The Top 50 Management Dilemmas

Maintaining the team’s high-energy change culture

When members of the team are young, enthusiastic and ambitious, they often work long hours to ensure work is delivered to the highest standard. They socialise with one another and their professional lives are the centre of their world. But this level of immersion is not sustainable and potential burnout can spell ruin for the team and for the changes the team has embraced.

First, think:

• What is the level of energy you feel is ideal for the team? Is that level sustainable and attainable?
• What are the factors that have made the team into a high-performing team? Do you know what motivates each person in the team? What do you identify to be the culture the team has created for themselves?
• Are ...