TEAM EFFECTIVENESS
At Lighthouse, we help organizations enhance teamwork and achieve their goals using the 6 Team Conditions Framework, the leading team effectiveness methodology developed by renowned Harvard scholars Richard Hackman and Ruth Wageman. This research-based approach identifies six key conditions that, when properly established, can predict up to 80% of a team's effectiveness.​
THE 6 TEAM CONDITIONS FRAMEWORK
The 6 Team Conditions Framework consists of three essential conditions (Real Team, Compelling Purpose, and Right People) that form the foundation of team effectiveness, and three enabling conditions (Work Design, Organizational Support, and Team Coaching) that accelerate team development and effectiveness.
Real Team
Compelling Purpose
Right People
Work Design
Organizational Support
Fostering Effort
Leveraging Talent
Crafting Strategies
Team Growth
Stakeholder Satisfaction
Member Wellbeing
Essentials
Enablers
Team Behaviors
Results
Team Coaching
Real Team
Everyone knows who is on the team, exchanges information effectively, and works together long enough to accomplish something meaningful.
Compelling Purpose
Teams need a purpose that challenges them to use their best skills, connects to their values, and engages their aspirations.
Right People
An effective team consists of people who have the diverse range of knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to achieve the team's purpose.
Work Design
The team performs motivating work that aligns with the team purpose, and deploys ground rules and learning-based work practices to make the most of team talent.
Organizational Support
The systems around the team, such as how they are rewarded and the training and resources at their disposal, should enable teamwork.
Team Coaching
Someone who has the experience and ability to support the team to improve their working practices should be available to them.
The 6 Team Conditions represent the structure that influences behaviors, which are the three key task processes:
Fostering Effort
How hard members work toward shared purposes. This means working in ways that build shared commitment to the work and the team.
Crafting Strategies
The quality of the team's approaches to the work. An effective strategy means inventing uniquely suited approaches to the work.
Leveraging Talent
How well the team uses its full range of capabilities. This involves using member capabilities well so the team is growing in capability.
Together, these 3 task processes are great predictors of how well a team will perform in the long run and how it will develop over time. They are influenced by the Six Conditions that enable teamwork.
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​These three task processes then lead to outcomes, which are the three criteria of team effectiveness:
Team Growth
How hard members work toward shared purposes. This means working in ways that build shared commitment to the work and the team.
Stakeholder Satisfaction
The team’s work meets or exceeds the needs and expectations of its clients.
Member Wellbeing
The individual members of the team grow personally and professionally as a result of being on the team, which cultivates engagement, and retention.
MEASURING SUCCESS: THE TEAM DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY (TDS)*
To measure and operationalize this framework, we utilize the Team Diagnostic Survey (TDS), a comprehensive assessment tool created by Hackman, Wageman, and Erin Lehman. The TDS precisely measures these six conditions, task processes, and effectiveness outcomes, providing actionable insights for targeted interventions.
Our consultants work closely with team leaders and HR partners to co-create tailored effectiveness journeys based on TDS results. By assessing the 6 Team Conditions, we provide a research-based method to diagnose strengths and implement strategies to enhance overall team effectiveness and achieve core goals.
* Psychometrically sound and peer-reviewed, validated using data collected on more than 1000+ teams in diverse settings globally.
The 6 Team Conditions & the TDS: Transformation & Impact
The 6 Team Conditions Framework and the TDS have guided the transformation of hundreds of teams across various industries, sectors, and cultures. By taking teams through a step-by-step process outlined by the framework, our practitioners ensure that teams have everything they need to succeed, leading to real-world results and improved team effectiveness.
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TARGET AUDIENCE:
COMMON CHALLENGES:
Organizations undergoing rapid growth
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Leadership teams, project teams, and virtual teams at any stage of development
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Organizations that value sustained team coaching
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Fortune 500 companies, public organizations, and non-profit organizations
Misalignment between team goals and organizational values/strategy
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Ineffective team dynamics and collaboration
Difficulty in driving organizational change
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Lack of a systematic approach to team development and effectiveness improvement
Organizations using the TDS and related team coaching services can expect:
1. Improved team performance and alignment with organizational goals
2. Enhanced collaboration and team dynamics
3. Accelerated team development
4. Data-driven insights for targeted interventions
5. Increased employee engagement and satisfaction
6. Better organizational change management
7. Development of a strong leadership culture
8. Long-term improvement in team capabilities
The TDS offers a unique value proposition by combining rigorous academic research with practical applicability. It provides organizations with a validated, comprehensive tool to diagnose and improve team effectiveness, ultimately leading to better business outcomes and a more engaged workforce.
Team Effectiveness and Team Coaching in Vienna
Lighthouse is your Team Effectiveness training provider in Austria for creating your team development journeys using the 6 Conditions Framework, such as team effectiveness, team building and team events. If you have your own team coaching, we can create team effectiveness journeys that are fully compatible with your strategy, vision, values and competency framework. Our dedicated experts based in 1060 Vienna, Austria are happy to help you design team effectiveness journeys for your leadership teams, talent teams and project teams.