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TM101 Provocative Thoughts About Teamwork A Getting - Acquainted Exercise
Use the following set of quotations on teamwork to make a deck of 3x5 cards. Hand a card randomly to each participant, and ask them to study it, looking at the quotation in terms of its personal meaning. Have each participant make a self introduction, including reading the quotation aloud and briefly discussing its personal meaning.
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TM102 Why Teams? "My research suggests that in capital-intensive, process-production business, like the chemical business, there are many advantages to having high levels of employee involvement. In these situations, traditional quality circles and problem-solving teams tend to be less effective than self-managing work teams." They allow employees to control quality directly, and these teams tend to reduce management transparency because they are partially self-managing." "Once employees begin to operate effectively… Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM103 A SPORTS MODEL FOR TEAMWORK If you are a manager, consider the following: Old-line hierarchical companies follow a football model of organization. Everyone lines up in a specific place under the direction of the quarterback. The quarterback is the only person responsible for... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
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5 WAYS TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER
What do the terms "synergism" and "teamwork" have in common? How about this: One definition describes both. The dictionary says when two or more substances combine, producing an effect they couldn't produce alone, that's synergism. That's also teamwork. Together, members of a team produce an effect that no single member could. Creating the synergistic team is not easy. Once people are designated to work together, there is no scientific formula to guarantee that synergism will result. When human beings are involved, personalities and feelings may stand in the way. To be a more effective team member: 1. LEAVE YOUR EGO BEHIND. The team project... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM105 "Three key roles in team leadership"
Leadership roles involve many skills, from being a good compromiser, to functioning as the group conscience by keeping discussion moving toward the common goal. At your next meeting, try one or more of these techniques: Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM106 Are teams really effective? One of the most common examples of team effectiveness can be seen on a cool day in the fall. As you look up into the sky, you can see a flock of geese embarking on their southern sojourn. The "V" formation that they fly in as a group actually benefits each individual bird. As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the bird immediately behind it. By flying in a "V" formation, the entire flock can fly 71% farther than... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM107 Improving Team Performance Your team can’t improve until you know exactly what needs improving. Identify current problems and create a bank of ideas to solve them by asking team members to complete statements such as: Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM108 Employee Development In Flat Organizations In team-based organizations, opportunities for promotion come rarely, so how do you provide opportunities for team members to grow and develop? Follow these suggestions: • Enrich the job. Increase the variety of team members’ tasks, and give them more control over their work. Suggestion: Look both horizontally – team members can learn to operate more pieces of equipment – and vertically – they can take on more "management" tasks, such as ... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
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f the people on your team don’t feel like they’re getting results, they’ll lose their motivation. So when your team accomplishes a task or a goal, let people know about it. Suggestion: Project recaps provide the vital finishing touch to any team effort. A project recap should answer the following questions: 1. What was the original project goal? To pave six miles of cracked interstate highway. 2. What made it difficult and/or important? Unseasonably hot... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
T110 Comparing the traditional management controlled module to the team powered high performing teams. Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM111 Teamwork------------------------------------------------ Avoid nagging, get cooperation To spur co-workers to cooperate without nagging them: • Be direct. If you want something done, ask. Co-workers can resist hints and innuendoes. • Ban blaming. Finding fault can prevent both sides from seeking another way to solve a problem. If you’re blamed, let it slide and say "Let’s look at the facts." Last resort: Get an outside party to help. • Stay focused. Don’t generalize by saying... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM112 Identifying Potential Team Leaders As a team leader, you are the most important source for identifying potential team leaders in your company. This list shows some of the things you should remember as you evaluate your team members:
TM113 How To Be A Better Team Contributor More and more often, employees are expected to contribute to the performance and success of their work teams. While it sounds great on paper, it isn't all that easy to work in a team, since often team members are different in style, attitude, commitment and work ethic. If you are a work team member, supervise, manage or lead a team, take a good look at these tips and hints which will make it easier for team members to contribute more productively to their teams, and decrease friction among team members. Stop The Blaming Cycle Often teams get bogged down in... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM114 Word Count: 154 Foster customer service teamwork Although telephone work is a one-on-one technique, customer service should be a team effort. Follow these tips to make it work: 1. Switch reps when chemistry doesn't work. Some customers seem to give particular reps an especially stressful time. Relieve this tension by offering to handle calls from those particular customers. You may fare better. By the same token, reps should be willing to hand off these... Members can read this entire article by clicking here TM115 Word Count: 620 Different Talents Create Powerful Teamwork
