Leading Effective Teams Chris Greenland. Key themes Holding to account Making a positive impact Working together Fulfilling our vision.

Leading Effective Teams

Chris Greenland

Key themes

Holding to account Making a positive impact Working together Fulfilling our vision

On the bus

Where are we going?

Confront the brutal facts

Our culture

Shared goals : we know where we are going Responsibility for success: we must succeed Collegiality: we are in this together Continuous improvement: we can get better Lifelong learning: learning is for everyone Risk taking: we learning by trying something new Support: there is always someone there to help Mutual respect: everyone has something to offer Openness: we can discuss our differences Celebration and humour: we feel good about

ourselves

How will we get there?

How will we work together productively?

How do we need to behave in order to get the most from our meetings?

Teams

A group of people working together on the basis of:• Shared perceptions• Common purpose• Agreed procedures• Commitment • Cooperation• Resolving disagreement by open discussion

L.Ball: Managing Teams in Secondary Schools

Sound Inter-group relations Balanced roles Clear objectives Openness and confrontation Support and trust Co-operation and conflict Sound procedures Appropriate leadership Regular review Individual development Good communications

An effective leadership team....

Models best practice for the rest of the school

Maximizes leadership and management effectiveness of the team members

Demonstrates the school's commitment to the development of every individual

Models effective learning

Effective teaching teams:evidence from research

collaborate and share a strong vision for their work

are well organised in terms of assessment, record keeping

employ good resource management have efficient systems for monitoring and

evaluating pupil progress structured and regular feedback operate very clear teaching routines and practices

within lessons are centrally concerned with teaching and learning

Mutual support and coaching

Constructive Challenge

Effectiveness in breakdown

Alignment

Accomplishment

Decisive coordinated action

Accountability and responsibility

Innovation and originality

Nine features of effective team working: how do you rate your team?

Team Commitment

The steps to an effective team

1. Choose team members who are diverse in their skills and styles.

A good team needs a range: analysers, doers, researchers, innovators

2. Agree objectives and strategies with the team. Without understanding what is expected of them, even the best team will not deliver.

3. Set the climate; establish ‘norms’ that create an open culture

4. Devise an effective way of evaluating the team's efforts and rewarding the members.

Feelings not dealt withWorkplace is for workEstablished line prevailsNo rocking the boatPoor listeningWeaknesses covered upUnclear objectivesLow improvementBureaucracyBoss takes most decisions

ExperimentationRisky issues debatedWider options consideredPersonal feelings raisedIncreased listening

ExperimentationConsolidationFlexibilityAppropriate leadershipMaximum use of energyPrinciples consideredNeeds of individuals metDevelopment a priorityExperimentation, plus methodical workingAgreed proceduresEstablished ground rules

Undeveloped team

Experimenting team

Mature team

Consolidating team

midnight

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noon

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Evaluation: Team review

How has the team worked? What has been our impact on:

The children Each other The whole school? Wider stakeholder groups

What has worked well? Where could we be even better? How will we build on our strengths and develop those areas

where we could improve?