The Standard

Employees on the same team may approach a task, job or project differently based upon their understanding, background, capability, motivation, level of concern or lack of focus.  Employees can have different views of reality, what the goals are, what is possible or what their team is capable of and all may believe that they are doing the right things.  In the super chaotic, modern corporate "Generation Flux" environment, managers need to ensure that their teams are cohesive and have mission focus.  There are simply too many ways for persistent poor performance to constrain individuals and teams from achieving their objectives. Corporate teams with disparate realities, lack of motivation, misaligned goals and non concurrent visions can cost Corporations millions of dollars each year in lost opportunities, wasted time and consistently missed aggressive growth goals resulting in lackluster metrics.  High performing individuals surrounded by low performing peers, or vice versa can create equally disruptive dynamics that affect individual and team confidence and performance. 

If you recognize any of these traits in your team, then your team needs to train, needs to achieve lasting mission focus and needs to be forged by an AOG team building seminar.  Taught by elite AOG Instructors, this is Military Grade Team Building that is fun and will teach your team to be more efficient, task oriented and mission focused.  Individuals will learn to function as a cohesive team, take charge and become leaders who own their outcomes and exceed the standard as they experience the kind of training and mission scenarios that drive Special Ops teams to deliver guaranteed results under any circumstance. Your team will learn what it takes to succeed day after day, month after month and year after year, consistently achieving the right objectives for your organization, and giving managers a highly competent and confident team will set the standard for others to follow.  Contact us today to learn how an AOG seminar or custom tactical adventure course will help your team stay mission ready! 

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A good team Part 2- Confidence

As my good buddy David Rutherford talks about in his Froglogic seminars, Self-Confidence is paramount for living a high performance life.  Self Confidence is assessed early for Military recruits, and usually a given for Special Operations Candidates.  The kind of people that volunteer for SEAL and Green Beret Selection courses typically don't suffer from lack of confidence.  David breaks Self-Confidence down into easily understandable concepts that can be incorporated by individuals who are seeking to improve their performance and motivation levels for their personal lives.  His seminars are powerful and impactful in motivating individuals to achieve more out of life.

Elite teams, whether tactical or corporate, must also possess "team confidence" as well.  Again, team trust and team confidence are usually a given among Military and Special Operations Units, but can often be found lacking among Corporate teams.  You must trust in your command, have confidence in your mission, and have both trust and confidence in your teammates.  High achieving teams know this is true and constantly recalibrate to maintain trust and team confidence. Trust is currently suffering in America.  We are reeling from national scandals, uncertainty about the economy and our childrens' financial future.  Many companies are uncertain about their future, as new policies take hold that challenge long held assumptions in Corporate America.  Uncertainty and lack of confidence in our country is widespread, and has crept into many organizations manifesting itself as lackluster performance, apathy and poor behavior.  Lack of confidence can negatively affect companies and teams as easily as it can impact individuals.  If left unchecked, it will cripple your organization.  If you have a team that is suffering, if you have a collection of individuals instead of a cohesive unit, if performance is below average and a culture of apathy has taken hold, if morale is low, if your team lacks confidence, then you as a leader must take action.  Here are 5 things to remember to help your regain "team confidence" and improve performance.

• Spend more time communicating verbally- Leaders are too dependant on email. Take the time to speak to each member of your team individually and to the group at least once per week. 
• Remind the team why they exist- Missions are paramount for creating focused teams.
• Regularly remind your team how they accomplish their mission
• Assess team members understanding of the mission and solicit feedback on how to improve team performance and behavior
• It is your responsibility to train your team!  If your organization doesn't tell you how to do this, then figure it out as a leader, you are responsible for making sure it gets done.

Training and preparation is paramount for Team Confidence.  Elite Special Operations Units assess Self-Confidence in their individuals during Selection, and Special Operations Teams constantly reinforce team confidence through intense training, preparation and mission focus. 

How confident is your team?

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