The document outlines an agenda for a New Manager Conference focusing on team building. It includes: - A morning session on building trust in the workplace through establishing integrity, communicating vision/values, treating employees equally, focusing on shared goals, and doing what is right. - An afternoon session on creating team dynamics by understanding individual and team identities, communication styles, goals, work processes, and performance evaluation. - Two team building activities: group juggling to learn names and a helium stick exercise to work together raising a stick.

1. The New Manager Conference Part IITeam Building

2. Welcome!11:00-Group Juggle11:20 to 12:00- Building Trust in the Workplace12:00 to 1:00 – LUNCH1:00 to 1:30 – Creating Team Dynamics1:30 to 2:00 – Team Building Activities!

3. Group JuggleINSTRUCTIONS:Everyone will group themselves into 3 groups of 10Form a circle with your groupPass the ball around once clockwise and when you receive the ball, say your name aloudOnce you learn everyone's name, begin to say their name before you pass to them.The point is to learn everyone’s name

4. BuildingTrustBuilding trust is a very important factor in the workplace.Without trust your team will not succeedYou have to work hard to gain the trust of your employees

5. Step 1: Establish and Maintain IntegrityThis is the foundation, keep your promises, tell the truth and stay true to your words.In order to establish this, you must be honest with employees from the beginningTo maintain this, you must always be truthful

6. Step 2: Communicate Vision and ValuesBy communicating companies vision and values, allows employees to learn about the companyProvides a way for employees to see through the company, and see the organizations vision and their values.Do this by, keeping the mission statement visible to all, reinforce the vision frequently

7. Step 3: Consider All Employees as Equal PartnersDon’t undermine your employees, they are more crucial to the company than you thinkDo not talk down Motivate employeesGive them harder tasks, let them know you believe they can do them

8. Step 4: Focus on Shared GoalsRather than setting personal goals, set shared goalsDoing this will enforce working as a team, and building trust within the teamWhen a team really works together, the team will trust one another

9. Step 5: Do What is RightDo what is right, regardless the personal riskDoing the right thing will always show employees that you are trustworthyThey will learn to respect you because of the risk you may be taking

10. Creating Team DynamicsContext of the Team consists of:The OrganizationThe Team IdentityThe IndividualsYou will find these through the 5 essentials.

11. Who Am I? Who Are You?In order to work as a team, you must ask yourself and your employees this questionThe more self-awareness each member has, the more actively they can contributeThe more they know of each other, the better they can tap into each others talents

12. Who Are We Together?This involves key aspects of relationships and communicationEvery individual deals with things in their own wayEstablish ways of communicating in a way that doesn’t undermine the relationships

13. What Are We Here To DO?Be sure to clarify what the work is before starting itThis will avoid conflict and waste of timeDon’t assume that everyone understands what to do just because you do.Be sure that everyone has the same viewTake time to assess the goals mission and tasks for the team

14. How Are We Going To Do It?Most important issue on a teamThis is where an agenda is set; who does what, when will it be done.Be aware of how everyone else wants to get it done, don’t expect others to do work the way you want it doneBe aware of individual talents

15. How Are We Doing? How Did We Do?Measure how you are doingBe aware that different personality types will have different perspectives of what is good and badDo not get stuck in your own preferencesEffective team work means understanding ourselves and how we are different from others

16. Helium StickINSTRUCTIONS:Sort yourselves out into 3 groups of 10You will line up 5 X 5 across from another and will place one finger under the helium stickThe point is to work together and try to raise the helium stick