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Who Moved My Team?

Most professional ‘teams’ have a training camp or off season to give the new and existing members a chance to know each other and get ready to perform as a cohesive unit.

For example:
· Major League Baseball, The National Football League, The National Basketball Association, and      the National Hockey League all have training camps
· The Military is perhaps the most critical and extreme with “Boot Camp”
· Any orchestra will practice and coach new musicians before their performance season starts.
· Broadway curtains don’t rise until the new actors and actresses get to rehearse their roles and understand who stands in for what role should someone be unable to perform

And in business we...well we don’t do any of that despite the fact that it is commonplace for people to transition on and off the team somewhat regularly.

The new teammate notwithstanding, the pressure for your team to perform well in the midst of the transition doesn’t cease. Customers and clients are not interested in any trouble you have due to changing teams. They want the service to stay the same. Your competitors would love to take advantage of your circumstances in any way they can.

When there’s movement on your team, there is no stopping the ‘season’ for practice, no rehearsal. Just dig-in, learn fast, and be productive. Wow!

One fundamental issue of new members joining an existing team is trust. Trust can and is built in a number of ways, most of which take time. Time is scarce and in our fast paced work environment people almost always react this way- “We/I don’t have time for that, I’m/we’re too busy”.

The “Trust” report in imapMyTeam® will help accelerate trust with your new team members. For any new addition to your team, make it a point to review the “Trust Requirements” report which will provide some quick insight to help you quickly gain their support and confidence.


Investing just a little bit of individual and team time to accelerate strong relationships thorough key imapMyTeam reports is a great way to welcome new team members and ensure team effectiveness. It will take some time to do that, but it will pay you back dividends later because you will really understand that new teammate better and faster.