OVERVIEW (more detail)

We believe that high-performing teams are the cornerstone for today’s successful organizations. But as challenging as it is to build a high-performing team, it is not complicated. In fact, keeping it simple is critical whether you are the team leader or a member of a team that wants better results.

Cornerstone Team Development works with leaders and their teams to:

• Focus on their strengths and take action to perform at their best.
  
  Teams have a purpose and team members are always performing, good, bad or average towards fulfilling the mission. High performing teams continuously measure, assess and refocus their efforts to accomplish their goals. Cornerstone Teams use the Team Diagnostic Assessment™ to measure and assess their strengths, needs and opportunities for on-going development.
• Learn vital interpersonal and communication skills so that the team can work independently and adapt over time.
  
  A team is a human system with many interdependent parts. Unlike a piece of equipment, great teams grow and change; they stretch and adapt. The best teams are constantly learning and incorporating that learning into the team to more effectively fulfill their mission. Cornerstone Teams implement learning plans that keep them fresh and adaptable.
   
• Align behind a common mission, engage in constructive conflict and recover from breakdowns or conflict.
  
  When a team develops the ability to listen to every voice and view every position as valuable, regardless of rank or personality, team performance is enhanced. On Cornerstone Teams, clear and efficient communication, constructive conflict, trust and respect are strengths that are developed and used regularly.
• Commit to producing results and hold each other accountable for team agreements.
  
  The strongest teams have members who want to be on high-performing teams and want to contribute. Cornerstone Teams remove barriers and create supportive conditions so that individuals can get behind the mission and accept accountability so the team can excel.

Teams interested in becoming a “Cornerstone Team” can contact us for a development plan which will include assessment, training and coaching, customized for their organization.