Team building isn’t enough. Cohesive – or behaviorally aligned – teams have many benefits including higher levels of trust and employee satisfaction. That’s all good, but what are you doing with your highly aligned and cohesive team?
High-performing executive teams need:
• Productive conflict, not artificial harmony
• Diverse perspectives that actually influence decisions
• Accountability systems that stick
• Rapid execution without endless consensus-building
The best teams don't just work well together—they think better together. When your team is functioning at full capacity you’ll see more robust strategy discussions and outcomes, higher engagement in meetings, and better business results.
Recent research by LSA Global found that highly aligned companies grow revenue 58% faster and are 72% more profitable while significantly outperforming their unaligned peers. Top talent also prefers working on high performing teams. So there are lots of reasons to put your great team to work!
What separates your highest-performing teams from the rest? Your team may get along great—but are they delivering those 58% faster revenue growth numbers? If your highly aligned team isn't translating cohesion into breakthrough results, let's identify what's missing. The gap between good teamwork and high performance is smaller than you think.