The 4 stages of outcome-driven teams

The 4 Stages of Outcome-Driven Teams

What is an Outcome driven team?

Task-focused teams do a bunch of activities and look at results after.

Outcome-driven organizations start by defining the outcomes they want.

Then, they look at the projects and activities that are best suited to deliver these outcomes.

But it’s not that easy to do the switch. Deep cultural changes need to happen.

Why become outcome-driven?

Why become outcome-driven?

• Retain Talent
• Support Remote Teams
• Scale Small

So, how do we get there?

The 4 stages of Outcome-driven teams

STAGE 1: • Task-focused • Top-down

STAGE 2: • Outcome-driven • Top-down

STAGE 3: • Outcome-driven • Top-down • Bottom-up

STAGE 4 • Outcome-driven • Top-down • Bottom-up • Fast feedback cycle

VISIONARY LEADERS DO NOT SCALE (Don’t try to be Steve Jobs)

MOVING THROUGH THE JOURNEY

Visionary leaders don’t scale

• Share a vision doc (purpose, focus areas, success metrics) • Manage by questions rather than answers • Start at the top

ALIGNMENT BEFORE METRICS

MOVING THROUGH THE JOURNEY

Alignment before metrics

• Shared Objectives, different Key Results • It’s OK to be KO • Keep your goals SMART

EXECUTION BEATS STRATEGY (Check the rules of Monster Chess)

MOVING THROUGH THE JOURNEY

Execution beats strategy

• Review progress on impact every week • Keep the cost of feedback low • Move to agile roadmaps

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