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Optimist International 1

TEAM BUILDING

WELCOME!

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TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVES

Build and serve on high-performance, effective teams

Help meet our goals and objectives.

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WHAT WILL BE LEARNED

Dynamics and skills involvedHow to effectively communicateHow to define rolesHow to recognize and use helpful

behaviorHow to avoid and overcome destructive

behaviorSteps in team decision making and

problem solving

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WHAT IS A TEAM?

A group organized to work together.

A team is a group of individuals working together to solve a problem, meet an objective, or tackle an issue.

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SHORT HISTORY OF TEAM BUILDING

Mayo: confirmed relationship between human factors and productivity

Maslow: linked motivation and performance

Team relationships importantBusiness demonstrated effectiveness

of teams and refined structure and use

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WHY DO TEAMS WORK?

Whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Individuals bring a range of talents, knowledge, experience, contacts, etc.

Working together, a team can accomplish more

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INTANGIBLE BENEFITS

Sense of accomplishmentSelf-fulfillmentEsprit de corpsGet to know one anotherMore participation in

activitiesEnhance club/OI reputation

We know how to get things done for our kids!

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BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM

Get to know one anotherEstablish consensus as

to team’s purposeIdentify available

resourcesEstablish rules of

behavior

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ESTABLISH CONSENSUS FOR TEAM’S PURPOSE

Short term team: once achieved, team disbands

Long term team: on-going objective Establish specific objectives Establish its authority Reach consensus on expected results Establish a completion date

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IDENTIFY RESOURCES

What’s the budget?Special equipmentTime members can devote – get a

commitmentSpecial, relevant informationOther teams and/or individuals

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HELPFUL BEHAVIOR

Be optimisticBe on timeSupport one

anotherBe courteousBe open mindedBe honestParticipate

Be openListenStay on trackShare the workComplete your workPresent ideas,

comments clearlyBe prepared

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HARMFUL BEHAVIOR

Constantly criticalDominate/

monopolizeBe manipulativeBe judgmentalAct

bored/uninterestedDo unrelated things

Sub-conversationsSimply agree with

everythingAvoid decisionsGo off on tangentName-callingAttack

people/ideas

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COMMUNICATIONS

“to make known”“to have an

interchange, as of ideas”

“to express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood

Behaviors affect communications!

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RUNNING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

Keep each team member in the loopThank dominating members for their

contributions, but ask them to allow others to participate

Get all members to participateHelp members make their point

clearly

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Ways to Involve Team Members

Pass a batonAsk open-ended

questionsCall directly on non-

participantsAssign specific

tasksAsk for opinionRotate team roles

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Conflicts and Behavior

Individuals attacking personalities or ideas

Constant criticism of other points of viewDisplaying angerShowing contemptUnwilling to share the workloadNon participationGossip

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Handling Team Conflicts

Identify/recognize problems

Act quicklyFormal conflict

resolution an option

Team needs to reach consensus

Fire someone

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Providing Recognition

Recognize individual team members informally and continually

Also provide formal recognition for special accomplishments

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Making Team Meetings Fun!

Basic amenities for a comfortable meeting

Appropriate equipmentGood lighting and ventilationQuiet and place that avoids outside

distractionsRefreshmentsIcebreakers

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Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems

Gathering informationAnalyzing information

Generating and analyzing ideas

Examining solution alternatives

Making decisions and gaining consensus

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Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems

Generating and analyzing ideas

Examining solution alternatives

Making decisions and gaining consensus

Gathering informationAnalyzing information

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Solution Matrix

PossibleSolutions

CostHigh/Low

Ease ofImplemen-tation

SupportFromOther

CreatesNewProblems

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Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems

Gathering informationAnalyzing informationGenerating and

analyzing ideasExamining solution

alternatives

Making decisions and gaining consensus

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Summary

Importance of effective teams in solving problems A team is only as good as its members make it Every team member brings attributes Establish rules of behavior Maintain good communications Each member needs to participate Identify problems and resolve conflicts Recognition is important Make your meetings enjoyable Steps involved in making team decisions and solving

problems Ways to make decisions and gain consensus