csl in session - playing nice in the sandbox of life: working on a team
DESCRIPTION
When your supervisor assigns you to a team to implement a new project, does your heart begin to pound? Do you feel a sense of dread wash over you? If so, this session is for you! Learn how to be a better team player in your library, on a committee, in sports, or as a family! Face your insecurities, eliminate unhealthy competitiveness, improve your communication skills, and overcome your fear of change. For recoding and handouts, visit http://cslinsession.cvlsites.orgTRANSCRIPT
Playing Nice in the Sandbox of Life: Working on a Team
Our facilitator: Jean Marie Heilig, MBA, MLISFiscal Officer, LSTA Grant CoordinatorColorado State Library
Playing Nice in the Sandbox of Life: Working on a Team
@#?$*!%
If Teamwork skills are gained by simply being on teams,
then we should all be experts!
Types of Teams
Circle of FriendsFamilies
Sport Groups
Clubs
Work Groups
ProfessionalAssociations
Definition
Teams are groups of people placed together to use the strengths and talents of each person to
solve problems or reach a goal.
Therefore, a team is only successful if everyone participates.
Hmmm…….
Three Main Ingredients
Interpersonal Skills
Decision-Making Skills
Team Management
Interpersonal SkillsReliability Communication Active Listening
Active Participation Sharing Cooperating
Flexibility Respecting Supporting
ANY OTHER IDEAS?
Barriers to Success
Personal Insecurity
Barriers to Success
Noncommunication
Barriers to Success
Afraid to Change
Barriers to Success
Unhealthy Competitiveness
Take Responsibility
Interpersonal Skills
Functional Conflict Dysfunctional
Conflict
Interaction Styles
TRUE COLLABORATION
Avoiders
Accommodators
Competers
Compromisers
WHAT’S YOUR INTERACTION STYLE?
Idea Kill
It won’t work
We’re not ready for that
It isn’t practical
It’s already been done
That’s just plain stupid!
LCS System
is for likes is for concernsis for suggestions
LCS
Groupthink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS7P-eo-COo
Decision Making Skills
Wait
• Identify the problem
Think
• Think about solutions
• Brain-storming
Try
• Choosing a solution and trying it out.
Resolution
• Has the Problem Been Solved?
Consensus
Gilligan’s Island
Take Me To Your Leader!
Facilitator and Driving Force
Cheerleader for the Team
Engage Team Members
Keep Team Organized and On-Task
Meeting Deadlines
Team Members
Technical Skills Communication Skills
Conflict Management
Skills
Analytical Skills Organizational Skills
Team Inventory
Strength Weakness
Decision Making Motivating others
Analytic Patience
Creative Short Attention Span
Meeting Deadlines
Evaluation
Multi-tasking
Budgeting
Your InventoryStrength Weakness
WHAT ARE SOME TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE TEAMS?
Great Traits of Effective Teams
Great Traits of Effective Teams
Great Traits of Effective Teams
Great Traits of Effective Teams
