High-Performing Teams

An Autoris Masterclass

Master the Dynamics That Drive Exceptional Team Results.

Great teams don't happen by accident. They're built on understanding - understanding how teams actually work, what makes them dysfunctional, what drives their performance, and how to leverage their collective strengths.

High-Performing Teams gives you the science, the frameworks, and the practical tools to build teams that deliver exceptional results.

What You'll Learn

How Teams Dynamics Actually Work

Understand team dynamics and what drives performance:

  • The stages teams go through and what each requires

  • How team culture shapes everything - and how to see it clearly

  • The five dysfunctions that undermine teams and how to address them

  • What separates high-performing teams from the rest

  • Evidence-based principles for team effectiveness

Your Team's Cultural Landscape

See your team clearly through the Cultural Compass Assessment:

  • The four cultural dimensions that shape how teams work (power vs. distance, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty vs.avoidance, task vs. relationship orientation)

  • How cultural differences create friction - or fuel performance

  • Your team's cultural profile and what it means

  • How to leverage cultural diversity as a strength

  • Navigating cross-cultural team dynamics

Managing Conflict and Difficult Conversations

Master what most teams avoid:

  • The five conflict modes and when to use each (TKI Assessment)

  • Why conflict is necessary for high performance

  • How to have difficult conversations that move teams forward

  • Turning disagreement into better decisions

  • Building psychological safety while maintaining accountability

Team Strengths in Action

Leverage what your team does best:

  • Identifying your team's collective strengths (You at Your Best Assessment)

  • How high-performing teams build on strengths, not just fix weaknesses

  • Complementary strengths and how to orchestrate them

  • Using team strengths for learning, growth, and achievement

  • Creating conditions where everyone contributes their best

The Process and Tools

Master the frameworks for team challenges:

  • The ACE Process for Teams – How teams tackle challenges together systematically

  • Team Current State – Desired State – Getting clarity on where your team is and where it needs to go

  • Team Wheel of Motivation – Understanding what drives your team

  • Conflict Navigation Framework – Tools for productive disagreement

  • Team Strengths Map – Visualizing and leveraging collective capabilities

Who This Program Is For

This program is for anyone working in or leading teams:

Team leaders: Get the frameworks and tools to build high-performing teams, navigate dysfunction, and create conditions for exceptional performance.

Team members: Understand team dynamics so you can contribute more effectively, navigate conflict productively, and help your team achieve better results.

Organizational leaders: Building high-performing teams at scale? Get the science and tools to develop team capability across your organization.

Coaches and facilitators: Working with teams? Master the frameworks, assessments, and tools that drive team performance.

Participants include: executives from global corporations, startup founding teams, family business teams, nonprofit leadership teams, consultants, professional coaches, and team facilitators.

This diversity creates exceptional learning. You'll practice with people facing different team challenges in completely different contexts.

You'll build a professional network with people committed to team excellence.

Dates & Fees

Next Program: Fall 2026

4 Live Sessions:

Pre-Program: You'll receive pre-readings before the first session.

Fees: 

USD 2,800

Scholarships available.

Special Option: Organizations can book exclusive programs for their teams.

Recommended : Autoris Growth Essentials

Why This Matters

Team performance determines organizational results. Projects succeed or fail based on team effectiveness. Innovation happens in teams. Change happens through teams. Growth happens when teams learn together.

Research is clear: the quality of team dynamics is the single most significant factor in whether teams deliver exceptional results or underperform. When teams understand their dynamics, address dysfunctions, navigate conflict effectively, and leverage their strengths, extraordinary results become possible.

What You'll Gain

✓ Clear understanding of team dynamics and what drives high performance

✓ Three professional assessments revealing cultural dimensions, strengths, and conflict styles

✓ The ACE Process for Teams and essential tools for any team challenge

✓ Frameworks for navigating conflict and having difficult conversations

✓ Methods for leveraging team strengths for learning, growth, and achievement

✓ Immediate results in your team's performance

✓ A professional network from your cohort

✓ The capability to build and sustain high-performing teams

Resources & Ongoing Support

Autoris Learning Platform Access

All participants receive access including:

  • Advanced coaching tools and templates

  • Latest research in professional coaching and adult learning

  • Case studies and implementation guides

  • Ongoing resources and updates

Autoris Signature Assessments

Learn to use our signature assessments with your own people:

  • You at Your Best – Strengths identification and development planning
  • Cultural Compass - Analyze and aptimize your team culture

You'll master how to administer, interpret, and apply these assessments in your team conversations.

Ati – Your Virtual Coach

Continued access to Ati for interpreting assessments and supporting development journeys across your team.

Alumni Community Benefits

As a High-Performing Teams Graduate, you gain:

  • Access to the global Autoris Alumni network 

  • Invitations to advanced practitioner sessions and events

  • Priority access to new tools and research

  • Ongoing professional development opportunities

  • Ongoing Access to Autoris Sprints

Prerequisites

The Autoris Growth Essentials Program is the foundation for all Masterclasses.

Growth Essentials teaches the ACE it! Method and core learning skills. HIgh-Performing Teams builds on that foundation with advanced competencies.

If you haven't completed Growth Essentials, we recommend starting there. It ensures you have the foundational method and mindset to get the most from this advanced program.

Already completed Growth Essentials? You're ready for this Masterclass.

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