Team Culture development programs for staff, managers, coaches, athletes and employees is vital to all sports and to business success.
“Having players or staff believe in the purpose or value of the business, as well as each other, propels not only the strengths of each person but strengthens the greater whole.”
Konrad Lippmann
Let’s be positively active about solutions, building, strengthening and conditioning the best Australian team culture.
Team Culture inspires us to work on meaningful programs, making a positive difference in our and your teams lives.
A team culture we can feel appreciated for the results achieved.
What is a positive and effective team culture?
- Collaborating on tasks.
- Seeking professional feedback.
- Inspiring a genuine desire to support their team and identifying what is required to boost and experience success.
- Knowing the goal posts.
- Succeeding in those achievements together”.
Provide a solid foundation through Thrill Team Culture program
The context for Thrill Events creating the facilitated Team Culture Program.
Australian Olympic sports (as opposed to big team sports like rugby/soccer) are largely individual sports, where athletes are based all over the country and work with local coaches/support teams to develop their own personal programs.
A challenge faced by the National Federations is when individual athletes are selected to National teams, to represent Australia at World Championships, Olympic or Commonwealth Games etc, forming a “Team Australia” within the sport.
Due to athletes doing everything on their own until this point, their results are still independent and controlled by the athlete alone. Athletes infrequently have a real sense or feeling of goodwill towards a team environment. Their results in competition are not reliant on any of the athletes in “Team Australia”.
Creating siloed (athletes from each state, or from the same city who know each other better) or lack of empathy towards the team concept.
The same principles apply to many corporate organisations. Individuals succeeding within departmental silo’s, with limited understanding across departments.
Sports teams may have opportunities when going into competition camp eg: AIS, which helps to identify athlete values and use individualised values to shape a set of team values teams can all aspire to.
Using team activities focussed on development of team cohesion and communication, assist in the development of a national team identity for the athletes and their National Federation.
Using this principle, Thrill have developed specialised team building activities from themed Survivor to Amazing Race programs with hybrid Team Culture program.
Increasing both athlete and staff reliance on their teammates abilities.
Sample:
Team chants, Team War Cry, team Slogan, Team Identity and Purpose.
Creative insights challenge (to get to know each other better),
Communication challenges – blind fold line up.
Trust Development
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Mindfield – timed team scenarios and initiatives.
Incorporating Personality Profiling tools MBTI or TMS prior to experiential activities, identifies and guides the creation of individual and “Team Australia” values.
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Article and Team Culture Program Development by Alex MacInnes (Australian Climbing Sports Coach) & Konrad Lippmann
Thrill CEO team building facilitator and culture specialists. FREE TEAM CULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROFILE QUOTE