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-1TEAM BUILDINGWELCOME!1This workshop requires thorough preparation. Read the Instructors Notes on pages 1-4 of the Instructors Workbook. Note additional reading assignments.Ensure all supplies are on hand: Participants WorkbookFlip chartMarkersOverhead (transparency) projectorMasking tape (not mentioned in Instructors Workbook)Attendance roster (not mentioned in Instructors Workbook)

-2TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVESBuild and serve on high-performance, effective teamsHelp meet our goals and objectives.

2Stress the fun of building and serving on an effective team. Effective teams can do more things for kids than an individual or ineffective team.The goals and objectives can refer to any level of the - organization, from club level to the International Board of Directors.-3WHAT WILL BE LEARNEDDynamics 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

3After covering what will be learned, give the participants about 30 seconds to read the paragraph Using Your Participants Workbook on page 1 of their workbook.-4WHAT 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.

4Direct participants to page 2 of their workbook (page 5 of Instructors Workbook)You can use a small piece of cardboard or paper to cover the two definitions on the slide until you are ready to cover each point.GROUP DISCUSSION:Ask participants how many have worked on a team in a business setting, and select one or two to tell about their experience.Use the flip chart to record responses when you ask them to define a team.After a few responses, use this overhead and reveal one point at a time.POINTS TO EMPHASIZE:A team is only as good as its members make it. If they work well together, they will have an effective team.Effective teams can solve problems, meet objectives, and tackle issues.-5SHORT HISTORY OF TEAM BUILDINGMayo: confirmed relationship between human factors and productivityMaslow: linked motivation and performanceTeam relationships importantBusiness demonstrated effectiveness of teams and refined structure and use5You can either direct participants to read the history on pages 2-3 of their workbook, or use this slide and the one that follows to summarize.Note that their reading assignment is not in the Instructors Workbook.-6WHY DO TEAMS WORK?Whole is greater than the sum of its partsIndividuals bring a range of talents, knowledge, experience, contacts, etc.Working together, a team can accomplish more

-7INTANGIBLE BENEFITSSense 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!-8BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE TEAMGet to know one anotherEstablish consensus as to teams purposeIdentify available resourcesEstablish rules of behavior