Team development

Team development is the process of strengthening the collective effectiveness and alignment of teams to ensure they lead with clarity and impact across the organisation. 

At Impact, we recognise that all teams are made up of unique groups of individuals. All teams are brought together for a purpose. No two are ever the same. We will use our unique experiential learning approach to work with you, and we start with a simple question:

What does this team need to achieve its purpose?

Based on our experience, we have identified six interrelated factors in our Team Performance model. Firstly, we assess where your team is and then work with you to build the core capability of each individual to perform in a group setting. Our customised team development programmes help you build a cohesive team that not only performs but thrives by driving lasting results.

Impact’s Team Performance Inventory is a diagnostic tool that offers a deep insight to help a team see its performance clearly. Using a detailed online assessment, it provides a comprehensive and collective analysis of the team’s assessment of themselves in terms of six key performance domains.  

We work with a wide range of teams, from intact and newly formed teams to dispersed and remote teams, as well as established senior leadership teams. As part of this, we provide targeted leadership team development, designed to enhance collaboration, alignment, and performance, across all types of teams.

The increased virtual-working landscape requires new teamworking skills. It is more important than ever to build trust and improve communication to accelerate efficiency and productivity. Organisations often turn to us for change management support, whether they’re navigating a merger or driving cultural transformation. Under these circumstances, we focus on strengthening leadership team dynamics to enable effective collaboration and decision-making. 

At Impact, we work with remote and hybrid teams to focus their attention on developing teamwork skills and thriving in the new normal. We acknowledge that whenever a new team member joins, the team changes. We meet teams where they are and create unique learning experiences, both virtual and blended.

The core capabilities of high-performing teams include:

• External alignment with key stakeholders, ensuring effective relationships and communication. 
• Unified purpose that is clear, engaging, and transparent. 
• Agreed approach to working together that is understood by all. 
• Quality conversations and the ability to have effective meetings and learn from each other. 
• Effective relationships maintained across the team, including having difficult conversations. 
• High-performance mindset that is shared across the team with expectations that are defined.