership and Authority Structures in Teams6 CONDITIONS #011: LEADERSHIP & AUTHORITY STRUCTURES IN TEAMS: WHERE DOES GREAT TEAM LEADERSHIP COME FROM? Key Questions: Where does great team leadership come from? What kinds of things should team leaders do and what things are better for the team to do? In this episode Ruth & Krister explore: Where does great team leadership come from? 1. Leadership as a "function" of a team 2. Team leaders as coaches 3. Four Critical Leadership Functions in Teams: 1) Executing the team task; 2) Monitoring and managing work processes; 3) Designing the team and member roles; 4) Setting overall direction 2020-06-2631 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsONGOING TEAM COACHING: PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM AND STRUCTURAL VS. EMERGENT PROCESS COACHING6 CONDITIONS PODCAST EPISODE #010: ONGOING TEAM COACHING: PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM AND STRUCTURAL VS. EMERGENT PROCESS COACHING Key Question: How do you support the development of teams over time? In this episode Ruth & Krister explore: Team Coaching as a Function of the Team Team Coaching as a Process of Learning and Change Punctuated Equilibrium: Time and Transitions in Teams Team Coaching: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends Motivational Coaching, Strategy Coaching, Educational/Learning-Focused Coaching Cadences & Rhythms Structural vs. Emergent Process Coaching Transfer of Team Coaching Capabilities Visual Management: Kanban Team Coaching Readiness For show notes and more information...2020-06-0834 min
Life + LeadershipCreating Superb Teams (Using 6 Team Conditions), with Dr. Ruth Wageman and Dr. Krister LoweMost of us involved in the practice of leading and coaching teams take a relational approach, focusing on group dynamics and resolving conflicts as they arise. But what if weâre treating symptoms without getting to the root cause? All the conflict resolution in the world wonât help if a team lacks the underlying conditions necessary to be successful. So, how do we create an environment that puts our teams on a positive trajectory from the start? Today, weâre joined by Dr. Ruth Wageman and Dr. Krister Lowe, part of the core team of Team Diagno...2020-06-0355 min
Life + LeadershipCreating Superb Teams (Using 6 Team Conditions), with Dr. Ruth Wageman and Dr. Krister LoweMost of us involved in the practice of leading and coaching teams take a relational approach, focusing on group dynamics and resolving conflicts as they arise. But what if weâre treating symptoms without getting to the root cause? All the conflict resolution in the world wonât help if a team lacks the underlying conditions necessary to be successful. So, how do we create an environment that puts our teams on a positive trajectory from the start? Today, weâre joined by Dr. Ruth Wageman and Dr. Krister Lowe, part of the core team of Team Diagnostics, LLC and co-hos...2020-06-0355 min
The Game of TeamsCovid-19 Special Series Ep 4: Leadership in response to Covid-19Introduction: Covid-19 struck like a thunderbolt and has thrown the world upside down. Many are still reeling as we grapple to right side for a new order. All of us have been forced to wake to a new reality, to pause and immediately assume a virtual reality for most of the population. Teams have been beset too. Episode four is an invitation to look at how can be in this crisis and what is necessary in a time of great uncertainty. Podcast episode summary: I spoke with Dr. Ruth Wageman, Dr. Simon Western and Conor Brennan to...2020-05-2240 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsLaunching and Relaunching Teams6 CONDITIONS #009: LAUNCHING & RELAUNCHING TEAMS How and when do you get the 6 Team Conditions in place? Why is launching/relaunching critically important for teams. In this episode Ruth & Krister: Discuss the importance of launching teams as part of the Designing --> Launching --> Coaching Sequence. Review the importance of "beginnings" in teams and some pitfalls of not launching effectively Explore launching teams with short vs. long performance cycles. Share stories of launching & relaunching real world teams. Identify useful launching techniques and practices. For show notes and more information go to: https://6teamconditions.com/6tc-newpodcasts/2020-05-1329 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great TeamsThe Team Diagnostic Survey6 CONDITIONS #008: THE TEAM DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY How can you use the TDS to support team effectiveness? When is a formal assessment worth using? How can you formally and objectively assess a teams' standing on the 6 conditions? In this episode Ruth and Krister: Discuss the pros and cons of using team assessments. Highlight some issues with the lack of solid science and research underlying many instruments on the market. Provide an overview of the Team Diagnostic Survey (TDSâ˘): A highly validated, reliable and predictive (up to 80%) measure of team effectiveness based on the 6 Conditions Framework. The or...2020-04-2836 min
The Game of TeamsAn Introduction to a Special Series on the Game of Teams Podcast - A Panel Format to Support Teams Through Covid-19Introduction: Covid-19 struck like a thunderbolt and has thrown the world upside down. Many are still reeling as we grapple to right side for a new order. All of us have been forced to wake to a new reality, to pause and immediately assume a virtual reality for most of the population. Teams have been beset too. I noticed my immediate reaction was to want to support. I got into a frenetic productivity race with myself to convert my programs to be available online, to support teams think and be virtually minded, to reach out to my many clients...2020-04-1508 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #007: THE 3 KEY TASK PROCESSES6 CONDITIONS #007: THE 3 KEY TASK PROCESSES How would you know if a team is a great team? What do you look at in the short run to decide if a team is effective? In this episode Ruth & Krister: Share some reflections and observations on the Covid-19 pandemic Introduce the 3 Key Task Processes: Effort, Strategy, Knowledge/Skill Discuss how the 6 Conditions, 3 Key Task Processes and 3 Team Effectiveness Outcomes related as an integrated process model Share stories about intervening in teams around the 3 Key Task processes as well as practical tools and tips Share additional resources for f...2020-04-0742 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #006: THE 3 CRITERIA OF TEAM EFFECTIVENESS6 CONDITIONS #006: THE 3 CRITERIA OF TEAM EFFECTIVENESS In this episode show hosts Drs. Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe: 1. Explore the key questions: 1) How would you know if a team is a great team? 2) What do you look at to decide if a team is effective? 2. Outline 3 Criteria of Team Effectiveness: 1) Task Performance; 2) Quality of Group Process; 3) Member Satisfaction 3. Discuss typical symptoms and signs that a team is less great and that you are being asked to help improve. 4. Identify ways to help teams develop the discipline of assessing their own...2020-03-1729 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #005: THE 3 ENABLING CONDITIONS - ACCELERATING A TEAM'S DEVELOPMENT INTO A BRILLIANT COLLABORATION6 CONDITIONS #005: THE 3 ENABLING CONDITIONS - ACCELERATING A TEAM'S DEVELOPMENT INTO A BRILLIANT COLLABORATION In this episode show hosts Drs. Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe: Explore how to accelerate a team's development. Discuss developing healthy norms and work practices. Outline the 3 Enabling Conditions: Sound Structure, Supportive Context, Team Coaching Share illustrations of working with the 3 Enabling Conditions with real world teams. Identify learning resources for further study. For show notes and more information go to https://6teamconditions.com/2020-03-0343 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #004: THE 3 ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS - BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION6 CONDITIONS PODCAST #004: THE 3 ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS:Â BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION In this episode show hosts Drs. Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe: Discuss the Leadership Attribution Error Introduce the 3 Essential Conditions of Team Effectiveness: Real Team, Compelling Purpose & Right People Illustrations of working with teams around the 3 Essential Conditions Resources for learning more For show notes and more information go to https://6teamconditions.com/6tc-newpodcasts/2020-02-1843 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #003: THE 60-30-10 RULE: DESIGNING, LAUNCHING AND COACHING TEAMS6 Conditions Podcast Episode #003: The 60-30-10 Rule: Designing, Launching, and Coaching Teams What are the highest leverage ways to help teams regardless of your role? In this episode Ruth & Krister discuss the high leverage places in the life of a team where intervention by a team leader, team coach and/or team members themselves can foster shifts towards great team effectiveness. Some theme discussed include: 1) The 60-30-10 Heuristic: The Levers of Designing, Launching and Coaching 2) When Leadership Matters Most in the Life of a Team 3) The Roles of...2020-01-0125 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #002: THE 6 TEAM CONDITIONS FRAMEWORK: CONDITIONS VS. CAUSES6 Conditions Podcast Episode #002: The 6 Team Conditions Framework: Conditions vs. Causes Where would you start your thinking about fostering great teams and why? In this episode Ruth & Krister explore the underlying structural drivers of behavior in teams and why beginning with a team's structural design conditions is a powerful place to start. Teams are complex social systems and therefore simple cause-->effect models may be helpful but insufficient for getting teams on a positive trajectory. Rather creating an ecosystem of design conditions that gives rise to great performance is emphasized. The 6 Conditions (3 Essentials & 3 Enablers) Framework is...2020-01-0143 min
6 Conditions | The Science & Art of Great Teams6 CONDITIONS #001: LAUNCH EPISODE6 Conditions Podcast Episode #001: Podcast Launch In this Launch episode show hosts Drs. Ruth Wageman and Krister Lowe: Introduce the vision and rationale of the podcast Outline what listeners can expect from the show Provide a brief overview of the 6 Team Conditions Framework Share their backgrounds as team scholars and practitioners and as the show's hosts For show notes and more information go to https://6teamconditions.com/2020-01-0128 min
The Game of TeamsA Conversation with Dr. Ruth Wageman on the Game of Teams Podcast seriesIntroduction: This show illuminates the conditions that are necessary for Team Effectiveness and discusses the nature of Authority Structures. Ruth Wageman is one of the foremost scholars and practitioners studying and working with teams, mostly senior leadership teams. She is the co-author of the book Senior Leadership Teams, what it takes to make them great. She designed the Team Diagnostic Survey with the late Richard Hackman and Erin Lehman. This is a powerful assessment that measures team effectiveness against the 6 conditions Ruth described on this podcast. Ruth is undoubtedly an authority on the work of teams and I was...2019-03-1940 min
Designers for LearningDesigners for Learning Webcast 49This Designers for Learning webcast was the third meeting during the implementation of the Open ABE service MOOC held on Thursday, March 31st. Dr. John Baaki was the host of the conversation, and was joined by a few course facilitators and subject matter experts, as well as panel of participants from this course who shared their perspectives as educators working with our target audience of adult learners, including Ruth Sugar, Patricia Hernandez, Alfons Prince, and Magxina Wageman. Follow the course at https://learn.canvas.net/courses/903 through May 15, 2016.2016-04-0100 minDesigners for LearningDesigners for Learning Webcast 49This Designers for Learning webcast was the third meeting during the implementation of the Open ABE service MOOC held on Thursday, March 31st. Dr. John Baaki was the host of the conversation, and was joined by a few course facilitators and subject matter experts, as well as panel of participants from this course who shared their perspectives as educators working with our target audience of adult learners, including Ruth Sugar, Patricia Hernandez, Alfons Prince, and Magxina Wageman. Follow the course at https://learn.canvas.net/courses/903 through May 15, 2016.2016-04-0100 min