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The 13 Qualities of an Enlightened Team

On Company - Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Managers in the corporate world should seek to build "enlightened teams".  To begin with, I propose that you consider this definition of an [tag-tec]enlightened[/tag-tec] team: An organizational team that seeks to operate at a higher level of [tag-tec]consciousness[/tag-tec]. What does this mean? An organizational team that is enlightened has certain qualities that set it ahead of a team that is not enlightened. No team will be able to master all of these qualities because enlightenment is a process, not an end state. Enlightened teams always strive for more. More contribution, more results, and an always increasing level of consciousness. THE THIRTEEN QUALITIES OF THE ENLIGHTENED TEAM An enlightened team is one that...

  1. Operates with a collective vision, mission and purpose.
  2. Is conscious and proud of its value to the organization.
  3. Strives to achieve skill mastery.
  4. Cross-trains for further skill development.
  5. Seeks constant process improvement.
  6. Use mistakes as learning opportunities.
  7. Has a high level of trust.
  8. Has a high level of communication.
  9. Collectively strives to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
  10. Gives back.
  11. Uses modern performance-enhancing techniques for higher effectiveness.
  12. Is solutions-focused.
  13. Leads by example.
In a future posting I will write about WHY to become an enlightened team.  Suffice it to say for the time being that any team that exemplifies, or strives to improve itself in, any of the above qualities is one that will achieve greater levels of success. Click for more information about The Enlightened Team Series.

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