279. The Six Symptoms Of An Ineffective Team

As an executive coach and leadership off-site facilitator , I see my fair share of ineffective teams. In fact, one main reason people hire me is to help realign and reignite their ineffective teams.

Here's the problem:

Not all leaders recognize why their team is ineffective.

To understand what I mean, you first have to understand what an ineffective team looks like.

That leads to the Six Symptoms of an Ineffective Team:

1. Decreasing productivity
2. Stagnant growth
3. Low morale
4. Little innovation
5. Degrading culture
6. Lack of respect for leadership

Do you experience any of these at your company?

If you are experiencing even just 1 of those Six Symptoms, you need to keep reading.

Because there is a catch.

The Primary Problem of Ineffective Teams

Imagine you are making guacamole. While you're trying to get that darn pit out of the avocado, the knife slips through the skin and goes right into your hand.

[Editor's Note: Seriously bro?! I told you not to tell anybody!]

Naturally, you wrap your hand in a towel to stop the bleeding and you go to the hospital. When the doctor sees you, he asks how bad the pain is. You tell him you're in a lot of pain.

Now imagine the doctor just gives you some Advil, and sends you back home.

He's completely ignoring the problem, right?

Sure, Advil may address the pain. But pain is just the symptom. Your hand is still bleeding like an angry geyser.

Now that we have that image of spouting blood in your mind, let me take this back to the ineffective team conversation.

When I ask leaders what they think their biggest problems are, they usually just rattle off a few of the Six Symptoms of Ineffective Teams that I mentioned above.

"We're not growing like we used to," they'll say.

"My team can't get anything done without my help," they may complain.

And then there’s one of my all-time faves: "People don't listen to what I tell them to do. They just do whatever they want."

The reason leaders have a tough time fixing their ineffective teams is because, like the doctor, they are focused on solving the symptoms and not the blood-gushing problem.

Let me be crystal clear on this one:

The primary problem with ineffective teams is a lack of accountability.

Why Lack Of Accountability Is The Primary Problem With Ineffective Teams

You may think I'm crazy. I get it.

You may think that your team's lack of accountability isn’t the problem. You may think that the slowdown in company growth is a completely different issue.

Welp, my friend, you're wrong.??

Lack of accountability is what leads to the Six Symptoms. The Six Symptoms are the sign of an ineffective team.

I have proof.

My proof is all the companies - entrepreneurial to Fortune 500s - that were experiencing Six Symptom issues and hired me to help them grow or to fix their culture.

I came in, implemented the Four Secrets of Accountability and - boom! - things dramatically turned around.

What are the Four Secrets of Accountability? I'm glad you asked. We'll get there in a second.

The Misconception About Accountability

Many people cringe when they hear the word "accountability".

If you cringe at the idea of accountability, you're doing it all wrong.

People believe that accountability includes things like:

• Scolding
• Yelling
• Forcing people to do things they don't want to do
• Light to moderate torture

What I'm telling you is that if your accountability process includes any of those things, you're doing it all wrong, and potentially could be jailed.

Plus, you're clearly not following the Four Secrets of Accountability.

Employees Want To Be Held Accountable

Your team members want to be held accountable. Especially if you have an ineffective team that is experiencing any of the Six Symptoms.

In fact, according to workforce specialist, Anne Loehr , 85% of employees say they want to be held more accountable.

But here’s the problem:

85% of leaders are bad at accountability. Eight-five percent!!!

Gadzooks, Godzilla!

Lack of team accountability is the single most prominent issue in leadership development.

There are few things more important for leaders than learning how to maintain accountability with their team.

Learning how to effectively maintain team accountability is critical for the success of your business, your employees and, yes, even your career.

The 4 Big Benefits of Accountability For Ineffective Teams

There are 4 Big Benefits of holding your team accountable. They are:

1. Accelerated growth
2. More effective problem-solving (aka more innovation)
3. Increased loyalty
4. Improved communication

But let's not stop there, because that's not everything. There are 4 Big Benefits to you, personally, when you hold others accountable. They are:

1. Increased confidence (aka less self-doubt and less Imposter Syndrome)
2. Improved productivity
3. Greater respect from colleagues
4. More recognition from others (aka you'll get promoted)

Now what if I tell you that you can achieve all this in less than 1 hour.

Sounds almost too good to be true, doesn't it? Believe it or not, it gets better.

How Accountability Will Transform Your Career (And Your Ineffective Team)

Are you ready to transform your team into a more inspired, more accountable unit?

Are you ready to catapult your career trajectory?

You've got 2 choices:

1. You can either hire me for thousands of dollars to guide you and your team through the 4 Secrets of Accountability or…
2. You can join my class and learn it all in < 60 minutes

Sure, I love the money that companies pay me to teach them the 4 Secrets. But what's more important is you and your career.

That's why I'm offering the entire course to Level Up Your Team Accountability for only $97.

Yup, $97. (Click here to get the offer now)

I purposely put it at a price point that every leader can afford.

[Note: If you can't afford it, let me know. I gotchoo.]

The course on Team Accountability will transform your career. Period.

Sign up for the next class here before it sells out (the last 3 sold out!!)

The question isn’t can you afford to spend the hour to take the course. The real question is can you afford NOT to.

Don't just take my word for it though, check out the feedback from others who have already gone through the course.

OK, you got to the end. Which means you care about this. And that’s why I put way down here, at the bottom, a 50% discount for the next course. Cause it’s only for people like you. Shhhh.

Click here to sign up for the 50% discount.

Let’s keep it our little secret, shall we?

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