Blue Print for Building an Effective Team

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Blue Print for Building an Effective Team

• Sheila Brown Child Nutrition
• Laura McDowell Coordinated School Health

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Characteristics of Effective Teams

• Clear Unity of Purpose
• Conscious of Operations
• Clear Goals
• Atmosphere Attitude Are Everything
• Communication is Key to Success
• Leadership is Fluid

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Unity of Purpose Conscious of Operations

• Team members agree on what they want to
  accomplish
• Make a commitment to achieve
• Agree on how the team will operate - mechanics,
  expectations, responsibilities, resources
• Open truthful communication
• Evaluates how well the team is doing in Achieving
  the Goal

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Clear Goals

• What is the mission, values and purpose?
• Why are we here and what do we want to
  accomplish?
• What are the small battles along the way to
  winning the big war?
• How does the team know when they are successful?

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Atmosphere Attitude Are Everything

• All Team Members Feel Comfortable in Expressing
  Ideas and Viewpoints
• Discussion is Pertinent to the Purpose
• Decisions Are Made with General Group Agreement /
  Consensus
• Everyone carries their own load Does their
  share of the work to accomplish the Goal
• Criticism is Positive and Productive

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Communication Is Key

• Every Idea is Open for Discussion
• No Negativism towards Ideas or Viewpoints
• SAFE ENVIRONMENT for discussion of all ideas
  and viewpoints
• Disagreement is Good and Productive
• Listening, Hearing and Understanding are the Key
  to REAL Communication

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Leadership is Fluid

• All effective teams require a leader.
• At different times different people are the most
  effective team leader.
• Issue is NOT Who is in Control?
• Issue IS How do we get the job done?
• At times the position of authority is not the
  most effective team leader.

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Effective Team Members..

• Understand, support and own the goals
• Put the teams goals before their own agenda
• Listens to all team members
• Views conflict as useful and necessary
• Trusts team members
• Respects differences and values diversity
• Strives for consensus
• Knows and uses the resources of the team

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Consensus Is

• A proposal, idea, solution or viewpoint that is
  acceptable enough that all members of the team
  can support it, live with it, buy into it AND NO
  member of the team opposes it.

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Consensus Is NOT.

• Unanimous vote
• Majority vote
• Everyone getting 100 of what they want

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Consensus Requires.

• Time
• ACTIVE Team Participants
• Skilled Communication by All team members
• Open minds and Creative thinking

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Skilled Communication Requires.

• Listening Learning, Active Listening
• Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Valuing People
• Embracing and Leveraging Diversity
• Facilitation, Coaching and Mentoring

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Tools for Successful Teams

• Project Planning / Problem Solving
• Conflict Management / Resolution
• Performance Assessment
• Dealing with Change
• Celebrating Success

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Phases of Team Development

• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing

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Forming

• Common purpose is not identified
• Members not well acquainted
• Resources within team not well identified
• Want to be told what to do.
• Team leader should empower and assist
• Ask open-ended questions
• Compliment and PRAISE

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Storming

• Sorting out period when members find their niche
  on the team
• Members are comfortable in expressing themselves
• May challenge authority and recommendations
• Conflict is normal

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Norming

• Team members draw upon cumulative experiences for
  problem solving and pulling together
• Team leader empowers members, creates trust,
  provides a vision, teachers decision making and
  conflict management skills
• Knowing and Using Your Resources

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Performing

• Team begins to produce results
• Leadership provided by members best suited for
  the tasks at hand.
• Members work together, manage conflict,
  contribute resources
• Team leader monitors supports skill
  development, conflict management trust building
• As tasks, members, etc. change team may repeat
  the cycle