Building a High-Performance Team in 90 Days

High-performing teams do not happen by accident - they are built through a series of intentional leadership moves made early and reinforced consistently.

In this fast-paced and highly practical webinar, you will learn how to use your first 90 days to create clarity, build trust, strengthen accountability, improve execution, and establish the habits that turn a group of employees into a focused, high-performing team. Whether you are stepping into a new leadership role, inheriting a struggling team, or simply want to raise the performance bar with your current group, this session will give you a concrete action plan for what to do immediately, what to prioritize next, and how to sustain momentum so your team delivers stronger results quarter after quarter.
 

• What a high-performance team looks like - and why the first 90 days matter so much
• What to do today: assess the team, clarify the mission, and establish leadership presence
• What to do tomorrow and this week: build trust, listen well, and set expectations early
• What to do this month: define goals, roles, communication rhythms, and accountability practices
• What to do this quarter: coach performance, address obstacles, and reinforce the right habits
• How to manage difficult dynamics, uneven performance, and resistance to higher standards
• The 90-day action plan: milestones, check-ins, quick wins, and sustaining momentum

• Identify the leadership actions that have the biggest impact in the first 90 days of building or resetting a team
• Create clarity around priorities, expectations, performance standards, and team goals from the start
• Know what to do today, tomorrow, this week, this month, and this quarter to build trust and momentum
• Strengthen communication, accountability, coaching, and follow-through across the team
• Align roles, strengths, and responsibilities to improve collaboration and execution
• Recognize the management routines and metrics that help sustain high performance over time
• Leave with a practical 90-day action plan you can adapt and apply immediately

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Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm that focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle’s clients include organizations such as Microsoft, Visa International, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Sprint, American Counseling Association, Aviva Insurance, U.S. Patent, and Trademark Office, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Hospital Corporation of America, Schlumberger, Morgan Stanley, Boston Scientific, US HealthCare and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries.

He has published numerous articles in the fields of project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity, and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance in Practice to Customer Service Management. His McGraw-Hill book, “90 Days to a High-Performance Team,” is replete with hands-on tools, templates, and checklists which managers use effectively to improve performance.