Team Building: Creating Effective Teams
Dr. John Persico 612-310-3803
Agenda:• Welcome
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction of the participants
• Team Definitions
• Team Selection Processes
• Characteristics of High Functioning Teams
• Overview of Consensus
• Behaviors in Effective Teams
• Team Development Wheel
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Agenda:
• Team Building Activity – The Robbery
• Five Dysfunctions of Teams
• Team Assessment/Discussion
• Making Team Decisions
• Team Leadership
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Activity: The Sinking Ship
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Welcome
Describe the best team you ever worked on
•What made it a good team
•What did your team accomplish
•What did you learn from your experience
•How could you replicate that team
Introduction of Participants
• Who are you?
• Why are you here?
• What are you most proud of in your educational career to date?
• Tell about a time you lost a job.
• What would you like to take away from this two day session?
Learning Objectives• Participants will learn the definitions of teams
• Participants will understand the purpose and types of teams
• Participants will familiarize themselves with ideal skills associated with successful teams
• Participants will learn the characteristics and behaviors of high functioning teams
• Participants will identify the different roles within teams
• Participants will be able to identify several types of teams
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Learning Objectives
• Participants will learn team groundrules and team values
• Participants will be able to describe the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Participants will overview the four stages of team development
• Participants will understand the team charter process
• Participants will participate in several teambuilding activities
• Participants will learn the value of team longevity and team closure
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Promote Lifelong Learning
You can develop lifelong learning traits:
• By showing curiosity about human nature and how
the world works.
• By seeking and valuing diversity.
• By persisting in seeking out new solutions.
• By using your unique talents and intelligence to promote positive change.
• By learning and applying technology tools to solve problems.
Show Respect
• Value yourself. Be honest and ethical, and practice strong moral values.
• Treat all members of the school community with politeness and respect.
• Honor the ideas and opinions of others.
• Offer to help.
• Be responsible for keeping an open mind.
Policies
• Ask questions at any time.
• Listen to all ideas and opinions.
• Leave for restroom when needed.
• Please be back from lunch and breaks on time.
• Let us know if the day is not working for you.
“Teambuilding is a set of activities whereby members of a work team 1) begin to understand more thoroughly the nature of group dynamics and effective teamwork, particularly the interrelationship of process and content (task) and, 2) learn to apply certain principles and skills of group process toward greater team effectiveness.”
-William Burke
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Team Definit ions
• Team Two or more members Specific performance objective Coordination of activity amongst members is a
must Mutually Accountable
• Pseudo-Team Same as a Team Lacks collective focus Does not perform together, rather individually Individual Accountability
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Definit ions, Cont.
• Working Group No joint performance required Mutual Accountability not expected Organization driven work group
EXAMPLES:
Team: Minnesota Vikings
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pseudo-Team: Real Estate Office
Working Group: School Department
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Team Selection
“Teamwork: simply stated, it is less me and more we.”
Team Skills List:
•Project Management
•Collaboration
•Communication
•Creativity
•Detail
•Team Leadership
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It doesn’t take a team to change a light-bulb
-Unknown• The Purpose of Teams
Creativity InnovationSynergyStrategic Thinking
Problem Solving
Decision Making
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Team Selection MatrixSkill Name Name Name Name Name Name
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Characteristics of High Functioning Teams1) A Clear, Elevating Goal
2) Results-Driven Structure
3) Competent Team Members
4) Unified Commitment
5) Collaborative Climate
6) Shared Standards of Excellence
7) External Support and Recognition
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Behaviors of Effective Teams
Members listen intently(to ensure understanding)
Work at understanding what others are saying
Ask others to repeat and clarify Paraphrase what is heard and ask if it is
heard correctly
Members say things clearly (respectful dialogue to ensure understanding)
• Elaborate/give illustrations• Ask listener to paraphrase what s/he has
heard• Repeat/restate statements to ensure
increased correct input reception• Ask for confirmation as to whether the other
heard correctly
Members are open to share feelings and ideas (deeper understanding)
• Discuss own strengths and weaknesses• Let non-verbal expressions reveal joy,
boredom, anger, sorrow, etc.
