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Buy Ignition: A Guide to Building High-Performing Teams

Ignition: A Guide to Building High-Performing Teams (Curphy, Nilsen & Hogan, 2019) is a companion to the Team Assessment Survey and is a “how to guide” for building high performing teams.

Overview of Ignition: A Guide to Building High-Performing Teams

Ignition’s 15 chapters were written around the common team challenges listed above. Chapters 3-15 include case studies, typical Team Assessment Survey results, practical guidance, and detailed team offsite agendas for each team challenge depicted.

Sample Agenda

View an example of a four-month offsite agenda focused on helping a team get from good to great.

Session 1

  • Opening Remarks
  • Dream vs. Nightmare Teams
  • Rocket Model Overview
  • Team Feedback Session-TAS and Team Interview
  • Summary
  • Context Assessment Exercise
  • Team Scorecard
  • Team Action Planning
  • Team Dinner

Session 2

  • Finalize Team Scorecard
  • Finalize Team Action Plan
  • Team Norms

Session 3

  • Roles and Responsibilities Matrix
  • Accountability Mechanisms

Session 4

  • Operating Rhythm
The second half of Ignition describes step-by-step instructions for 40 team improvement activities. These activities are 30-120 minutes in length and designed to address specific team issues, such as how to conduct a Team Assessment Survey feedback session, align on team challenges, create a clear and compelling team vision, set team goals, clarify roles and responsibilities, improve team meetings and decision-making, and foster psychological safety. The team improvement activities are linked to The Rocket Model™ components and Team Assessment Survey results.

Example of a Team Improvement Activity: Team Feedback Sessions

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