Thieu Smeets, Director of Public Health a.i. & Director of Ambulance Services (RAV), talks about how GGD Brabant-Zuidoost set out on the road to health gains through self-organization.
The ambition
Client: GGD Brabant Zuidoost
Location: Eindhoven
Website: https://www.ggdbzo.nl/
The solution
To improve cooperation between employees in teams, we have deployed the Team Supporter measurement tool. This tool (a team scan) helps track the stage of team development and the degree of self-organization over several years. The measurement tool, which was initially used as a baseline measurement in all of our 55 teams, evaluates the degree of self-organization and team development based on 7 themes (both in the upper and lower stream). It is based on models such as Lencioni's pyramid and the team development phases of Tuckman, Wales and Remmerswaal.
Based on the results, teams can see whether they are in the beginning phase, growth phase, maturity phase or professional self-organization phase. It also provides insight into strengths and areas of development at both the team and organizational levels. By continuously measuring the developments within the teams and regularly discussing this with the teams, it offers a valuable contribution to our organization.
Measurements are taken every six months to track growth within the organization and identify areas where further development or support is needed.
The result
We are currently in the third measurement and see that several teams have progressed from stage 2 (growth stage) to stage 3 (maturity stage), also identifying specific areas of growth and sharing these successes.
The insight we needed for our organization!
Leadership
The best Team Development goes hand in hand with Leadership Development. So the GGD took this up together immediately. See here how Use Your Talents has designed this program.