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<\/a>Chemistry is the oil that keeps the machinery of ministry running smoothly. It\u2019s not simply having people join hands and sing Kumbaya; rather it\u2019s a carefully nurtured environment where each person is committed to the success of their teammates.<\/p>\n
So, how do you achieve team chemistry? I\u2019ve learned there are three key components.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSniff out\u201d chemistry issues in the hiring process<\/strong> You need to dig deeper; you need to research the candidate\u2019s history, looking especially for any evidence of relational shrapnel they may have left in their wake at previous jobs.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0 Relentlessly blow-torch your team\u2019s relational value<\/strong> This goes beyond merely being \u201cnice\u201d. This goes to creating a culture where teamwork, camaraderie and mutual support is celebrated and affirmed.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0 Douse any relational fires immediately<\/strong> At the large church where I served as executive pastor I had a department head who was technically good at his job, but I was simply growing weary of having other staff members complain about how difficult he was to work with.<\/p>\n It grew so bad I had to put this person on a performance plan, with relational measurements in place. We agreed that over the next three months I would conduct random \u201cstraw polls\u201d of staff. In these conversations I would be looking for 10 people to affirm that he was improving his relational abilities.<\/p>\n On a staff of 35 I could find only two people in three months who could affirm this, and we ended up having to part ways.<\/p>\n For many leaders, building team chemistry requires focused effort, but the resulting improvement in team performance makes it worthwhile.<\/p>\n Just remember, chemistry is imperative.<\/p>\n Kumbaya is optional.<\/p>\n How do you achieve team chemistry?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is it possible to lead your organization toward greater team chemistry? It\u2019s not only possible, but it\u2019s imperative. Chemistry is the oil that keeps the machinery of ministry running smoothly. It\u2019s not simply having people join hands and sing Kumbaya; rather it\u2019s a carefully nurtured environment where each…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[478,7,744],"tags":[911,612,722,141,62,910,825],"class_list":["post-2286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-leadership","category-team-2","tag-behavior","tag-hiring","tag-morale","tag-relationships","tag-team","tag-team-chemistry","tag-values"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2286"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2348,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions\/2348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIn a job interview everyone is on their best behavior, so you usually won\u2019t discover the clues about a person\u2019s ability to get along with others here.<\/p>\n
\nAs leader you must set the tone for your organization. You must not only preach the value of team relationships, you must model it too.<\/p>\n
\nDealing with relational flare-ups on your team can suck the life out of a leader. But you need to lead through this energy-drain and jump on relational issues immediately.<\/p>\n