Increasing team efficiency and collaboration by identifying personalities in international teams

Initial Situation

  • A large German energy supplier required a competent and coherent in-house consulting team
  • The team members were based at various locations in Europe and were accustomed to working remotely
  • The team operated in frequently changing sub-teams on various topics within the group
  • The goal was to successfully resolve internal conflicts that grew due to the dynamic nature of the collaborative environment and to manage stakeholders outside the team
  • Furthermore, development potential was to be addressed through peer-to-peer learning

Erfolge

Grundlage
For mutual learning and personal development created
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Tools for dealing with change, innovation, and conflicts taught
Effiziente
Project collaboration within the team and with stakeholders ensured

Procedure

  • Step 1: Conduct intensive coaching
    • Use the MBTI indicator to determine personality profiles
    • Offer 1:1 coaching for each employee to discuss their individual potential and development areas
  • Step 2: Team workshop
    • Discuss individual profiles
    • Identify strengths and areas for development within the team
    • Initiate peer-to-peer coaching
  • Step 3: Continuously monitor team dynamics and derive measures

    Create common understanding, that there is no “better or worse”