+46 (0)8 744 30 50 School Courses Business Locations Resources About Contact Blog Unlocking high performance in your remote team August 11 As we reach month 5 of a lot more of us remote working, how are you and your team doing? Have you found a new groove, new rituals, new ways to motivate yourself and others and create accountability? When the reality of the pandemic and reality of lockdown and socially distanced life hit, we very quickly realised at HI we have been unwittingly preparing for this moment for the last few years. From the development of our methodology to deliver world-class learning in an online environment, to the extent to which our UK team and wider global colleague community are distributed, we have the tools to help teams work at their best when they are not co-located. So how do you unlock high performance in your teams? First of all, we need to create foundational conditions for success. Google researched over 180 teams to find what creates an effective team, and they discovered it wasn’t who was on that team that matters, but how they worked together. Specifically, they identified Psychological Safety as the single most important condition for a team’s performance. Why Psychological Safety? When you don’t feel safe to make mistakes or look ‘incompetent’ in front of your peers, you miss out on the valuable learning that can push you and the whole team forward. And it not only affects your tolerance for risk and mistakes but without trust (a core component of psychological safety) it’s highly difficult to collaborate with each other. Without trust, we’re more likely to hold our cards to our chests, and less likely to freely share and build on each other’s ideas. How can you foster Psychological Safety? The only way to build trust and psychological safety, is to build connection. To build connection, we must be open and vulnerable with each other. That doesn’t come naturally for all, and can be a scary place to go. The good news is, there’s a lot of ways (processes, rituals, exercises) that you can foster the openness, vulnerability and trust needed to build psychological safety. Create structure early on; adapt your leadership style as the team develops Another necessary component of leading high performing teams is to understand where that team is in its development. When the team is new, has any new members – or – finds itself in a new context, say, all suddenly working remotely and not in an office together, it needs much more structure and directive leadership. This helps create a feeling of safety and roundedness in the group, and enables them to focus on the work and building their own individual relationships. As the team builds in trust and connection, this is when the leadership can adapt to being more facilitative – empowering the group again to focus on the work, and foster aligned autonomy. Exploring how to move teams through these stages of development and what your role as a leader is at each stage is a core component of the Hyper Island methodology. Want to learn more about how you can practically and proactively lead your team to high performance? Head on over to our course page to join our week long ‘Unlocking High Performance in your Remote Teams course’. Unlocking high performance in your remote team Leadership & Culture Online PART TIME5 X 1 HOUR Hyper Island designs learning experiences that challenge companies and individuals to grow and stay competitive in an increasingly digitized world. Our monthly issue that covers a specific topic and gives you the latest from Hyper Island For individuals - Lifelong Learning newsletter Our monthly guide to leadership and change For companies - Empowered newsletter Subscribe Hyper Island needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. See our privacy policy for additional info. Email privacyofficer@hyperisland.com to revoke any consent. Shortcuts Contact us Toolbox Job board About Press Popular courses Online courses Upskill programs Digital Creative Design Lead UX Designer MA Digital Management MA Digital Experience Design © 2021 Hyper IslandPrivacy policy Terms and conditions +46 (0)8 744 30 50 Your privacy is important to us By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Hyper Island Privacy Policy Cookies Settings Reject All Accept All Cookies