Why we created TopTeams
The Reality
Teams are important. Businesses are built around teams. Teams are where work gets done, capability is built and change happens.
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The experience people have in their teams is a key driver of engagement and well-being. Teams can be more effective at solving complex problems that require creativity.
Yet, our ability to create great teams remains elusive.
The Challenges
There are lots of models and approaches, but they are not evidence-based. They all say something different, so which one is right?
Academic research provides evidence, but often is too narrow and doesn’t study business teams in the context of their real work. When you read the detail, they frequently use groups of students who come together for a lunchtime activity to do something like build a bridge out of pasta!
Real teams don’t work this way. Most models and research don’t explore teams as part of a larger system.
Our Quest
Our research addresses all these failings.
We have built an assessment and model that embraces the complexity of teams, examines the team as a unit with a broader system, considers team performance on multiple dimensions, and tested it with real teams doing real work.
We have partnered with Monash University since 2018 to provide rigour to our analysis. We can now provide teams with a reliable, evidence-based solution.
How TopTeams Works
The TopTeams process is comprised of 6 steps, which can be supported, facilitated or workshopped with our assistance:
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Onboard the team
2
Complete the TopTeams assessment
3
Receive a custom report and tool kit
4
Undertake team lead report debrief
5
Build team improvement roadmap
6
Complete 6 month re-assessment
To make TopTeams accessible to all teams, we have created three fixed-price core offerings which include a 6-month re-assessment. In addition, we offer a Multi-Team or Bespoke option that is priced on enquiry.
Supported
We support you as a team lead through steps 1 to 4 over a four week period and provide a tool kit for step 5
Facilitated
We facilitate the process end-to-end for you and your team through online sessions over a 4 week period
Workshopped
We complete the end-to-end process in a one day interactive workshop with you and your team
Multi-Team
An all of organisation approach starting at the top
Bespoke
1:1 monthly team-lead coaching, team member coaching, specific skill development workshops.
Choose your TopTeams journey
To make TopTeams accessible to all teams, we have created three core offerings with a fixed price per team for a 6-month journey as well as our multi-team offering which we price based on your requirements.
Facilitated team onboarding
1 hour Team Lead de-brief with a TopTeams Expert
Facilitated
$3990
We facilitate the end-to-end process for you and your team through online sessions over a 4 week period
Valid for 6 months
Facilitated team onboarding
Custom TopTeams Report
TopTeams Tool Kit
1 hour Team Lead de-brief with a TopTeams Expert
Online Team report
walkthrough and debrief
Online Team Roadmap Workshop
6 month Re-assessment
Facilitated team onboarding
Custom TopTeams Report
TopTeams Tool Kit
One-Day Workshop including:
- 1 hour Team Lead de-brief with a TopTeams Expert
- Team report walk through and de-brief
- Team Roadmap
6 month Re-assessment
If you feel that the core offerings don't quite hit the mark for you, you'd like something bespoke or you're interested in an organisation-wide assessment. Please reach out to us and we'll be happy to configure a program for you.
With bespoke offerings, clients typically ask for 1:1 monthly team-lead coaching, on-demand team member coaching, or specific skill development workshops.
Our Client Success Stories
"The improved collaboration has significantly boosted our team's productivity, allowing us to achieve more together."
Top Teams we've helped
TOPTEAMS [service]
A proven evidence based approach to transforming teams into top teams that is enabled by a world-leading assessment and data-driven model
TEAM [noun]
A group of 2 or more people, who have common goals, and must work together to achieve these goals
TOP TEAM [noun]
A team that successfully realises its goals, achieves more together than they can alone and each team member has a positive team experience
When you need TopTeams
Is your team experiencing any or all of the following...
We are an island team unsure how we fit in the bigger picture
We work hard, but what’s our purpose, what are we aiming for
We don’t hold each other to account and frequently point fingers
We feel like a group of individuals not a team
Team members don't trust and respect eachother
The loudest voice usually wins, not the best voice
Why we created TopTeams
1
Clients wanted to know the Top Teams "secret sauce"
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The popular models lacked evidence
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Academic research and models were too narrow
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Academic research lacked real world context
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Teams were not seen as part of a system
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We weren't confidence to use an existing model or approach
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So we decided to build something from scratch
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We built and tested a new assessment tool
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We developed the TopTeams model with Monash Uni
