The AntsGreat Builders

Team Members

LEE GITAUAssistant Team Leader

BEATRICE AMONDITeam Leader

FAITH OWADE BRIAN OCHIENG

JOHN KIGUTA

Agenda • Problem statement.• Background research• Recommendations.• Coaching model• Coaching plan• Questions and answer.

Problem Statement

Knod and Franklin Covey have partnered together to facilitate Knod students with a leadership course on the Seven Habits of Highly Effective  People. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people became a blueprint for personal and remarkable set of inspirational standards for anyone who seeks to live full, purposeful and good life and are applicable today more than ever in team development and leadership.

Many academic teams become dysfunctional due to poor communication

and lack proper strategies on team synergy and hence lack interdependence. Therefore academic teams are seeking ways on how to maintain flawless communication and synergy among team members

The task of The Ants team is to assist Knod and Franklin Covey in creating coaching and mentoring strategies that will implement the Franklin Covey 7 Habits to be used in teams throughout their experience and optimize this opportunity and develop skills as part of their DNA.

Background ResearchReview from students after the introduction of the 7 Habits • 71% of students felt that The 7 habits is a must do lecture

course unit at Knod.• Majority were even concerned and asked about the 7 habits

examination test.We also did a follow up after the workshop to determine team

experience• Some members do not keep in touch.• Some members are overwhelmed with team projects.• Some members feel comfortable working alone.

Recommendations • Coaches and learners to establish the goals and

mission for the 7 habits.• It is important to master private victory before

proceeding to public victory.• For members to establish team cohesion and

interdependence they should:• Mutually benefit from each other – think win-win • Listen, give and receive feedback.• Value differences .• Balanced self awareness.

Coaching model.GROW model - goal

focussed.OSKAR model – solution

focussed.

Well known organisation that have used the models include: IBM Deloitte and Coca Cola

Coaching planDays Coaching session

GROWOSKAR

Action plan mentoring Canvas Practise

1 •Foundations •Maturity continuum •Paradigms • Habit 1 Be Proactive

•Establish objectives of the 7 Habits.•Identify with Principles of effectiveness• Learners examine own paradigms •Make proactive language a common language.

Group mentoring – mentors to guide the students in using the work book

Peer mentoring – teach to learn activity

Changing common reactive language to proactive language

Action planDaily Activities Circle of

concern Circle of influence

Reactive Proactive

Marketing Assignment

No internet Connection

Offline textbooks

There is no internet connection and I have to do this assignment. I just can’t.

Since I have offline textbooks. I choose to do the marketing assignment.

Making Proactive language a common language

Days Coaching session GROW ModelOSKAR Model

Action plan Mentoring Canvas Practise / assignment.

2 Habit 2 Begin with the end in mind.

Use of the mission statement builder.Use SMART criteria in goal setting.

Group mentoring – how to access and use the Living the 7 Habits App

Identify long term goals Refine your mission statements

Habit 3 Put first thing first

Use the weekly planning tool from the work bookUse of the time management matrix.

Mentors to share their experience about important and urgent activities at Knod

Identify big rocks and small rocks in your life and prioritize in the order of importance and urgency.

Action plan

Use of the mission statement builder from the Living the 7 habits App

Mission statement builder

Day Coaching session GROW ModelOSKAR Model

Action Plan Mentoring Canvas practise/ Assignment

3 Habit 4 Think win-win

Team Building activity- knowing your team mates.Identify deposits and withdrawals of team mates’ emotional bank account.

Peer mentoring – Teach to learn

Share ways of balancing courage and consideration.Win –win

Habit 5 Seek first to understand then be understood

Practise active listening Practise communicating supportively

Group mentoring – guide on how to avoid autobiographical responses

Take listening assessment test from the workbook.

Action plan • Learners to practise active listening –

use of a talking stick. The rule of the talking stick is that whoever has the stick is the one to talk.

• Learners to practise communicating supportively in giving feedback

Attribute Person Orientated Problem Orientated

Problem Orientated not Person orientated.

You have been using reactive language that is why you are failing.

The best way to approach this situation is by being proactive

Communicating Supportively

Habit 5 Seek first to understand then be understood

Day Coaching sessionGROW ModelOSKAR Model

Action Plan Mentoring Canvas Practise / Assignment.

4 Habit 6 – Synergy

•Identify different team roles – 9 Belbin’s team roles•Use of the decision making model in coming up with the 3rd Alternatives

Group mentoring – mentors share experience on qualities of effective teams

Identify how you can improve synergy in your team.

Habit 7 - Sharpen the saw

Identify hobbies and other outdoor activities that will help them in renewal of their body, mind , spirit and heart.

Peer mentoring – Learners share with each other how they renew their body mind spirit and heart.

Outline how you plan to sharpen the saw after the workshop.

Action Plan• Learners to go through the decision making

model that they will be using in coming up with the third alternative.

Habit 6 Synergize

Action plan • Learners to establish their hobbies and other

outdoor activities that will help them in renewal of their body, mind , spirit and heart.

• Fix these activities into their weekly planning.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Important and Urgent

Complete weekly Quiz due on Monday.

Attend Prayers at the Mosque

Important but not urgent

Start weekly discussion due on Wednesday.

Attend basketball Practise

Listening to music Go out with friends

Habit 7 Sharpening the saw

References• Covey, S. (2014). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College

Students. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/978-1-936111-64-0

• Living the 7 Habits App. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livingthe7habits.phone.android&hl=en

• Know- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Workbook

THANK YOU.

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --Helen Keller