Thursday, July 24, 2025

6C Model for Building a Cohesive Team

 


(Figure – 1: The 6C Model for Building a Cohesive Team)


Cohesive team consistently performs execution to perfection. Therefore, building a cohesive team is a fundamental but often complex challenge for any organization. A cohesive team is one where members work collaboratively, trust one another, communicate effectively, and share a common vision.

This blogpost is an attempt to suggest a way to achieve cohesion within a team. In doing this attempt, it may be good to identify critical attributes for achievement of cohesion in a team. In my opinion, the following characteristic attributes of cohesion can be considered deterministic attributes for cohesion. This is also shown in the attached figure.  

1.      Commitment - Commitment in a team refers to the shared dedication of all members to the team’s goals, values, and mutual success. It is a psychological bond that motivates individuals to act in the interest of the group, even when challenges arise (within the team or in the external environment).  

2.      Collaboration - Collaboration in a team is the process by which team members actively work together, sharing ideas, responsibilities, and resources to achieve common goals. It involves open communication, mutual respect, shared decision-making, and coordinated efforts.

3.      Communication - Communication within a team refers to the exchange of information, ideas, feedback, and emotions among team members that facilitates understanding, coordination, trust, and effective collaboration toward shared goals. Within a team, all voices are valued, regardless of role or status. Thus, communication in teams is not just about talking—it’s about creating shared understanding that enables coordinated action, trust, and high performance. Strong communication practices are foundational to team success.

4.      Clarity - Clarity within a team refers to the explicit understanding of critical aspects of the work, dynamics of the work at hand, goals, roles, responsibilities, expectations, and processes among all team members. It ensures everyone knows what they are doing, why they are doing it, and how their work fits into the team’s broader objectives.

5.      Convergence - Convergence in a team refers to the process by which team members align their diverse perspectives, ideas, and inputs into a shared understanding, decision, or direction. It involves moving from initial divergence (idea generation or differing viewpoints) toward unity in purpose, priorities, or action.

6.      Consensus - Consensus in a team refers to a collective agreement reached by all team members where each person supports the final decision—even if it wasn’t their first choice—because they believe the process was fair, their voice was heard, and the decision serves the team’s best interest. Inclusive participation and shared responsibilities hold key to consensus building in a team.

Keeping an eye on the above attributes (the 6 Cs) and ensuring that they are adhered to by the team both in letter and (more importantly) in the spirit (not necessarily is the same order as illustrated in the above point) could help in building and maintaining a cohesive team.


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Saturday, July 12, 2025

On a Mission




(Image Source ChtGPT (non-copyright) - Image Name - Village Encounter in Golden Light)


On a Mission - The Poem

 

For a Mission

Enrich the Knowledge

Hone the Skills

Expand the Capacity

Strengthen the Capabilities

 

On a Mission

Adapt to New Surroundings

Adjust to New Norms

Position to Express 

Expect to Enhance Experiences

 

Move Swiftly

with the Strength of Character

with the Conviction to Succeed

with the Focus to Perform

with the Passion to make a Mark

 

On Way to Accomplishment

may an Association

Spontaneous, Sudden, Unexpected

with a Place, an Object

or with a Person

 

Catches the Attention

just for a Moment

may you feel the Touch of Yourself

within, at the Deepest

as if, the Tenderness of The Divine

 

No NOT an Unnecessary Distraction

was the Missing Link

in the Articulation

of the Meaning of Life

in Your Thoughts

 

But, Move On...

the Essence of Touch

was not the Place

was not the Object

was not the Person

was an Abstraction

You Crafted for Yourself



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APPENDIX - A - Title Image Re-Created using ChatGPT

Presently I am posted in Meghalaya, so put up a request with ChatGPT to redraw the Title Image for the Poem in context of Meghalaya and it honoured my request by recreating the image in the following way: -


(Image Source ChtGPT (non-copyright) - Image Name - Historic Walk Through the Village)


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