Team-Development
A successful team is grounded in clarity, mutual respect, openness, and trust.
“I’d say we were a group of very capable individuals – everyone had strong expertise and good ideas. And yet, when we joined forces in this new setup, something was missing. Our results were okay, but we never felt that spark.
There was always a barrier preventing us from reaching the potential we imagined. It felt like trying to ignite an oven that just wouldn’t catch fire – and no one really knew how to light it. A lot of energy was simply wasted.”
Team Development for a Confident Team
Individual team members bring valuable skills and ideas for fresh projects — but real team success hinges on more than just potential. A high-performing team is deeply aware of its functional roles, practices mutual appreciation, and embraces openness and respect. It is willing to experiment, using all available resources, and confronts disagreements and personal tensions in a transparent, constructive way.
Psychological Safety
One crucial element for team wellbeing and performance is psychological safety. As Amy Edmondson defines it, it’s the shared belief that the team is a safe space for “interpersonal risk taking” (Edmondson 19991). While taking risks may feel uncomfortable, it’s vital for growth — a culture that treats mistakes as learning opportunities opens up surprising spaces for innovation. Such spaces are the goal of good leadership.
Navigating Change in Teams
Teams that have been together for a long time may face changes — shifting roles, evolving tasks, reorganizations. In fast-paced or agile environments (for instance in creative or tech sectors), this requires a high level of self-awareness. When processes no longer align with shared goals, the sense of meaning can fade.
Transparency and Shared Vision
Through coaching with Angel Ramírez, your team can articulate goals clearly, explore what remains unspoken, and align all its aspects toward excellence. Tailored formats enable each personality, motivation, experience, and competence to contribute. Together, the team gains insight into its operating context, identifies its conditions for high performance, and jointly defines what success means.
This journey is not only meaningful — it can be playful, competitive, and deeply rewarding. Ultimately, it cultivates self-confidence, purposeful positioning within the larger organizational structure, and paves the way for outstanding team outcomes.
1 Amy Edmondson: Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams, in: Administrative Science Quarterly, 1999
Development Through Verortung.
Give your team the gift of space for reflection and shared awareness.
Angel supports constructive dialogue and helps build essential skills for team success — shifting from draining, negative friction toward the kind of positive friction that fuels excellence.