The ‘A’Team How To Build An Effective Working Team

Overview Of Seminar TEAMS Stages of Team Development Effective and Successful Teams Effective Meetings

TEAMS

Stages of Team Development

Effective and Successful Teams

Effective Meetings

“ Mission is at the heart of what you do as a TEAM . Goals are merely steps along the way to achievement." Patrick Dixon - Building a Better Business 2005

“ Mission is at the heart of what you do as a TEAM . Goals are merely steps along the way to achievement."

Patrick Dixon

- Building a Better Business 2005

Why Work In Teams?

Why Work In Teams?

It is the work of the team which determines success.

It is the work of the team which determines success.

“ On Average, Managers spend 50% of their Working Day WORKING with People in Teams. Senior Managers can spend 80%” Dr. Charles B.Handy Seminar Coach

“ On Average, Managers spend 50% of their Working Day WORKING with People in Teams. Senior Managers can spend 80%”

Dr. Charles B.Handy

Seminar Coach

Why Work in Teams? Why? Identify Your Own Weaknesses Weaknesses Being an INDIVIDUAL Limited Ideas Limited Human Resource Limited Fundamental Sources Limited Contact

Why? Identify Your Own Weaknesses

Weaknesses Being an INDIVIDUAL

Limited Ideas

Limited Human Resource

Limited Fundamental Sources

Limited Contact

Limited Division of Power and Attention Limited Specialization = Limited Success!

Limited Division of Power and Attention

Limited Specialization

= Limited Success!

All This Because As An INDIVIDUAL ALONE YOU ARE LIMITED

All This Because As An

INDIVIDUAL ALONE

YOU ARE

LIMITED

Work Together To Solve a Puzzle With More Eyes, Like How You Navigate a Task

Work Together To Solve a Puzzle With More Eyes, Like How You Navigate a Task

Group Problem-Solving Recognize an Already Problem or Impending Problem Obtain Information Develop Ideas COLLECTIVELY

Group Problem-Solving

Recognize an Already Problem or Impending Problem

Obtain Information

Develop Ideas COLLECTIVELY

Evaluate Alternatives and Select One or Afew Best Alternatives for Execution Continuous Supervision on Work “ Never Ever Leave The Outpost Unguarded” This same Concept applies towards Monitoring Team Task / Assignments

Evaluate Alternatives and Select One or Afew Best Alternatives for Execution

Continuous Supervision on Work

“ Never Ever Leave The Outpost Unguarded”

This same Concept applies towards Monitoring Team Task / Assignments

The Need of Team Identity

The Need of Team Identity

Team Coordination is Set After Team Image is Determined

Team Coordination is Set After Team Image is Determined

How Do You Want People to View Your Group? An Assignment Group A Sports Group A Student Council A Government A Company

How Do You Want People to View Your Group?

An Assignment Group

A Sports Group

A Student Council

A Government

A Company

Why Is Team Identity / Team Image Important? Image = Objectives Objectives = Shared Mission Shared Mission = Shared Burden Shared Burden = Shared Success!

Why Is Team Identity / Team Image Important?

Image = Objectives

Objectives = Shared Mission

Shared Mission = Shared Burden

Shared Burden = Shared Success!

The ‘A’ Team

The ‘A’ Team

Individuals play the games, but teams win championships

Individuals play the games, but teams win championships

The ‘A’ Team = The Effective Engine What Does A Team Need?

The ‘A’ Team

= The Effective Engine

What Does A Team Need?

A Good Recipe Bakes A Good Cake A Good Team Creates Great Achievements

A Good Recipe Bakes

A Good Cake

A Good Team

Creates

Great Achievements

Create Good Ideas Analyze Problems Effectively Get Things Done

Create Good Ideas

Analyze Problems Effectively

Get Things Done

Good, Effective Communication Leadership Qualities Logical Evaluation

Good, Effective Communication

Leadership Qualities

Logical Evaluation

Technical Ability Work Control Fluent in Writing and Speaking

Technical Ability

Work Control

Fluent in Writing and Speaking

Team Roles and Team Styles

Team Roles and

Team Styles

Know Your Roles Play As A Team Know Your Difference Use That Difference for Others

