Teamcoaching – with quality and professionalism
A team is not a problem that needs to be analysed and solved but a potential to be unfolded
-Daniel Meier 2005
I help in creating conditions for effective teams and human potential through coaching. Every team is unique. Every group is unique. Every individual is unique.
Team coaching can contribute to strengthening organizations by improving relationships and communication, increasing sustainability, and inspiring the team to use its drive to achieve common goals.
It’s not about a quick fix but requires hard work and commitment from the team, group members, and even the organization’s support.
Team coaching can be combined with individual coaching if needed.
"Team coaching is a partnership in a reflective and co-creative process with a team, its dynamics, and relationships in a way that inspires it to maximize its ability and potential to achieve its common purpose and goals."
- International Coaching Federation's (ICF) definition of team coaching.
Building Strong and Effective Teams
A high-performing team is a group of individuals who work efficiently together to achieve common goals and deliver exceptional results. Characteristics of a high-performing team include having a shared purpose, shared responsibility for a clear and motivating goal, clear roles that complement each other, and shared values.
The foundation is that team members feel psychologically safe, enabling openness and contributing to increased productivity and innovation. It creates an environment where members can be themselves, share opinions, and take risks without fear of negative consequences, promoting progress and performance.
In team coaching, the team’s own development, learning, responsibility, and participation are the focus. The process involves work on strengths, key focus areas, goal setting, action planning, and concrete action.
The team coach acts as a catalyst, accelerating and facilitating the team’s development by promoting collaboration, communication, and joint goal-setting.
Process, Focus Areas, and Value
The team coaching process typically takes between 6-9 months or longer and can be effectively combined with the SDI 2.0 Core Strengths motivation assessment for individuals and teams as well as individual coaching.
Examples of focus areas for team coaching:
- Priorities
- Diversity and inclusion
- Leadership communication or conflict style
- Change management
- Vision (team, individual, organizational)
- Strengths, values
- Feedback
- Trust and respect
- Result orientation
Value of team coaching:
- Space for the team to reflect
- Prioritizing the need for focus
- A non-judgmental space for dialogue and reflection
- Strong focus on results and accountability
- Development of leadership skills