lesson 7,3

Blue Energy
creates good chemistry
in interaction with
Yellow Energy

EQ, not IQ,
often decides
whether a team thrives
or breaks down.

Purple Energy
creates change-makers
in collaboration with
Red Energy

Secret: 7

the secret

The energy within a team of 8–12 people depends on three things — the leader, the task, and the team composition. Of these, the leader is the most important. Next comes the mix of colleagues in terms of temperament and team colors.
The most effective team includes all colors, with a majority aligned along
the same axis as the leader.
This is where initiative and power reside, while those on the opposite axis serve as helpers and advisors.

Copy the sgl circle and insert Profile Arrows that illustrate your team

SGL as a Management Tool

For project and management teams, results are what count.
To achieve extraordinary results, the team combination itself is often the key factor.
Below are three examples of different team combinations  — and what results they produced.

  1. The Stagnation Team
After a company reorganisation, members of a management group at mid-level came to us frustrated with the new structure.
Nothing worked as expected. Motivation dropped after only a few months. – When we looked at the team profile, we found:
  • BLUE Quality Completer (Director)
    BLUE Quality Completer (Assistant Director)
    BLUE Quality Evaluator (Assistant Director)
    RED Resource Investigator (Assistant Director)
Our analysis showed:
The PPP-Circle, team had no members from the PURPLE or YELLOW temperament groups — and no “ideal partner” roles.
Result:
Loss of creative energy, and over time, total professional and creative stagnation.

1. The Stagnation Team

  1. The Operation Team
A highly qualified team in the oil sector asked for help during a team day. – Despite great efforts, progress was slow and teamwork felt heavy. – Their team composition was:
  • RED Resource Investigator (Team Leader
    BLUE Quality Completer (Leader’s challenger)
    YELLOW Vulnerable Team Workers (the rest of the team)
Our analysis showed:
The leader’s ideas were not met by any intuitive (PURPLE) colleagues.
The challenger complained about too many sudden impulses, while the YELLOW team workers only acted when they felt completely safe.
Result:
The leader ended up doing most of the work himself, and appeared controlling and authoritarian — reducing creativity even more.
Our advice:
Replace two of the YELLOW members with PURPLE, intuitive professionals as soon as possible.

2. The Operation Team

  1. The Winning Team
This was one of the strongest teams we ever worked with — responsible for key innovations in North Sea oil production. Their composition:
  • RED Resource Investigator (Director)
    RED Instructor (Young female engineer)
    PURPLE (Five highly qualified professionals)
    YELLOW Team Worker (Administration manager)
    BLUE Quality Evaluator (Professional)
Our analysis showed:
The project-team was full of energy and creativity.
But after a reorganisation, the director was reassigned, and the BLUE evaluator took over.
Soon after, the energy collapsed and the team fell apart.
Our advice:
The results showed: Victory is high risk. Its purpose was fulfilled — the goal had been achieved. – Create a new project team.

3. The Winning Team

Home Lesson 7,3

Find Your Team Energy

Copy the sgl circle and insert Profile Arrows that illustrate your team.
Compare the results with the analyses above.
What is your team most similar to?
NEXT LESSONS / SECRET 8
Team energy tells about the possibilities.
The Trippet Test in Secret 8, tells about the facts.
Become aware – move on!
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