A look at team building the various personalities that can disrupt and what expectations to have of a team in building a successful team. You can watch the talk here: https://vimeo.com/109672720

1. T H O M A S C O W E L L
E M B E R L O N D O N - 1 6 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4
H E A D O F E X P E R I E N C E T E C H N O L O G Y, S A P I E N T N I T R O

2. W H Y J Q U E RY I S S U P E R I O R T O
E M B E R J S

3. W H Y J Q U E RY I S S U P E R I O R T O
E M B E R J S

4. W H Y I E 6 S H O U L D N O T B E
R E T I R E D !

5. W H Y I E 6 S H O U L D N O T B E
R E T I R E D !

6. W H Y E V E RY O N E I N Y O U R
T E A M S E C R E T LY H AT E S Y O U

7. W H Y E V E RY O N E I N Y O U R
T E A M S E C R E T LY H AT E S Y O U M E

8. W H O A M I ?
A N D M Y R O L E
• I am a developer
• I build relationships
• I advise on technology
• I lead teams
• I have had share of my successes and
failures

9. – A N O N Y M O U S
“You are a boss that is why everyone hates you.”

10. W H Y E V E RY O N E I N Y O U R
T E A M S E C R E T LY H AT E S Y O U

11. H O W D O G E T T O W O R K I N
G R E AT T E A M S
R E G A R D L E S S O F R O L E

12. M Y H O P E
• Understand more of what makes a
great team
• How to proactively build and
support a team being / becoming
great
• Share some of experiences and
learning of my journey

13. W H AT C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
U N D E R M I N E T E A M
T H E A C T O R S

15. O F F I C E J E S U S
• Catch Phrase:
“Couldn’t have done it without me”
• The reason the business, team, etc
survives is because of them
• Don’t trust others to get it right
• Only they can save ”X”
• Believe they are worthy of adoration
and exultation

17. M A S S I V E D E B AT E R
A K A M R K N O W I T A L L
• Catch Phrase:
“Well that is a matter of opinion”
• Need to be right
• Their opinion must be heard
• Clearly they know something us
mere mortals can’t comprehend

19. T H E P O R C U P I N E
• Catch Phrase:
“F*@K OFF”
• Abrasive, Grumpy
• Easily threatened
• In need of a good hug (always)
• Nothing is good

21. S L I P P E RY S A M A K A
S L A C K E R S A M
• Catch Phrase:
“I had nothing to do with it.”
• Know what is happening on Reddit,
Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Ello,
etc.
• Always very busy…. Doing ????
• Overtime == Time to bugger off

23. W H I N G I N G
W I L L I A M
• Catch Phrase:
“I don’t know what is wrong with
these people, can’t they get X
right?”
• There is always something to
complain about.
• They will complain about this
presentation, pizza, beer, soft drinks,
something missing, etc.

24. I A M N O T I N T E N T I O N A L LY S I N G L I N G A N Y O N E
O U T ! A P O L O G I E S I F Y O U D O ; B U T Y O U R G U I LT,
I S Y O U R G U I LT Y C O N S C I E N C E W O R K I N G !
D I S C L A I M E R

25. W E A R E A L L O F F E N D E R S I N
VA RY I N G D E G R E E S
T H E A C T O R S

26. W H AT A B O U T M Y S E L F
- T O M C O W E L L
• Beside the Terrible Mustache
• Office Jesus
• The Porcupine
• Whinging William
• Massive Debater
• Let’s not leave off…
General pain the back-side

28. W H AT C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
E N A B L E A N D B U I L D T E A M
T H E Q U A L I T I E S

29. C O M M O N / S H A R E D
G O A L S & V I S I O N
• We all desire direction and focus to
our activities
• Working with the end in mind; aids
in building better results
• All team members need to sign up
to a shared vision
• We all need to be regularly
reminded of the vision

31. F R E E D O M &
U N D E R S TA N D I N G T O
M A K E M I S TA K E S
• Willingness to take on necessary risk
• Opportunity to learn and space for
people to grow
• Not a license to be sloppy, but a
license to grow

33. W I L L I N G N E S S T O
D I S C U S S , C O L L A B O R AT E
& S H A R E
• Communication is the key
• Misunderstanding is the enemy
• We all have insight, which should be
shared
• Generally there are not wrong
comments / answers, just different
perspectives

35. E N C O U R A G E G R O W T H
I N Y O U R S E L F & O T H E R S
• There are areas of growth in all of us,
lets graciously help each grow
• There are small victories we each
make, so lets celebrate them
• We are in it together! Even if we
can’t individually succeed, we can as
a group

37. Y O U R T E A M I S W H AT
Y O U M A K E O F I T
• You have a choice to build value in a
team
• You want it to be a more caring
team, then care
• You want it to try out new things,
then tinker
• You want to be able to make
success, then celebrate it

38. WE TROLLED PEOPLE
BEFORE IT WAS CALLED TROLLING

39. H O W D O S U C C E S S F U L
B U S I N E S S E S B U I L D T E A M S ?

40. W H AT A B O U T C O R E VA L U E S ?
• Client-focused Delivery
• Creativity
• Leadership
• Openness
• People Growth
• Relationships

41. W H AT O F C O R E VA L U E S ?
VA L U E I N T E N T I O N
C L I E N T- F O C U S E D
D E L I V E RY
Shared Goal
C R E AT I V I T Y Freedom To Make Mistakes
L E A D E R S H I P Your Team Is What You Make Of It
O P E N N E S S Willingness To Discuss, Collaborate & Share
P E O P L E G R O W T H Encourage Growth In Others & Yourself
R E L AT I O N S H I P S All Of The Above

42. C H A N G E I S N O T A LWAY S W I T H I N M Y P O W E R T O
E F F E C T, Y E T M Y P O W E R T O E F F E C T A C H A N G E
I N M Y AT T I T U D E I S A LWAY S W I T H I N M Y P O W E R
W H A T H A V E I L E A R N T ?

43. Y O U R T E A M I S W H AT Y O U C H O O S E I T
T O B E ; E M P O W E R E D B Y Y O U R C H A N G E
M I N D S E T

44. W H AT W E P U T I N T O O U R T E A M ( S ) I S
R E F L E C T E D I N W H AT W E G E T O U T
I N D I V I D U A L LY

45. R E A D B O O K S L I K E
T H E S E
7 Habits of Highly Effective Person
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Anniversary-
ebook/dp/B00GOZV3TM/ref=sr_1_1?
ie=UTF8&qid=1413320080&sr=8-1&keywords=7+habits+of+highly
+effective+people
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership/dp/
0787960756/ref=pd_sim_b_2?
ie=UTF8&refRID=0A5Q0N6MXF8DN631QGNY
MANGA VERSION
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Illustrated-
Leadership/dp/0470823380/ref=asap_B001ILFMB2_1_10?
s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413320734&sr=1-10
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leadership-Self-Deception-Getting-out-Box/
dp/0141030062/ref=sr_1_1?
s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413320641&sr=1-1&keywords=leadership+and
+self-deception+getting+out+of+the+box

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47. T H A N K Y O U
B E G R A C I O U S

48. ? ? ? ?
Q U E S T I O N S