Members listen to and are open to other’s ideas
• Seek/accept help from others• Ask others to be sincere and honest and
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Behaviors, Cont. Members’ feedback to others
• Share views of others with them• Check/seek awareness of whether others are
ready to receive their views• Feedback to others when they have been
helpful
Members contribute to team’s awareness of itself
• Call attention to what is happening in group• Invite others to give feelings and perceptions
of what is happening in group
Members contribute to problem definition and root cause identification
• Suggest ways of diagnosing/identifying what helps/hinders in team problem identification
• Aid team productivity by offering alternative ways of reaching group goals
Members keep alert to ways in which they can support others in the team
• From time to time take on various roles and functions to increase team maintenance
Members act in the team by using a diagnostic approach
• Use ability to understand why things happen
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“The strength of the team is each individual member...the strength of each member is the team.”-Phil Jackson
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Team Development Wheel
Joiner 21
• Team Groundrules-overview listHave teams you have worked on started
with groundrules?
• Team Values-overview listHow are values useful when putting
together/chartering a new team?
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Activity: The Robbery
OBJECTIVE:To provide a participatory learning exercise demonstrating the value of consensus decision making
SYNOPSIS:
A businessman had just turned off the lights in the store when a man appeared and demanded money. The owner opened a cash register. The contents of the cash register were scooped up and the man sped away. A member of the police force was notified promptly.
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The Robbery: Answers
1. ?
2. ?
3. False
4. ?
5. ?
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Answers, Cont.
6. True
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?25
Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Dysfunction #1: Absence of Trust
Dysfunction #2: Fear of Conflict
Dysfunction #3: Lack of commitment
Dysfunction #4: Avoidance of accountability
Dysfunction #5: Inattention to results
Lencioni, 200226
Team AssessmentTrust
Complete Lack of Trust-------------------------------------------------------High Level of Trust
Conflict
Avoidance of Conflict----------------------------------------------------Conflicts Managed Well
Commitment
No Commitment to Team-----------------------------------------------------Total Commitment
Accountability
No Accountability---------------------------------------------------------------High Accountability
Focus on Results
Inattention To Results-------------------------------------------------------------Results-focused
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Discussion Questions
• What is working well in your team?
• What needs improvement?
• How can you make the changes needed?
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Making Team Decisions
• Types of Decisions
Minority
Majority
Unanimous
Consensus
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Consensus• Consensus is
Finding a proposal acceptable enough that all members can support it, and no one opposes it
• Consensus is NOT A unanimous vote A majority vote Everyone totally satisfied
• Consensus requires TIME ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
• The involvement, either by an individual or a group of individuals, in their own governance or other activities, with the purpose of exerting influence
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Team Leadership
Exhibit 10-1. Factors in Team Leadership
Team Leader
External Factors Internal Factors
Purpose
Balance of Authority
Individual Performance
Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution
Team Spirit
Team Focus on External
Relationships (critical others)
Team Performance
Team Image
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Team Leadership Definit ions
• External Factors
Team Performance
Team image
• Internal Factors
Balance of authority
• Directive
• Consultative
• Collaborative
• Delegative32
TL Definit ions, Cont.
• Individual Performance
• Problem solving and conflict resolution
• Team spirit
• Trust
Contractual Trust
Communications Trust
Competence Trust
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Defined Roles and Responsibil i t ies• Sponsor
• Team Leader
• Team Member
• Facilitator
• Recorder
• External Facilitator (when needed)
• Subject Matter Expert (when needed)
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Activity: The Sinking Ship
OBJECTIVE:The objectives for this lesson are to discuss the value of building commitment and synergy and to review some activities that build teams
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Sinking Ship: Discussion
1. Who emerged as the leader(s)? How did the leaders
feel about their role? How satisfied were the other
group members with their leadership?
2. What role did you play in this survival activity?
3. What helped and what hindered success or failure of
this task?
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Team Longevity
The two major team distinctions are:
•Natural Work Team
•Project Team
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Team Longevity, Cont.
• Teams may work together indefinitely as a unit within the larger organization or come together to collaborate on a specific project.
• Team “Endings”
Closure
Celebration
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New Team Charter:
• Groundrules
• Vision
• Mission
• Goals
• Implementation Plan
• Resources Needed
• People/Skills Needed
• Status Updates
• Recognition and Celebration
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Wrap-Up and Evaluation
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