Teamwork

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Teamwork leadership
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Emails

• You would like department funds for a ping pong
  tournament.
• Is this an effective email?
• To Alleman, James E CCE E
• From K. Louis Student
• Subject tuff
• hey jim! hows it going? i was talking with my
  freinds in ccee and we decided that you need to
  put up more cash 4 fun activities 4 us. what do u
  think? how about if i meet u at 3 on monday? id
  meet u on friday but the day before is thirsty
  thursday. lol!
• kls

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Teamwork motivation
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Advantages and disadvantages
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Example of a meeting
Several people agree to meet at 900 to write a
document. Two arrive at 930, and one doesnt
show up at all. One person takes some time to
tell another what happened at the last meeting.
At about 1000 the people start discussing new
items, though there is no set agenda. The people
discuss the title for 30 minutes, including 10
minutes on the font sizes. For about 45 minutes,
they brainstorm elements of the heart of their
document. They set another meeting for the next
day and adjourn without assigning tasks.
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Features of meetings
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Roles of team members

• Coordinator
• Prepares agenda and keeps everyone on task
• Ensures that everyone is involved
• Mediates conflicts
• Ensures all tasks are covered
• Contributes to the solution or writing

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Roles of team members

• Recorder
• Writes final solution of the homework
• Takes notes at meetings
• Sends email reminders
• Distributes notes and tasks
• Contributes to the solution or writing

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Roles of team members

• Checker
• Checks or proofreads the assignment
• Ensures that all members understand the
  solution
• Gives copies of returned homework to members
• Ensures all tasks are covered
• Contributes to the solution or writing

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Conflict resolution
The instructor for a class chooses Pat, Kelly,
and Terry to be a team. They talk briefly in
lecture and decide to meet Tuesday and Thursday
evenings at 8. At their first meeting, Pat and
Kelly show their attempts at the exercises on
Homework 1, but Terry has written very little and
says, I didnt know where to start. At the
second meeting, Pat and Kelly show their full
solutions of the problems, but Terry still has
very little and says, I still dont get it. The
pattern repeats for Homework 2.
What are the problems here? How can the
students address them?
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Conflict resolution
Lars, Thor, and Gunnar are a team. Lars and Thor
agree on their solutions, but Gunnar often does
not. He regularly insists that his solution is
better. The three students decide to submit two
solutions to the homeworkthe one by Lars and
Thor and the one by Gunnar.
What are the problems here? How can the
students address them?
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Conflict resolution
Mandy is upset that another team has Ryne, who is
a very good student. Mandy likes her teammates,
and her team functions well. However, she thinks
her grades could be higher if Ryne were on her
team.
What are the problems here? How can the
students address them?
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Leadership

• What makes an effective (or ineffective) leader?

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Laws of leadership

• The measure of leadership is ___________.
• People naturally follow leaders.
• __________ is the foundation of leadership.
• Leadership develops daily, not in a day.
• Only secure leaders ___________________.
• Leaders find a way for the team to win.

Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell