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Team Dynamics

Introductions

• Name

• Where you work & what you do

• What have your team experiences been like?

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Objectives Identify and describe the stages

of team development

Learn how to achieve team consensus

Understand the importance of “Trust” in a team

Learn characteristics of successful team members

Stages Consensus Trust Successful

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ACTIVITY Goal: Create 5 equal size squares

Assign “Judge” & “Observer”

Rules:

1. No communication

2. May not ask for a piece

3. May give piece(s) to specific team member

Stages Roles Challenges Successful

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Stages Consensus Trust Successful

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Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Adjourning

Forming:

• Direction is sought

• Limited participation

• Issues are discussed superficially

• Members question each other and leader

• Self-doubt about fitting in may be witnessed

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Setting Ground Rules:

Tasks – Expected activities and deliverables for the team.

Process – How the activities will be carried out.

Norms – Ways in which team members will interact with each other.

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Storming:

• Attempts made to gain influence

• Members realize power and with whom they will align

• Judging is going on

• Priority of issues may be challenged openly

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Norming:

• Members accept each other’s idiosyncrasies

• Members are more relaxed

• Group compares their results to other organization groups

• Less challenges on issues of priority

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Performing:

• Roles are clear

• Creative problem solving occurs

• Collaboration with others is important

• Outcomes, positive and negative, are reviewed, not challenged

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Adjourning:

• Recognize accomplishment

• Saying goodbye to team and members

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Stages Consensus Trust Successful

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Consensus :

Requires sharing

Requires negotiation

Results in commitment

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Stages Consensus Trust Successful

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To build trust:

Be open

Be trustworthy

Be present

Give credit

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Stages Consensus Trust Successful

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Team Members:

Committed to team philosophy & understand team goal

Understand responsibility

Initiate

Communicate

View disagreement as positive

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Questions?

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