October 31st, 2010
Characteristics of Effective Teams and Teamwork:
Have you ever been a member of a team before? Perhaps it was a work team or a sports team or even Scouts or the military. Was the team performing optimally? Was it a smooth running team? Or, maybe the team you were part of was totally dysfunctional.
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October 29th, 2010
Discussing and listing what created success, and then when I asked “If we were to go through this challenge again what would you as a group and individuals continue to do to be successful?” they had counter-examples to utilize.
Going negative to highlight and create a comparison tool for the solutions is just what is needed.
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October 28th, 2010
I realized today that sometimes I get wrapped up in trying to prove that team building activities are more than fun. While arguing the learning, the fun can be removed from the initiative. It is alright to have fun!
It is acceptable and effective to have fun at work and training.
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October 27th, 2010
Interaction between team members and sharing of skill sets reinforces positive beliefs and knowledge we have about ourselves and other people. Too often teams NEVER share and discuss the good skills and talents they posses. Hard Skill, Soft Skill – provides people with the opportunity to recognize and be recognized in their skill sets and talents.
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October 27th, 2010
Trust happens on purpose within teams…it is not an accidental property. People join organizations wanting to be trusted and trust that the team they are on + the leader they are accountable too is;
Competent
Accountable
Honest
Aligned with their skills, values and perceptions.
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