If you are like me you are probably gasping for oxygen trying to get things done before Christmas, and other people's Christmas deadline as a knock on effect as well. Don't forget to breathe! You may have apps on your watch or phone. If not... try this. Happy breathing!
When it's time to describe the high performing team model I use (Clutterbucks PERILL model) with new clients, I use a version I think will resonate. My newest team does creative things as their day job – I didn’t think a wordy definition would excite them. So, I pulled out an apple tree metaphor version I used with another team a couple of years ago. (That team added resilience to Clutterbuck's original model creating their own bespoke version). My new team have
added birds and worms so far, and refer to themselves a “crew”… so wallah! We have the model below. No doubt there will be further adaptions as work with the team continues.
If you our your team could do with some bespoke development support, please get in touch. Who know’s where our creativity will take us.
Prof David Clutterbuck's comment on a story I am working
on. “You can persuade an elephant to move by goading it from behind or tempting it from the front. Pushing or pulling will not work! When you create a symbiosis or partnership with the elephant, however, you can ride its back and gently encourage it.”
For leaders and team’s this comment is a reminder that responsibility to change and grow is yours – the coach/team coach/consultant is not there to solve your problems for you. You need to do the work to change and grow yourself.
For coaches/team coaches/consultants it is a reminder that our role is to partner with our clients. And our effectiveness is completely dependent on their willingness to experiment and do the work.
Thanks for your support and wisdom David.
(I took this pic btw at an elephant sanctuary in Nepal - circa 2008)
If you or your team would benefit from partnership and encouragement please get in touch. I would love to hear your story.
