Clarity

The shared understanding of goals, roles, and expectations

What is Clarity?
This element is the first of the three Conditions for Team success. It defines the teams why, what, how and who.

Why is Clarity important?
Without clarity, there is no unity of purpose and resources are not aligned to a clear goal so are often stretched. Building Clarity unites team members.

Tips for improving Clarity in your team

Why: what is the defining purpose of your team? Imagine that the team did not exist – what would happen? Your purpose lies in the answer to that question!
What: this is the goal of the team, the ‘light on the hill’ that everyone is moving towards together. It’s a team goal, not a sum of individual goals and teams notoriously over-estimate how clear this goal is so make sure that you have measures so that you know when you get there.
How: this could be called the strategy of the team but don’t over-complicate it. What are the three or four pillars of activity that will get you to your goal. These should me cross-functional to bring team members together in execution.
Who: role clarity has two parts – individual and interdependence. First, are you clear on what each person’s responsibilities are? Secondly, is everyone clear how they should work together? Initiate regular 1:1 conversations to build and maintain this clarity.

Free resources on Clarity

Squadify Connects, nano podcast episodes for personal development with practical tips to build engagement and accelerate performance.

We Not Me, a popular podcast all about how humans connect to get stuff done together. Packed with great guests who lead teams and communities.

How can Squadify help?

Wouldn’t you like to know what your team members think about the Clarity in the team? Explore a Squadify Accelerate Workshop – ‘an hour of team power’!
Use a full Squadify Team Tracker to understand this issue more deeply and then track and improve the conditions that will build psychological safety.
If you’d like coaching to close this gap and accelerate your team, talk to us about the Squadify Power Bundle. Click the “Book a call button” for a no-strings chat
Talk to us about running a ‘Clarity on a Page’ session with your team – we have closed the Clarity Gap in teams on average by 36% so let’s discuss how we can help yours. Click the “Book a call” button for a no-strings chat.

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