Mindsets to fuel your

project team impact3

An evidence-based message distilled from research

findings gathered by three team researchers.

Anne Boon, Elisabeth Raes, & Tijs Besieux

The inconvenient reality about project teams

70% of organisations

have suffered at

least one project

failure in the last 12

months

- KPMG

70%

Half of all employees

see personality

clashes and

warring egos as the

primary cause of

workplace conflict- CPP

57% of project

teams fail due to

breakdown in

communications

- The Bull Survey

49% 57%

Human interaction as cause for project failure

The average

employee spends

2.1 hours/week on

dealing with

conflict

- CPP

These facts “challenge our existing practices of

engaging and developing teams” (Deloitte University

Press, 2015)

Go for individual action!

How can you fuel your project team impact?

You are one of the I’s

You can fuel your team’s impact by adopting

3 mindsets

Authenticity

The courageous choice to be yourself in every situation.

“Authenticity is magnetic”

Ownership

To be responsible for your actions. To – respectfully – call

others upon their commitment.

“When you blame others, you give up the power to change”

- R. Anthony

Openness

To interact with respect for and towards others. To accept the other as

(s)he is.

To be open shows that you care. It creates trust.

To adopt these mindsets,

think about 3 reflective questions

Who am I?

How can I take

responsibility for my

actions?

How can I be myself in

interaction with others?

Use the answers to act

Plan specific actions in your day-to-day practice

“I forgot to make a cover page and did it

last minute. I will tell the other team

members honestly. I will not make up

excuses.”

“I clearly don’t share Phil’s vision on the

design. I really dislike his proposal and I

have some well-grounded reasons for that.

I will discuss it with him, respectfully but

honest.”

“I will not participate in gossip. It is not who

I want to be.”

How to involve other team members?

Lead by example

Research shows that using these 3 attitudes in interaction with others,

promotes contagion.

Involve a partner in crime to gain momentum

Someone you trust.

Someone you believe has an impact.

1. Think about 3 questions

2. Act out the 3 mindsets

3. Involve other team members

This will enhance the quality of team interactions. Your team

impact and performance will benefit.

Elisabeth

RaesTijs

Besieux

Anne

Boon

. KU Leuven

. LCM

Munich .

. Louvain. Team researcher

. O2L

O2L = Research Group for Occupational & Organisational Psychology and Professional Learning

LCM = Leuven Centre for Collaborative Management

AMS = Antwerp Management School

. IÉSEG

School of

Management

. AMS

. ParisAntwerp .

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• Numbers slide 3: https://www.kpmg.com/NZ/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/Project-Management-

Survey-report.pdf

• Numbers slide 4:

– CPP Research: https://www.cpp.com/pdfs/CPP_Global_Human_Capital_Report_Workplace_Conflict.pdf

– The Bull Survey: http://www.it-cortex.com/Stat_Failure_Cause.htm#The%20Bull%20Survey%20(1998)

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