Team Values and Performance

A VP friend complained the other day that “the job is OK but I can’t get myself to the office, every day.” Before that statement, he looked and sounded like a happy senior executive who was steady and successful on his career path. Not true, he says. He is actually envious of people who have found their direction in life.

How’s that possible for a senior manager with an admirable career track?

Just before that confession, we discussed his Q7 questionnaire results, and his feedback was somewhat disturbing. Among other things, he mentioned that although he has “more respect for Option B,” he wants his “dream teammate” select Option A – as it is “better for the business.” And that, according to my friend, makes it difficult to answer the Q7 questions.

Now I see the problem.

My friend may have a severe misalignment of values with his team. This incongruence leads to personal life-work imbalance, and that my friend can see for himself – the can’t-get-myself-to-office feeling. If not taken care of, this problem most likely affects the entire business, leading to disengagement and poor efficiency within the company, and a poor brand image projected to customers and the entire outside world.

We will be working on it together. It is a challenging task that will take but as the desire to improve team culture is coming from the top, we will be able to achieve the necessary change and make a good company better.

Check your team with Q7 here.