Phoenix Convention Center • Phoenix, Arizona

Building Teams and Procuring Services

Agency Energy Manager Building Teams and Procuring Services

Butch WallaceSain Engineering Associates, Inc.

August 13, 2015

Energy Exchange: Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade2

• Qualities of successful teams

Agenda

Energy Exchange: Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade3

Responding to Threats Requires Teams

Energy Exchange: Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade4

Responding to Threats Requires Teams

4 Characteristics of Successful Teams:-Clearly define goals-Share information openly (transparency)-Clearly defined roles-Decentralized execution

Energy Exchange: Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade5

• Increasingly difficult to execute plans today• Complicated vs Complex1

1Team of Teams: New Rules for Engagement for a Complex World, McChrystal and Collins

Building Teams – Why Important?

Energy Exchange: Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade6

• Why important for Energy Managers?– Energy programs are complex– EMs work in complex environments– Procuring services is a complex process

• Challenges of Complexity– Goals are not clear or varied (rather than clear goals)– Goals are not communicated to everyone

(transparency)– Roles not clear, not trust (clear roles)– Different styles result in poor integration

(decentralized execution)

Building Teams

Energy Exchange: Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade7

• Adaptability must become a core competency• “The exponential growth of global interconnectedness meant

we weren’t just looking at the same roads with faster traffic; we were looking at an entirely different and constantly shifting landscape.” McChrystal

• Leaders can’t know everything• Leveraging technology and processes makes leaders

more important than ever• Hire on culture, not qualifications

• Right people more important than qualifications

• Need systems capable of doing things autonomously• Create transparency before decentralized execution

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