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TEAM BUILDING
WELCOME!
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TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVES
Build and serve on high-performance, effective teams
Help meet our goals and objectives.
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WHAT WILL BE LEARNED
Dynamics and skills involvedHow to effectively communicateHow to define rolesHow to recognize and use helpful
behaviorHow to avoid and overcome destructive
behaviorSteps in team decision making and
problem solving
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WHAT IS A TEAM?
A group organized to work together.
A team is a group of individuals working together to solve a problem, meet an objective, or tackle an issue.
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SHORT HISTORY OF TEAM BUILDING
Mayo: confirmed relationship between human factors and productivity
Maslow: linked motivation and performance
Team relationships importantBusiness demonstrated effectiveness
of teams and refined structure and use
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WHY DO TEAMS WORK?
Whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Individuals bring a range of talents, knowledge, experience, contacts, etc.
Working together, a team can accomplish more
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INTANGIBLE BENEFITS
Sense of accomplishmentSelf-fulfillmentEsprit de corpsGet to know one anotherMore participation in
activitiesEnhance club/OI reputation
We know how to get things done for our kids!
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BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM
Get to know one anotherEstablish consensus as
to team’s purposeIdentify available
resourcesEstablish rules of
behavior
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ESTABLISH CONSENSUS FOR TEAM’S PURPOSE
Short term team: once achieved, team disbands
Long term team: on-going objective Establish specific objectives Establish its authority Reach consensus on expected results Establish a completion date
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IDENTIFY RESOURCES
What’s the budget?Special equipmentTime members can devote – get a
commitmentSpecial, relevant informationOther teams and/or individuals
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HELPFUL BEHAVIOR
Be optimisticBe on timeSupport one
anotherBe courteousBe open mindedBe honestParticipate
Be openListenStay on trackShare the workComplete your workPresent ideas,
comments clearlyBe prepared
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HARMFUL BEHAVIOR
Constantly criticalDominate/
monopolizeBe manipulativeBe judgmentalAct
bored/uninterestedDo unrelated things
Sub-conversationsSimply agree with
everythingAvoid decisionsGo off on tangentName-callingAttack
people/ideas
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COMMUNICATIONS
“to make known”“to have an
interchange, as of ideas”
“to express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood
Behaviors affect communications!
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RUNNING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM
Keep each team member in the loopThank dominating members for their
contributions, but ask them to allow others to participate
Get all members to participateHelp members make their point
clearly
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Ways to Involve Team Members
Pass a batonAsk open-ended
questionsCall directly on non-
participantsAssign specific
tasksAsk for opinionRotate team roles
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Conflicts and Behavior
Individuals attacking personalities or ideas
Constant criticism of other points of viewDisplaying angerShowing contemptUnwilling to share the workloadNon participationGossip
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Handling Team Conflicts
Identify/recognize problems
Act quicklyFormal conflict
resolution an option
Team needs to reach consensus
Fire someone
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Providing Recognition
Recognize individual team members informally and continually
Also provide formal recognition for special accomplishments
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Making Team Meetings Fun!
Basic amenities for a comfortable meeting
Appropriate equipmentGood lighting and ventilationQuiet and place that avoids outside
distractionsRefreshmentsIcebreakers
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Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems
Gathering informationAnalyzing information
Generating and analyzing ideas
Examining solution alternatives
Making decisions and gaining consensus
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Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems
Generating and analyzing ideas
Examining solution alternatives
Making decisions and gaining consensus
Gathering informationAnalyzing information
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Solution Matrix
PossibleSolutions
CostHigh/Low
Ease ofImplemen-tation
SupportFromOther
CreatesNewProblems
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Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems
Gathering informationAnalyzing informationGenerating and
analyzing ideasExamining solution
alternatives
Making decisions and gaining consensus
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Summary
Importance of effective teams in solving problems A team is only as good as its members make it Every team member brings attributes Establish rules of behavior Maintain good communications Each member needs to participate Identify problems and resolve conflicts Recognition is important Make your meetings enjoyable Steps involved in making team decisions and solving
problems Ways to make decisions and gain consensus