Collaboration Through Team Building Cindy Brewer,

Collaboration Through Team Building Cindy Brewer, Consultant Organization & Career Development Thanks: Denny McElhoe, Senior Training Specialist A Module of Purdue University’s LeadingEdge Program

Collaboration Through Team Building Session Objectives: Identify and understand teams and how they function. Demonstrate the skills necessary for the development of an effective team. 2

Collaboration Through Team Building Survival Run Video Exercise – while watching the video write down the “team” behaviors and characteristics that you observe. 3

Collaboration Through Team Building The Most Effective Teams: Share information openly Participate in the team’s task Encourage each other Use all of the team’s resources 4

Collaboration Through Team Building Activity : Complete the Self-Awareness Assessment. Decide whether each of the statements is true (T) or false (F) or if you are uncertain (?). Place your check in the appropriate column to the right of each statement. 5

Collaboration Through Team Building When groups are formed into teams: Roles and interactions are not established. Some members may observe as they attempt to determine what’s expected of them. Others engage the team process immediately. As members learn their roles they find ways to work together and learn about team issues. These processes occur in 4 stages. 6

Collaboration Through Team Building Stage One - Forming Period in which members are often guarded in their interactions because they’re not sure what to expect from other team members. This is also the period in which members form opinions of their teammates. During this stage, productivity is low. 7

Collaboration Through Team Building Forming – Enhance Team Development by: Share responsibility Encourage open dialogue Provide structure Direct team issues Develop a climate of trust and respect. 8

Collaboration Through Team Building Stage two - Storming Characterized by competition and strained relationships among team members. There are various degrees of conflict dealing with issues of power, leadership and decision- making. This is the most critical stage for the team. 9

Collaboration Through Team Building Storming - Enhance Team Development by: Joint problem solving. Norms for different points of view. Decision-making procedures. Encourage two-way communication. Support collaborative team efforts. 10

Collaboration Through Team Building Stage three -Norming Characterized by cohesiveness among members. In this phase, members realize their commonalities and learn to appreciate their differences. Functional relationships are developed resulting in the evolution of trust among members. 11

Collaboration Through Team Building Norming - Enhance Team Development by: Communicate frequently and openly about concerns. Encourage members to manage the team process. Give positive and constructive feedback. Support consensus decision-making efforts. Delegate to team members as much as possible. 12

Collaboration Through Team Building Stage four -Performing The team now possesses the capability to define tasks, work through relationships, and manage team conflicts by themselves. Communication is open and supportive. Members interact with without fear of rejection. Leadership is participative and shared. Different viewpoints and information is shared openly. Conflict is now viewed as a catalyst that generates creativity in the problem-solving process. 13

Collaboration Through Team Building Performing - Enhance Team Development by: Offer feedback when requested. Support new ideas and ways for achieving outcomes. Encourage ongoing self-assessment. Develop team members to their fullest potential. Look for ways to increase the team’s capacity. 14

Collaboration Through Team Building REMEMBER!!! Any change in the composition of the team or its leadership will return the team to the forming stage. 15

Collaboration Through Team Building The most effective teams arrive at decisions through consensus by following a rational process that includes: Identifying the issue. Setting a specific objective. Gathering and analyzing the facts. Developing alternatives. Evaluating the alternatives. Deciding and acting. 16

Collaboration Through Team Building In addition to the problem solving process, teams must also engage in interpersonal interaction. Decisions are made and objectives are achieved not only by effectively following the problem solving process, but also to the extent that team members share information in an open, candid, honest, and trustful manner. 17

Collaboration Through Team Building Activity: “Hurricane Disaster” - problem solving and team building exercise. 18

Collaboration Through Team Building Problem Solving Process Identifying the issue. Setting a specific objective. Gathering and analyzing the facts. Developing alternatives. Evaluating the alternatives. Deciding and acting. 19

Collaboration Through Team Building “Hurricane Disaster” Activity - Five essential strategies: 1. Issue an evacuation order and ensure it is communicated throughout the entire community using all available resources. 2. Order that all designated emergency shelters be opened and manned. 3. Instruct all public safety units to aid in an orderly evacuation and in assisting those who cannot be evacuated to be transported to the designated emergency shelters. 20

Collaboration Through Team Building “Hurricane Disaster Activity” - Five essential strategies: 4. Arrange for controlled access to evacuated areas and prepare to prevent looting. 5. Plan for the return of the evacuees after the hurricane danger is over: including shelter and relocation, damage assessment, and recovery operations. 21

Collaboration Through Team Building In Review: Differences between groups and teams. 4 Stages of team development and ways to enhance team development. Team problem solving process. Experienced the team building and problem solving processes. 22

Collaboration Through Team Building Cindy Brewer, Consultant Organization & Career Development A Module of Purdue University’s LeadingEdge Program