Coach Dan's Blog

Painting a new process overtop of the same organizational structure will not result in the meaningful improvements you're hoping for. Successful transformation leaders reorganize their people to improve effectiveness, efficiency and engagement. Just look at the data! ·  McKinsey found that organizations that adopted cross-functional, agile teams were able to improve decision-making speed by as much as 40%, compared to traditional hierarchical structures. ·  Stanford University found that an organization’s time to market decreased by 30% after implementing cross-functional teams in an agile setup. ·  Forrester Research indicates that cross-functional teams in product development (especially those aligned around customer needs and business outcomes) can lead to 20-30% faster time to market compared to traditional, siloed teams. ·  HBR published research that found that cross-functional teams led to a 25% improvement in team effic...

  To unleash your people's full potential, it's essential to eliminate barriers that hinder collaboration. Form cross-functional teams. Set challenging shared objectives. Equip them with the necessary data and tools. You have now paved the way for their growth and success. Collaboration and empowerment are the cornerstones of a thriving team environment.

  Gallop's study of 230 companies reveals a compelling link between team engagement and performance. Organizations and teams with high engagement levels consistently outperform those with lower levels.  Leaders fostering an environment where teams can collaborate, balance, and enhance their effectiveness and engagement drive superior results for stakeholders. 

High performing teams are transparent with their Three Es. Take every opportunity to tell the full story of a teams effectiveness, efficiency and engagement. Stakeholders who understand the full picture of how a team is performing, can do more to enable and empower their teams. Share your Effectiveness, Efficiency and Engagement every chance you get!

Attributes and characteristics of high-performing teams are essential to achieve outstanding results for customers. The Three E framework is an effective way to measure a team's effectiveness, efficiency, and engagement. By balancing and managing these three elements, teams can sustainably and indefinitely deliver exceptional results.

The key to unlocking your team's full potential? Balancing the 3 Es - Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Engagement. While many organizations focus solely on efficiency, measuring and optimizing for results, this approach can lead to limited long-term value. By inspecting and balancing the 3 Es, leaders can enable cross-functional teams to achieve their full potential indefinitely. Don't limit your team's success - prioritize effectiveness and engagement alongside efficiency.

As a leader, creating a culture of effectiveness, efficiency, and engagement is key to building a high-performing team. The secret lies in measuring, sharing, and continuously improving your 3E metrics. Remember, you get what you measure.

  Teams that are underperforming are likely not balancing their Three Es. Leaders and teams who focus on only one or two of the Es run the risk of burnout, waste, or low ROI. In order to sustainably achieve results, improve efficiency, and grow team members, it's essential to balance all three Es. What are the Three Es? Effectiveness, Efficiency and Engagement. Effectiveness means results. Teams that are effective consistently achieve their outcomes and objectives. Efficiency means continuous improvement. Teams that are efficient are relentless about improving their work product AND the way they work together. Engaged means aligned and people focused. Teams who are engaged have team members who feel valued, are curious and continuously learning more about their customer, their work and each other. By understanding, measuring and sharing all three Es, leaders and teams can achieve sustainable success and growth. So, take a step back and evaluate how your team is balancing the Three...

High performing teams are not just about getting results, they're also about investing in themselves. Learning about each other, their customers/users, and the work that everyone does to bring shared success. Measuring results and efficiency is easy. Measuring the team's engagement is harder, but oh-so worth it. Balancing the Three Es - Engagement, Efficiency, and Effectiveness - is key to achieving high performance. Remember, you get what you measure, so measure the Three Es and help your teams be high performing!

If you've been coached by me or any of the marketing coaches, you've no doubt heard us talk about the concept of the 3 Es - and why they create the feeling of speed.  The  3 Es  articulate a balance between execution, continuous improvement, and valuing individual interactions and individuals.  It can be easy for newer teams to over-index by focusing more on one particular “E” at the expense of the other two.  Healthy, growing and maturing agile teams  balance  all three of those Es every day, and while the Scrum Master is an important part of facilitating that balance - it's everyone's responsibility to ensure that all three are cared for!  Consider this... When talking about agile teams to “outsiders” (people outside of our core team) it’s easy to put an emphasis on  E ngagement , because, quite frankly, it really is an energizer!  But think about this, “Our highest priority is  to satisfy the customer .”  Sound familia...

I bet you a week's worth of coffee - in my case, a fairly substantial bet - if you were to ask ten random leaders, "Why Agile?," the vast majority of them would say, "Speed." Ask a follow-up question, "What do you mean when you say speed?," and you will undoubtedly get the response, "Things get out into market faster!" Now pause for a moment and think about how people naturally respond when told to do things faster. Corners get cut, shortcuts get taken (often at the cost of quality), steps get skipped, and we start to rationalize that what we made was good enough. In the very best case, focusing on going "faster" is going to increase your risk - and no one really wants that! And by the way, Agile was never about being faster. It's about being better. Now, I'm not at all arguing that speed (being faster) is not an  outcome  of embracing Agile mindset, principles, and frameworks. By their nature alone, incremental and continuo...