teams

Groups of people who interact frequently and are often located in the same area are often referred to as a “team”. However, such groups may be seen, by either themselves or others, as just a collection of people who work together (e.g. a “workgroup”). In many ways the distinction is immaterial and our approach is to focus on what people need to do together that will produce what is required in the best possible way.

The effective teams and workgroups model that Obsidian have developed, that is set out below, summarises the six core factors that our research and experience have shown need to be considered where people work together. Performance Management in our terms covers both organisational and individual performance, and the critical links between the two.

This model forms the foundation of the work we do with clients; whether diagnostics, consultancy, facilitation or training. Different clients have different needs and the model is invaluable not only in helping a client to identify the areas which are important to them but also to provide a context for the work that the team/workgroup do together.