Add Team Type for Balancing Teams
There is a Strategy Type for Balancing Strategy when a team chooses to pursue either a combined focus of I&A and P&P, or R&D and T&EE objectives. However, a Balancing Team Type does not exist. Currently a team that is spread across I&A and P&P would show as an Adapting Team, but the strengths and cautions don't resonate. In fact, there is an inherent tension in a 'Balancing' Team that is not typically felt in an Adapting Team that may lead to increased conflict (we've seen this in a few clients). The same is true with a team spread across R&D and T&EE. It would be great if the Team Types matched the Strategy Types for consistency. It would also address these scenarios and add the ability to make decisions to align if the team has chosen to pursue a Balancing Strategy. Taking it one step further, there would be two sets of strengths and cautions for a Balancing Team Type, one for each 'cross-quadrant' scenario as they are inherently different as well.
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15 Jan
Rhonda Holloway100% to this. The way Balancing Strategies are explained is similar to how cross-quadrant teams feel/act. That is quite different from a team that Adapts to whatever comes their way. In addition, I dread when a team shows up as Adapting, so often the Strengths/Cautions don't resonate or only resonate with a few people, and you end up spending time explaining, which starts to sound like justifying and that isn't a good look for anyone.
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Cross-quadrant / Balancing Team Type(s) would alleviate this on so many levels