A high-performing team can deliver its agreed outcomes while adapting to new information. Constant urgency and individual overwork are weak substitutes for clear priorities, dependable coordination and the ability to raise concerns.
Define the team's outcome and the decisions it can make. Keep handoffs and dependencies visible, and limit simultaneous work when it causes delay. Review failures as problems to understand before attributing them to a person's motivation.
Measure delivery quality and customer impact alongside workload. Recognize people who help others succeed, not only those who handle emergencies. Review whether the team's process remains workable when a key person is absent.
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