Presenter: Amy Stalker Presented at the virtual Georgia Libraries Conference in October 2020. Want a fulfilling work experience with co-workers who are engaged and connected? Building positive team culture is no easy task – and it’s something that needs regular attention as the needs and interests of the team evolve. Strong teams weather difficult times better – and with the COVID situation, we all know there are difficult times ahead. But how do you get there and where do you start? As an early-career manager, I would like to share some things our team has done and is doing to stay connected and engaged at the HUMAN level.

1. Let's Begin!
Are you ready?

2. Everyone In!
Building and maintaining
culture on your team
A 2020 Georgia
Libraries Conference
QUICK TAKE
Presented by Amy Stalker, Georgia State University

3. Associate Department Head (GSU, Dunwoody Campus)
Current Staff Size: 10 (5FT, 5PT)
It's important to me to WANT to go to work.
It's important to me that work is a place where my
team wants to be.
Little bit about me:

4. Quick Take
Talking Points
Characteristics of good team culture
Investing in your team as a manager
Being realistic
Putting it into action...
even when you're remote
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5. What makes
Good Culture?
Belonging/connection
Safety/Trust/Fairness
Shared purpose/Values
Collaboration
Rewards/recognition

6. Be Realistic
It doesn't happen overnight.
Buy-in looks different from each person.
Not everyone needs to do every thing.
Previous workplace trauma is REAL.

7. Your Investment
You help set the tone.
It's an every day thing.
Connection is critical. Change is inevitable.
Stuff is hard when culture doesn't work.

8. Taking Action
Take risks. Think different.
Try again.
Read the room.
Create opportunities to connect.
Bottom line: Everyone is looking to connect.
Doing the work in a remote environment is critical.

9. Try these! 1
Daily Fun
Channel
Online
Games
Photo
Challenge
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Life
Events
Shout
Outs!
Book
Club
Personality
Inventories

10. Group performance depends on
behavior that communicates
one powerful overarching idea:
We are safe and connected.
Daniel Coyne, The Culture Code

11. START
Recommended
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
PDF of Ideas for fun channels,
photo challenges, online gaming
and personality inventories...
at https://tinyurl.com/y55luynj

12. Thank you
Have a
great day!
Contact info:
Amy Stalker
astalker@gsu.edu