Catherine bird 💙

Senior leadership teams are force multipliers: effectiveness radiates from the top team throughout an organisation. Yet in a study by @CCLdotORG, two-thirds of the senior executives felt their top team was ineffective & only 20% felt that their team was high performing. Research by @BainandCompany identified five behaviour traits that the most effective top teams have in common. These traits are collective - they characterise the behaviours of the team as a whole, not those of its individual members: 1) Direction: the team collectively sets purpose, vision & strategy 2) Discipline: everyone understands the strategies, objectives & deliverables of their peers so they can work together interdependently 3) Drive: the team prepares carefully, debates constructively & is industrious & resilient over the long term 4) Dynamism: they treat change as constant & positive 5) Collaboration: the team creates the psychological safety needed to give and take feedback, listen actively, brainstorm, solve problems & hold themselves accountable: hbr.org/2024/09/teamwork-at-…. Via @HarvardBiz

The "Butterfly Effect" describes the impact small changes can have on a larger system as the impact ripples through the system. It's based on the idea that a butterfly can flap its wings & the cumulative ripple results in a tornado. The same can happen in organisations. Change starts with one person giving voice to a problem or new idea that (somehow) gains momentum. It's impossible to know in advance which influences will have the greatest impact, so we have to keep testing ideas to see which gain the most traction. What small changes can you make to disrupt the organisation dynamics that reinforce a problem you are facing? medium.com/painless-manageme… By @WirthRoss

In health & care, we often focus on a narrow concept of improving "staff experience", when we could be building a much deeper & more profound basis of human connection at work: a sense of belonging. Belonging is when an employee, regardless of their background or role, knows that their voice matters, that their unique experiences enrich the team & that they're not just seen, but understood. Organisations that build a sense of belonging have higher levels of engagement, retention & performance: linkedin.com/pulse/belonging… By @hacking_hr