Know Your Roles

Play As A Team

Know Your

Difference

Use That

Difference for

Others

BEBLIN Team-Style Each Individual of Every Team is Different People Same Skills + People in Same Group = People With DIFFERENT Behaviors

Each Individual of Every Team is Different

People Same Skills +

People in Same Group

= People With DIFFERENT Behaviors

Team Roles Chair ( Co-Ordinator) Plant ( Innovator ) Monitor-Evaluator Shaper Team Worker

Chair ( Co-Ordinator)

Plant ( Innovator )

Monitor-Evaluator

Shaper

Team Worker

Team Roles Resource Investigator Completer Company Worker ( Implementor )

Resource Investigator

Completer

Company Worker

( Implementor )

Team Norms and Conformity

Team Norms and Conformity

There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.

There is no such thing as a self-made man.

You will reach your goals only with the help of others.

Team Needs : A Written Period Objective / Mission Rules Set of Orders / Definition of Roles Importance of Roles Re-Checking of Roles / Members

Team Needs :

A Written Period Objective / Mission

Rules

Set of Orders / Definition of Roles

Importance of Roles

Re-Checking of Roles / Members

Team Norms : What The Leader and The Team Must Understand Fairness Reasonableness (If majority rejects) Role Expectations

Team Norms :

What The Leader and The Team Must Understand

Fairness

Reasonableness (If majority rejects)

Role Expectations

Characters of an Effective Team Player

Characters of an Effective Team Player

Characteristics Commitment Shared Responsibility Flexibility Working in Schedules / Constraints

Commitment

Shared Responsibility

Flexibility

Working in Schedules / Constraints

Characteristics Stress Manager Of Your Own Trust and Mutual Support Team-Oriented

Stress Manager Of Your Own

Trust and Mutual Support

Team-Oriented

Becoming the ‘A’ Team

Becoming the ‘A’ Team

You can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed

You can succeed best and quickest

by helping others to succeed

Task Needs Team Needs Individual Needs

The ‘A’ Team Shared Objectives and Agreed Goals Climate of Support and Trust Open Lines of Communication

Shared Objectives and Agreed Goals

Climate of Support and Trust

Open Lines of Communication

Recognize that Conflict Exists Restructure It, Counter It, Escape It Clear Procedures

Recognize that Conflict Exists

Restructure It, Counter It, Escape It

Clear Procedures

Leadership Fitting to the Team Reviews Progress Regularly

Leadership Fitting to the Team

Reviews Progress Regularly

CARE, CONCERNED, KEEP IN MIND = The Progress / Personal Development of Its Team Members

CARE, CONCERNED, KEEP IN MIND

= The Progress / Personal Development of

Its Team Members

Effective Team Communication

Effective Team Communication

Treat Others With Respect Listen until you “ Experience the Other Side” State Your Needs, Views, Feelings

Treat Others With Respect

Listen until you

“ Experience the Other Side”

State Your Needs, Views, Feelings

Give and Receive Feedback Be Descriptive Be Evaluative

Give and Receive Feedback

Be Descriptive

Be Evaluative

Successful Project Teams Everyone CONTRIBUTES Everyone LISTENS Everyone is COURTEOUS Everyone TELLS THE TRUTH Everyone is SUPPORTIVE

Everyone CONTRIBUTES

Everyone LISTENS

Everyone is COURTEOUS

Everyone TELLS THE TRUTH

Everyone is SUPPORTIVE

Effective Meetings

Effective Meetings

Preparing for A Meeting Purpose / Objective Time Place Participants / Departments Agenda

Preparing for A Meeting

Purpose / Objective

Time

Place

Participants / Departments

Agenda

Participating at A Meeting Decide whether to Attend Speculation – Contribution for the Agenda Arrival on Time Contribute Clearly – Ideas, Plans

Participating at A Meeting

Decide whether to Attend

Speculation – Contribution for the Agenda

Arrival on Time

Contribute Clearly – Ideas, Plans

Follow-Up to A Meeting Minutes / Action Plan Distribution Complete Task by Deadline

Follow-Up to A Meeting

Minutes / Action Plan

Distribution

Complete Task by Deadline

Teamwork

Teamwork

T ogether E veryone A chieves M ore

T ogether

E veryone

A chieves

M ore