Who is your primary team?
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The leadership team you are a member?of, or... the team that you lead?
?This is a conundrum our facilitators and coaches have seen many leaders face (and debate), at all levels of an organisation.?
From our observations, leaders are more likely to refer to the team they lead as their?primary team. Meaning this is the team they associate with and identify the most with, rather than the leadership team they are a member of.
What is the impact of this, if any?
For us, it poses more questions:
There are many theories and opinions on which is right and wrong…?and we would love to hear your thoughts and experience.?
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What are our thoughts?
We believe you can be a member of a number of teams simultaneously as long as you:
We look forward to sharing with you the thinking that unlocks teams, and the work we do with leaders, to be an interconnected network of High Performing Teams. Feel free to contact me to chat about your experiences and how we can help.
Experienced executive human resources professional. Passionate about people and business.
1 年It’s great to see this conversation being shared. Personally I have had my own struggles with this one particularly when others want you to openly declare who your “first” team is. As a “HR business partner” I have been in roles where I have been a part of 4 leadership teams and led my own team. For me the notion of “first team” has not been particularly helpful. What has been helpful has been being fluid in my own assessment of where I needed most or able to add the most value and at the same time allowing my own team to step up and feel supported and informed at the same time. I know I didn’t always get it right but I think this was more beneficial for balancing organisational & team leadership.
Regional Livestock Manager
1 年I also agree that you can be a member of a number of teams simultaneously. Understanding the role within those teams is important, as is an understanding from the members in those teams involved that members of both rely on your support, contribution and assistance at different times and at different levels. I have always felt that being asked to rank which is your primary team is a bit like being asked which is your favourite child.