Richard Hackman‘s third lens on teams and team performance looks at what happens to the individuals on the team.
Individual Growth
What happens to the individuals? Did they learn something? Did they grow and develop professionally, or was this a waste of their time or something that frustrated and alienated them?
Richard Hackman
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Team growth and individual growth are interrelated, but distinct. Team growth is (primarily) related to the team’s ability to work well together as a team, and whether their ability to get the job done is improving, and the improvement is sustainable.
Individual growth is about personal learning and development:
- Are the members of my team developing their own vision?
- Are they and exercising and deepening – or possibly redefining – their values?
- Are they gaining new tools – ideas, skills, understandings – that will serve them and others well, beyond the team?
- Are they developing significant relationships and resources that will help enrich their lives and the lives of those around them?
How is what you’re doing now going to make their lives better in future? How is the work of your team an act of generosity the teams of the future?
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I listened to Andy Kaufman interviewing Richard Hackman on the People and Projects Podcast.