Interactive Framework

Most teams don’t fail because of talent.
They fail because of what’s going unsaid.

The Consistently High Achieving Team (CHAT)® framework identifies the specific behaviors that separate consistently high achieving teams from ones that just work hard. Every element below is something your team is either practicing or avoiding.

Click any element below to find out what it looks like when it's missing.

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Framework Components

Interactive Roadmap

CHAT® Framework

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These five characteristics define how consistently high achieving teams think, communicate, and operate together.

Five Characteristics of a Consistently High Achieving Team

Every high achieving team is built on a foundation of genuine knowledge and trust between its members.
The core behaviors that define how a Consistently High Achieving Team operates day to day.
The mindset that shapes every element of a Consistently High Achieving Team and is reinforced by those elements.
A structured process that helps leadership teams align quickly, surface critical issues, and create clear commitments.

Bring This System Into Your Organization

The Consistently High Achieving Team (CHAT)® framework helps leadership teams strengthen alignment, surface the real issues affecting results, and build the habits that create consistently high achieving teams.

For 30 years, Steven Gaffney has worked with leadership teams across industries to transform how teams communicate, align, and achieve results.

If you’d like help applying this system inside your organization, we’d be glad to talk with you.

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