How to Cultivate High-Performing, Collaborative Teams

Every seasoned manager knows that a high-performing team is more than a collection of high-performing individuals, it is more than the sum of its parts. But what makes it possible for individuals to work effectively as teams? And for different teams to work together toward a common goal?

These questions are especially pressing in state and local government, where the ability to deliver high-quality programs hinges on the close collaboration of teams across an agency.

The key, said Mark Cruth, Principal Modern Work Coach at Atlassian, is to create a “system of work,” bringing together tools and processes that help teams get aligned on everything they do, from goal setting and planning to execution and knowledge sharing.

In the video interview below, Cruth discusses how this concept of a system of work can help state and local agencies cultivate high-performing teams. Topics include:

• The attributes of a high-performing team
• The barriers to high-performing teams in state and local government and how to overcome them
• Examples of how the system of work concept has helped state and local agencies