Since the start of the 1990s, the great ideal for managers seems to have been the creation of high-performance teams. But creating successful teams is far easier said than done. We can all picture a scene from the TV series The Office of a slightly dysfunctional, largely dispassionate, but generally amicable group of people. Being faced with a team like this is enough to drive any manager barking mad, and this is what has led to the popularity of team-building exercises, events and workshops. All have the one burning aim of taking a counterproductive team and transforming it into a ‘super team’.

Most companies find that making the right investments in their employees is highly beneficial and the resulting improvements in performance valuable to both the business and the staff. For many of them the creation of a high-performance team may be adequate, but the big question is whether ‘adequate’ is enough to ensure your company’s survival in the future’?

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