Next-Stage Teams: Foundations for Success

Great teams don’t just work together—they evolve. In this program, you’ll explore the key principles, structures, and mindsets that shape high-impact teams—enabling them to collaborate, adapt, and thrive in any environment.

The self-paced videos on this platform serve as a companion to our Next-Stage Teams Cohorts.

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- Introduction to Next-Stage Teams
- Lesson 1: The Difference Between a Team and a Working Group – Understanding collaboration levels
- Lesson 2: Key Characteristics of a Team – What makes a group function as a team?
- Conclusion for Next-Stage Teams

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Next-Stage Teams: Foundations for Success

Introduction

Introduction to Next-Stage Teams

Chapter 1 - What Is a Team?

Lesson 1: The Difference Between a Team and a Working Group – Understanding collaboration levels

Lesson 2: Key Characteristics of a Team – What makes a group function as a team?

Chapter 2 - What Defines an Effective Team?

Lesson 1: Delivering Meaningful Impact – Shifting from output to outcome-driven work

Lesson 2: Creating a Safe Environment – How to foster open dialogue and risk-taking?

Lesson 3: Building Strong Foundations – The role of trust in accelerating collaboration

Chapter 3 - Foundations for Team Success

Introduction to Foundation of Team Success

Lesson 1: Growth Mindset – Reframing Potential

Lesson 2: Resilience and Collective Ownership – Weathering Storms Together

Lesson 3: Defining Culture – How We Do Things Here

Lesson 4: Inclusivity and Collaboration – Creating Space for Every Voice

Lesson 5: Integration – Making Mindset and Culture Part of the Team’s DNA

Chapter 4 - Principles and Characteristics of Effective Teams

Introduction to Principles and Characteristics of Effective Teams

Lesson 1: Trust and Psychological Safety – The Foundation for Everything

Lesson 2: Shared Purpose – Aligning Around What Matters

Lesson 3: Interdependence – Working as One

Lesson 4: Ownership and Accountability – Driving Commitment

Lesson 5: Adaptability – Thriving Through Change

Chapter 5 - Key Structures and Processes for Next-Stage Teams

Lesson 1: Mission and Vision – Setting direction and motivation

Lesson 2: Decision-Making Protocols – Empowering Action

Lesson 3: Peer Feedback Systems – Enabling continuous improvement

Lesson 4: Conflict Resolution Processes - Turning Tensions into Strength

Lesson 5: Skills Mapping - Identifying and developing key capabilities

Chapter 6 - Taking a Holistic Approach

Introduction to Taking a Holistic Approach

Lesson 1: The Four Quadrants – Seeing the Full Picture

Lesson 2: Levels of Development – Meeting the Team Where It Is

Lesson 3: Holons – Seeing the Team in Context

Lesson 4: Bringing It All Together – Designing for Real Change

Conclusion for Taking a Holistic Approach

Conclusion

Conclusion for Next-Stage Teams