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Synchrony in Every Second

Polly Chandler · May 6, 2019 ·

Watch a sailboat going 50-60mph and all you can say is “WOW, that is fast, really fast.” SailGP brought six boats to San Francisco Bay for a thrilling set of races on May 4-5 2019. These high tech, hydrofoil boats literally fly over the water. Five people crew an F50 boat. They are a lesson in  high performance teams on the edge. They sail to win and they sail in extremely dangerous conditions. Helmets are required gear and a chase boat with a diver in case of a disaster follows every boat. One wrong move and it’s a disaster for the boat and crew. They need to be in synchrony every second. 

What does a high performing team in synchrony on the water look like? Watch this video.

High Performing Team

Do you have a visual for your team in synchrony? 

There is much written about building High Performing Teams. Ken Blanchard’s One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams is a classic on team development. You often notice these traits in high performing teams:

  1. Deep trust in each other. 
  2. Ability to communicate freely. 
  3. Everyone working towards the same goals.
  4. Team members diffuse differences and tension in a relaxed manner. 
  5. Each team member carries his/her own weight and respects the team process.
  6. The manager is supportive, involved and engaged with all team members.

Trust and communication are foundational. Can you imagine being on a boat flying at 50mph and not having complete trust, clarity of goals, and clear communication? You’d crash and flip over in a second.  

Fortunately, teams in workplaces don’t often have such high stakes as ending up in freezing cold water with a massive boat charging through the water at each of you.  Yet, when was the last time you and your team worked through the question…”What does a high performance team look like for this project?”  or “What is the greatest barrier to us being a high performing team?”

Schedule time to imagine and discuss your high performing team goals. What will it take for you team to be in synchrony every second, hour or day.

Leadership, Strengths collaboration, F50 SailGP, flight, high peforming teams, hydrofoil, leadership, sail, synchrony

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