High performing teams

Imagine a continuum of team performance. At one end of the continuum you have highly functioning teams that meet or exceed performance targets, align with the corporate mission and vision, and collaborate like a well oiled machine.

At the other end of the continuum, you have dysfunctional teams that may or may not even have targets, never mind achieving them. They seem to be working at cross purposes and are fraught with conflict and low morale. 

How do you find out where your team is really at on the continuum of performance? Use a confidential survey and/or interview process, so your teams can uncover their strengths, challenges, and blind spots. The results of the survey process provide an expedient way for the issues to be surfaced, acknowledged, and addressed.

With an increasing number of  people working remotely, communication is more important than ever. Your team performance can continue to excel by creating new ways of working and communicating.

Addressing the issues through regular team meetings may include the following:

  • Checking-in on the relevance of the team foundational statements, such as: mission, vision, values
  • Improving alignment with the corporate direction
  • Clarifying performance targets and the roadmap to get there
  • Enhancing understanding of roles and responsibilities
  • Knowing how to create a culture that includes team accountability, trust, and collaboration that is the hallmark of high performance
  • Uncovering communication styles and approaches

All this happens quicker than you think through in person work or virtually!

If you’re ready to ignite your team’s performance, let’s talk!

About the team coach – Nancy Loraas

Coaching since 2003, Nancy offers clients a unique combination of perspectives, experience and insights. Her own business experience spans entrepreneurial to corporate. Her time working with “C-suite” leaders, in finance and Investor Relations, has deepened her understanding of what leaders need to do to create their high performing teams.

Nancy has worked with teams at every level of function or dysfunction. Clients include complex construction project teams, corporate teams ranging from senior leadership to operational, municipal policing, financial institutions and non-profits.

She has crafted an approach that is engaging, direct and effective. Her process combines both team and leadership coaching for an integrated solution that results in teams moving to their desired outcomes.

Nancy’s passion for and focus on communication is an integral aspect of her work with teams. She believes that great communication is the key to effective and successful leadership and team performance.

If you’re looking to explore your team’s untapped potential, let’s talk.

About the team coach – Nancy Loraas

Coaching since 2003, Nancy offers clients a unique combination of perspectives, experience and insights. Her own business experience spans entrepreneurial to corporate. Her time working with “C-suite” leaders, in finance and Investor Relations, has deepened her understanding of what leaders need to do to create their high performing teams.

Nancy has worked with teams at every level of function or dysfunction. Clients include complex construction project teams, corporate teams ranging from senior leadership to operational, municipal policing, financial institutions and non-profits.

She has crafted an approach that is engaging, direct and effective. Her process combines both team and leadership coaching for an integrated solution that results in teams moving to their desired outcomes.

Nancy’s passion for and focus on communication is an integral aspect of her work with teams. She believes that great communication is the key to effective and successful leadership and team performance.

If you’re looking to explore your team’s untapped potential, let’s talk.

Rave reviews

"A few months in advance of getting this job, CEO of EnCana Corporation, I hired a coach… The coaching helped me a great deal in recognizing my impact on others, which is something you don’t think of as you are going up in the organization. The biggest thing I learned was giving that little extra thought when I approach a subject – being aware of the unintended consequences."
Randy Eresman, former CEO of EnCana Corporation as reported in Canada’s Globe and Mail Newspaper in an article April 16, 2007.
In 2007, EnCana won a “PRISM” award from the International Coach Federation, Calgary Chapter. This award is given to organizations demonstrating excellence as a result of coaching.
"Nancy has a strong, action oriented approach to her coaching and consulting services. She builds rapport quickly and demonstrates an air of confidence while interacting with all levels of leadership. Having worked in corporate/business environments she has a strong sense of the context in which her clients operate. This helps her to quickly build credibility and to provide support in a way that is meaningful and pragmatic."
Coaching Client, Oil & Gas Company
"I began my coaching work with Nancy with the intention of changing some habits and working on communication. Coaching has provided great insights on these topics and more. I now feel more connected and engaged with my team and am excited to continue my leadership coaching. Team coaching has enabled us to deliberately work on creating our desired culture and explore key elements of a successful team. This work has certainly been well received throughout the entire team."
Neil Robertson, Vice-President & Comptroller
"Nancy's presentation on 'High Performing Teams' was enlightening. Nancy is a very polished and professional speaker. The presentation was very interesting and Nancy's interaction with the audience made the session very enchanting. Nancy is a very down to earth person and very easy to work with."
Meghana Dholabhai, 2010/2011 Programs Governor, Institute of Internal Auditors Calgary Chapter
"You are truly an amazing facilitator. You are very polished and professional as well as being a lot of fun in a classroom. I really appreciate all your suggestions and ideas for my situation."
Training Consultant, SAIT Polytechnic
"As a direct result of your coaching, I made significant changes to the way that I approach leadership. Using results from a 360 review and interviews with leaders in my company, we developed an effective leadership plan focusing on specific areas of development. This provided me with a concrete plan to improve leadership capabilities, qualities and focus. In addition, I was fairly new in my role and was facing a number of significant changes in my department and company. Our work was invaluable in helping me navigate these changes while setting me up for success."
Hildebrandt Kurtis, Director, Enmax, Regulatory Applications
"As we approach the conclusion of our coaching engagement, I want to thank you for your time, wisdom, insight and encouragement. You have guided me through a process of self-exploration and have provided access to ideas and tools that I have already put into practice. As I look ahead, I feel more confident, more capable and more connected to myself, my job and my purpose. I thus feel not that we are at the end of something, but at the beginning of a new and exciting phase of my career. Whatever the finish line may look like, I'll always appreciate how you've helped me get to the starting line. I'm ready for the gun. Thanks, Coach!"
Rod Garossino, Senior Community Investment Advisor, EnCana Corporation

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