TeamInBalance Supporting and Accelerating High Performance During Project Execution Edward Kachab, PhD.

TeamInBalance Vision Vibrant workplaces everywhere Out of Balance Cycle High stress/ work demand Long work hours Making personal sacrifices Insufficient attention to restoring balance Disconnection TeamInBalance

Internal competition Lack of trust and collaboration Lack of communication 1.Adds to individual stress Information hoarding TeamInBalance Other Factors 2. Loss of project value creation

TeamInBalance Impact on Wellbeing and Capacity Low tolerance to stress Loss of focus and mental clarity Persistent fatigue Leadership failure Disengagement

Impact on Business Performance TeamInBalance Source: Gallup Business Journal 2015

TeamInBalance Traditional Project Management 1.Greater emphasis on rational factors and control 2.Focus on compliance (doing the job) versus outcome 3.Focus on human, emotional, and social factors at play in individual and stakeholder engagement

What’s a High Performance Team? Team on a mission Aligned and highly focused on a common purpose Broad and a high level skill set High level of innovation and collaboration that produce outstanding results TeamInBalance

Building Trust Trust is an enabler for High Performance Increases communications, commitment and loyalty amongst team members Can be relatively slow and long process compared to other business processes

TeamInBalance Building Trust Source: Jarvenpaa et al., 1998 Create the conditions that improve the likely hood of project success Team building where there’s sharing of personal information and experience Opportunities for open interactions, discussion and feedback

TeamInBalance Wellbeing Culture in Teams More positive, productive and engaging Showed greater agility and resilience More open and trusting work environments Source: Gallup Business Journal 2013

What is TeamInBalance? TeamInBalance Platform for expanding individual capacity to work and live more fully Designed to break down barriers and support building trust and a collaborative team culture

Six Step System to Balance TeamInBalance Bioage and Body fat Tests Balance/ Wellbeing Review New Wellbeing Future System for New Habit Support System/Tool Kit 90-Day In Action

Accelerating High Performance Participants are buddied as support and accountability partners for achieving a personal goal Individuals talk openly about their wellbeing in a way that positively influence each other

Accelerating High Performance Deeper level of interaction and expression between team members Value is realised from connections, relationships and conversations

Feedback Post 90-Day In-Action Implementing at least 100% one positive change Change has become 82% a new habit Increased co-worker relationship 82% TeamInBalance

What you can do Develop a personal wellbeing strategy Make it holistic Identify why it is important to you Be deliberate in your implementation

What you can do Implement with an accountability partner so that it becomes a habit Understanding and accepting that people are strongly influenced by emotion Be deliberate in creating opportunities for interaction and personal connections

What you can do Do this often Be mindful of stress management and impact on creativity and innovation Harness the power of shared accountability to sustain engagement

THANK YOU! Dr Edward Kachab (Linked-In)