building a strong regional team module three. reflecting on the previous session what was most...
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Building a StrongRegional Team
ModuleThree
Reflecting on the Previous Session
• What was most useful from the previous modules?
• What progress has your group made since the previous session?
• Any comments or questions about the previous session?
In This Session We Will:
• Consider the composition of effective regional teams
• Develop a call to action• Examine small group
development • Explore successful
regional collaborations
Green Light/Red Light
• Organizations to which you currently belong
• Organizations of which you once were a member
Why I Joined and Why I Left
What Can We Learn?
How can we apply these lessons to our partnership?
Building Your Team
A Strong Regional Team
• Prepares for obstacles• Assesses group composition• Engages more partners• Promotes action• Advocates
Who Is at Your Table?Who Else Should Be?
Regional Team
Members
Business &
Industry
Local, Regional Government
Education
Nonprofit, Voluntary & Faith-Based
Groups
Local Residents
Who Else Should You Invite to Join?
Name of Team Member Major Sector/Interest Area the Person Represents
Example: Joanne Smith Business (Banker)
Example: Dr. Barbara Jones Education (Comm. College President)
POWER
INTEREST
Power and Interest
Source: J.M. Bryson (2004)
Building Your Regional Team
• Can influence the success of the strategy• Have the skills necessary for implementation• Have resources helpful to the group• Are respected leaders of key sectors• Will spread the message and encourage buy-in• Represent emerging industry sectors• Represent diverse populations
Source: Know Your Region
INVITE INDIVIDUALS WHO…
Call to Action: Basic Principles
• Communicate regional needs and challenges
• Describe purpose• Provide reason for action• Identify timeline• Make sure plans are clear
and understandable
Source: Know Your Region
GROUP DEVELOPMENT
How Groups Often Form
Forming
• Testing the group out• Looking for reactions• Orienting to the task• Determining the ground rules• Depending on leaders• Guarding hidden ideas and opinions• Asking “Why are we here?”
Storming
• Conflict and polarization • Group anxiety• Lack of group unity• Competition for position
and power• Resistance to group tasks• Ineffective problem
solving
Norming
• Trust forming; cohesion builds• Purpose becomes well defined • Hidden agendas become open• Group norms and ground rules
established and accepted• Team gains commitment from
members on direction and goals
Performing
• Group energy channeled• Roles become flexible and functional• Structural issues have been resolved• Group becomes a problem solving instrument• Differences safely aired and resolved• Members take pleasure in the success of the
team - “We” replaces “I”• Trust high• Goals accomplished
Is This Exactly How It Goes?
No. Group Formation Is Fluid.
BUILDING REGIONAL
NETWORKS & COLLABORATIVES
Collaboration Math
1 1 3
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
What is Needed?
EffectiveCollabora
tion
Trust
Shared Vision
Relationship
Communication
Benefits of Collaboration
• Shared resources• Expanded perspectives• Potential for greater positive results
• Increased number of relationships
Building Toward Collaboration
Collaborating
Cooperating
Coordinating
Networking
Tru
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Effe
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Barriers to Collaboration
• Governmental or “turf” boundaries
• No “big” view of benefits
• Control & trust issues
• Old rivalries
Building a Strong Regional Team
• Big initial success• Small, but powerful group• Attendance dropping• Key leaders leaving• Controversy over priorities and
membership
Challenge
• What changes should the collaborative make?
• How can the collaborative manage the concerns of multiple groups?
• What mistakes did the collaborative make?
Collaboration Expansion
• New organizations or individuals
• Potential barriers
• Potential benefits3
Effective Regional Leadership:The Seven Habits
1. Be proactive
2. Begin with the end in mind
3. Seek first to understand, then to be understood
4. Put first things first
5. Think win-win, be inclusive
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the saw
Source: Council on Competitiveness (2010)
Final Reflections What are the takeaways from our module?
• What topics did you find most helpful?• What did you find confusing?• What do you hope to implement as part
of your regional team’s activities?• Other items you want to mention?
Looking Ahead . . .
In Module Four, we will:• Review the important
attributes of a good vision statement
• Develop/refine your team’s vision statement
• Begin considering possible regional directions
Homework for Module Four