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Working in Teams

Working in Teams. Objectives. Be able to define team structure Develop a team process Learn about team culture. Team Structure. What type of team? What is the purpose of the team? Who is the leader of the team?. Types of Teams. Work Teams Task Teams Management teams.

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Working in Teams

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  1. Working in Teams

  2. Objectives • Be able to define team structure • Develop a team process • Learn about team culture

  3. Team Structure • What type of team? • What is the purpose of the team? • Who is the leader of the team?

  4. Types of Teams • Work Teams • Task Teams • Management teams

  5. Team Structure • Team Size • Team Membership • Team Skills • Stability of the team

  6. Purpose of the Team • What is the purpose of the team? • Each member must understand • Team members interest

  7. Goals Once the team’s purpose is clarified, team members must set the goals the team wishes to accomplish!

  8. Performance Measures • In order to know how the team is performing, you have to have measures to gage progress • How to choose measures • Appropriateness of measures • Progress towards content goals • Progress towards process goals • Team member growth and development

  9. Leadership • If external, then old style command and control • Team needs to have ownership of their activities • Behaviors of the leader • Liaison • Resource provider • Counselor • Mentor • Teacher • Challenger

  10. Team Process Adjustment Cohesion Development Formation Reinforcement Definition Renewal Learning Transformation

  11. Formation • First meeting of the team • Define what they need to accomplish and how the team will operate • Develop measures for short and long term success • Having short term goals, reinvigorates • Long term is the ultimate purpose • Establish ground rules of operation

  12. Ground Rules • When and where the team meets • Substitutes allowed at meetings • Team records, what,who,how • Work expectations of members • Confidentiality • Participation…...

  13. Participation Conversation Continuum Closed Open Debate Discussion Dialogue Focus is on exploring and understanding ideas and people Focus is on defending and winning Focus in on persuading, prioritizing, and deciding

  14. Verbal Behaviors • What behaviors encourage effective participation • Set context • Ask questions of members • Use supportive statements • Seek out different perspectives • Share feelings

  15. Contributor Skills • Initiation - draw out information, clarify ideas • Energize - show enthusiasm, engage in team process, show commitment • Organize • Build relationships • Be flexible • Learn

  16. Adjustment • Revisions of the initial rules and goals • A reality check of what can be accomplished • Tensions usually come up here, must reach consensus, usually about personalities • Breakpoint comes when the team gets mired in discussions about what to do and who should do what...

  17. Development • Cohesion • Reinforcement

  18. Cohesion • Comes together as a team • High energy • High interest • Progress is made • Team is supportive • Develop relationships

  19. Reinforcement • Cohesion builds • Homogeneity builds • Team members are comfortable with each other • Start to be interested in self-preservation and self-perpetuation • Goals should be on creativity and exploration

  20. Renewal • Learning • Transformation

  21. Learning • Team learns new skills • Build relationships to accomplish task • Commitment and mutual accountability • Now, team may be confrontational over issues

  22. Transformation • Results are produced from team activities • Innovative • To sustain energy, must stress and press the team • Needs new challenges, new members, new tasks, new relationships or…...

  23. Team Culture Team Values Team Rituals Team Learning

  24. Team Values • Commitment to task and team members • Accountability Lead to trust between team members

  25. Team Rituals • How to add new members • How to provide information to new members • How a member exits • Work rituals • How the team celebrates!

  26. Team Learning • Continuous improvement process • How team resolves conflict • How the team handles diversity • Harness team creativity

  27. Let’s try building some teams!

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