Three simple Principles for managing successful robotics teams'

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• Three simple Principles for managing successful
  robotics teams.

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• Passion
• Planning
• Perseverance

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• Passion
• In any success story you can think of, there is
  a beginning, a middle and an end.
• There is a problem to be solved, and a burning
  desire to solve it. A successful team needs to
  have passion.

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• Planning
• You dont go on a trip to a new location without
  a map, you cant reach success without a Plan.
• But. Sometimes there are .
• Problems!

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• Planning ? Problems!
• There are always bumps in the road. Detours,
  roadblocks, etc. If you can hold on to your
  passion, plan well and keep trying you will .
• Persevere.

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• Perseverance
• There is a difference between persistence and
  perseverance.
• Persistence PEST
• Perseverance PRESERVE

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• Perseverance
• Why can a squirrel always get the bird seed?
  It isnt because their brilliant. They simply
  wont quit.

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• George Patton a successful individual
• Passion I love it so.
• Planning Rommel, you I read your book.
• Perseverance He didnt quit, even after being
  humiliated.

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• Lets look at the dynamics of a successful team
  to see how the three Ps can work

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• In a team different members can contribute
• Denkman - passion
• Igon - planning
• Ray - subsequently is the perseverer
• Denkman needs to convince the others of his
  vision. Once the passion has put the plan in
  motion, the team will keep at it despite initial
  problems until they are successful.

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• In 1999 Foothill HS in East San Jose began
  participating in FIRST robotics.

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• Despite disadvataged backgrounds, we had a good
  first season, but finished 198 out of 212 teams
  at the Nationals. In 2000, things were different.

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Planning details are important.
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Planning passion ownership.
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