TDP - helping teams deliver higher performance

1. TDP - helping teams deliver higher performance

2. What is TDP? • TDP is a complete methodology to help organisations deliver better performance through effective teams • It designed to help the team evaluate its own status and identify barriers to effective team performance. • It is about focusing on the critical elements of teamwork and understanding the root cause of barriers to effective performance and not about dealing with symptoms.

3. TDP Model - a philosophy of teams and teamwork Team members must be organised appropriately and have the skills to achieve the goals. Team members need to be clear about the goal of the team and how their role contributes to its achievement. Effective teams require good communications and trust between members. There has to be appropriate planning and evaluation techniques to build an organic team. Conflict has to be managed and recognition provided for different levels of performance to generate a positive climate. Leadership behaviour has to help the team achieve its goals and encourage participation.

4. What is TDP? Core to TDP is the Team Survey Generating Instant Reports Creating the basis for targeted action planning

5. What is TDP? • The results reveal where to invest energy to improve effectiveness, e.g. • Clarify the goals of the team • Clarify the individual roles of team members • Develop a more effective Leadership style • Encourage greater levels of participation • Build better relationships between team members • Improve team planning and evaluation processes • Increase levels of recognition within the team • Develop team members’ skills to deliver • Organise the team in a more effective manner

6. TDP Report • The Team Profile page shows the team’s average score for this survey • The profile line plots the score for each of the 12 survey items • This graphically displays the team’s views on what is working well and not working so well

7. TDP Report • Next report is the Team Statistics which displays the Total, Average, Consensus, High, Low and Range scores for the team against the 12 TDP Criteria. • The frequency distribution shows the number of actual team responses under the TDP rating scale and supports the understanding of Consensus.

8. TDP Report • The team Consensus Score is critical in understanding the level of divergence between team members on specific items. • When the Consensus Score on an item gets closer to “1” the members share a common perception of this aspect of their teamworking

9. TDP Report • To accurately identify barriers to team performance, results need to be analysed through combining the Average Score in conjunction with the Consensus Score • A low average score with low consensus (the Red Zone) is an immediate team priority.

10. TDP Report • The final section of the Report shows the Extra Statements (team-specific) added by the Leader when issuing the survey. • Responses are shown as an average (profile format), a frequency distribution table and the Average score/Consensus score combination

11. TDP Report • Norm Data: in addition to the standard reports, ODD Consult norm data tables can be downloaded which allows the team to benchmark with similar groups in other organisations • Over time, internal norm data can be established within the organisation

12. TDP Comparison Report • The Survey to Survey Comparison Report starts with changes to team profiles • Team Profiles are shown for up to 4 surveys • Indicating movement in average team scores for each statement

13. Action Planning with TDP • The Action Planning worksheet helps teams structure their next steps • Leaders also have an Agenda Template for their TDP Feedback Meeting

14. Action Planning with TDP • Team Members can use the worksheet to explore what is causing the issue, why and what to do about it for each of the 12 TDP Criterion

15. TDP Research Services • Independent analysis of all TDP data showed a definite increase in the degree of Consensus with repeated usage of TDP. • The raw data consisted of responses from 3,225 individuals from 684 separate surveys.

16. TDP in Organisations • Provides a framework for supporting business performance through effective teamwork • It provides information on what particular teams are working effectively and why • It generates data to help profile what team leader traits work best in your organisation • It creates a standard vocabulary of teamworking in your organisation • It allows comparison with other organisations

17. TDP in Organisations • It allows the development of norm data for internal comparisons • It allows for the benchmarking of team and team leader effectiveness with external organisations • It highlights the standard of teamworking within the organisation • It allows the measurement of training and development interventions for team leader initiatives. • Early identification of issues with company-wide implications

18. TDP in Organisations • At the team level • It provides the team with a benchmark measure of their effectiveness • It illustrates what factors are supporting the team’s performance • It identifies aspects of their team-working that may hinder performance • It allows the team to create targeted action plans • It allows the team to measure its progress

19. For further information . . . UK & USA enquiries Dr. Simon Mac Rory The ODD Consulting Company Limited Hill House, 210 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 6NP United Kingdom Telephone: +44 208 789 6657 Mobile: +44 78 7893 6652 email: simon@oddconsult.com Ireland & Europe enquiries T.J. Byrne The ODD Consulting Company Limited 34 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2. Ireland Telephone: +353 1 662 7861 Mobile: +353 86 8176131 email:t.j.byrne@oddconsult.com