Our workplace has become a perpetually changing environment fueled by flexible teamwork. People are called upon to participate in teams to repeatedly rethink, restructure, reinvent, and redeploy business resources. The changing times in which we live require talented individuals skilled at working in teams. Teams are enriched with individuals who offer a wide spectrum of talents in areas such as behaviors and motivators – that is a given. Or is it? After closer observation of teamwork in your organization, you may find a number of team members who are merely tolerating their counterparts due to... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
L158 / TM116 / SP123 Word Count: 1184 Developing A High-Performance Culture? In the early 1960s, President John F. Kennedy stated that he wanted to send a man to the moon and bring him back safely by the end of the decade; a pretty lofty goal. Senator George Smathers from Florida agreed with the “lofty goal” part. So, before voting to secure funds for the initiative, he wanted to make sure he made the right decision. He visited Cape Canaveral to do a bit of detective work on his own. After much time, observation, questioning and exploration he still had not made a decision. At the end of the day he saw a worker cleaning up and asked what her job was. Her reply was simple, “I’m part of a team that’s going to send a man to the moon and bring him back safely by the end of the decade.” Decision made! This is an example of strategic alignment at its best. Everyone knows the organization’s charge, and all of the stars are in alignment (strategic intention: systems, processes, leadership, management, expectations, authority, responsibility, individual empowerment and supportive behavior). But what happens when the stars are misaligned; when the systems and departments are out of sync? What happens when a department exists for the good of itself and individuals behave selfishly rather than for the greater customer and organizational good? The simple fact is that the more an organization’s systems and processes are aligned with its strategic intention—and all of the employees support this alignment behaviorally—the greater the opportunity for success. In fact, if the plan is sound, it’s almost impossible to fail no matter how ambitious the organization or that plan is—even if that includes sending a man to the moon. Organizations are complex entities. Effective leadership calls for ... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM117 Word Count: 775 Teambuilding Events Don’t Work Have you ever attended a teambuilding event only to return to work and encounter the same team issues that existed prior to the event? So, why didn’t the experience and bonding from the event stick? Why did it have an impact while you were there but little or no residual effect? Were the participants not committed? Were the event activities lackluster? Was it just "too little, too late" for your team? The answer to all of these could be ‘yes.’ More likely, though, it's because teambuilding events don't work. Now, don’t get me wrong. I think teambuilding events are great and can be a powerful step towards greater team effectiveness. They are not, however, a silver bullet or magic solution. Building a team is a process not an event. Are you looking for a one-day silver bullet or are you willing to look deeper at long-term solutions for the challenges your team is facing? If the latter is true, then keep reading. When I get requests to facilitate a teambuilding event, I begin the process by asking questions. Here are some questions you can ask yourself to begin the process of teambuilding. · What do the words "teambuilding" and "teamwork" mean to you and in your organization? Teamwork is one of those innocuous terms that mean very different things to different people. Sometimes performance management issues are confused with a general lack of teamwork and teambuilding will not usually help you solve individual performance management issues. · What are the ... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
TM118 Word Count: 247 Which is the Bigger Asset? People or Teams Why You Should Re-Consider the Importance of Teams Many will agree that people are the most important asset of an organization. More importantly, however, is how well those people work together to accomplish the common goal. Whether a company has thousands of people working in various locations worldwide or just a handful working in one small office, teamwork is vital to success. So, how can you ensure that your teams are performing at their fullest potential? How do people contribute to the team differently? Have you built effective teams? To begin answering these questions, you must learn how to really understand each member of the team to identify their work style and how it compares to others in the group. You also need to look at the inherent strengths that each person brings to the table. Not their expertise or their background, but those things they seem to be good at just because that is who they are. Once you understand the team members, you can ... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
H177 & TM119 Word Count: 568 Hiring a Team of High Achievers is No Easy Feat Companies are constantly vying for “top talent,” those candidates who possess the ability and skills needed to make them more productive and more profitable. What companies often fail to consider, though, is that talent is just half of the equation. Yes, that’s right—talent is not enough. In fact, according to author and leadership guru John Maxwell, talent is never enough. (That, incidentally, is the title of his book on the subject.) The other half of the equation is the person’s desire, or whether or not they have the drive to be a high achiever. If they don’t have that desire or that drive, talent is only going to take them—and the company—so far. They’re not going to reach their full potential as an employee. As a result, striving to hire “top talent” is a bit of a misnomer. At the very least, there should be a disclaimer attached to that statement. Rather, companies should search for “high-achieving top talent,” since those are the types of employees who are more likely to reach their potential and push the company to new heights of achievement. So . . . how do you find these employees? It’s often ... Members can read this entire article by clicking here
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