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The 7 Habits

1. Be Proactive2. Begin with the End in Mind3. Put First Things First4. Seek First to Understand then to be Understood5. Think Win-Win6. Synergize7. Sharpen the Saw

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• “The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts” … S. Covey

Public Victory Evidence

SynergyThe whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Synergy takes place when two or more people produce more together than the sum of what they could have produced separately.

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Valuing Differences• The essence of synergy is valuing differences. Valuing

differences doesn’t imply that individuals approve of or agree with differences; however, it means that people respect differences and view them as opportunities for learning and discovering together what each could not discover alone.

At what level do you value differences?

REJECT

TOLERATE

ACCEPT

VALUE

ال تقبل بوجود اختالف وال تتعامل مع من ُيNخالفك

تتحمل وجوده على مضض وتتجنبه

ترضى بوجوده في دون تعاون معه

تNقِّدcر قيمته وتقبل التعاون معه

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Blocks To Synergy

األثرة واألنانيةاألثرة واألنانية الغرور والِكkبjرالغرور والِكkبjر

حب التسلط

حب التسلط

الخوفالخوف

القصور العلمي

القصور العلمي

سوء الفهم

سوء الفهم

سوء الظن

سوء الظن

اإلعجاب بالنفس

اإلعجاب بالنفس

تمني الفشل لآلخرُين

تمني الفشل لآلخرُين فساد

النية

فساد النية

الحسِّدالحسِّد

الحقِّدالحقِّد

التنافسالتنافسبالتعصبالتعص

حب الظهور

حب الظهور

نتعاون فيما بيننا فيما اتفقنا عليه ، وُيعذر ن�ا بعضا� فيما اختلفنا Nفيهبعض

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What Synergy Is & Is Not

Synergy Is Synergy Is Not

Results-Oriented A brainstorming free-for-all

Examining, exploring, seeking diverse

perspectives openly enough to complete or alter your

paradigm

Accepting other’s ideas as full truth

Cooperating Win-Lose competition

Having a mutually agreed-upon end in

mind

Group Think (Giving in to peer pressure)

Worth the effort Always easy

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Stages of Team Development• People operating in teams cannot be successful without

knowing how to operate as team members.• People need to know how to handle disagreements, how

to encourage debate, how to be creative & solve problems together.

• It takes time to develop a team, but time is a scarce resource.

• Development Stages: (Bruce W. Tuckman 1965)Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

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Team Development Stages – FORMING

Characteristics Team Building Focus

-Little work gets done

-Stress Factors present

-Serious topics avoided

-Cliques may form

-Hidden agendas

-Rules & expectation unclear

-Members are impatient

-Open Communication-Encourage

-Probe

-Give positive reinforcement

-Getting acquainted

-Ground Roles

-Charter

-Roadmap

-Verify commitment

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Team Development Stages – STORMING

Characteristics Team Building Focus

-Team is still building

-Goals may be unclear

-Differences in points of view & personal styles

-Power struggles

-Disagreements withholding support

-People may feel unproductive or frustrated

-Encourage multiple points of view

-Brainstorming

-Negotiate & Mediate-Win/Win

-Keep focus on vision

-Share leadership

-Be sensitive to needs-Active listening

-“I” Messages

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Team Development Stages – NORMING

Characteristics Team Building Focus

-Work begins in earnest

-Members committed

-Harmony is the norm

-Team is operating efficient & effective

-May have a “don’t rock the boat attitude”.

-Evaluate & narrow options

-Drive toward consensus

-Maintain work processes

-Develop new skills

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Team Development Stages – PERFORMING

Characteristics Team Building Focus

-Work output very high

-High trust / loyalty

-Members no more seek group approval

-Increased innovation & experimentation

-New members / loss of members problematic

-Disbanding may be strongly resisted

-Go with the flow

-Adapt processes

-Cultivate full participation

-Continued reinforcement

-Maintain clarity of purpose

-Adjust roles

-Anticipate need to transition

-Manage endings

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Team Development Stages – Summary

Forming

-Get Acquainted-Warmups

- Establish Basics

-Charter

-Roles

-Ground Rules

-Select Roadmap

-Check Commitment

Very Polite

Hidden resistance

Storming

-Encourage Multiple points of view

-Brainstorming

-Negotiate-Win-Win

- Active listening-Feedback

-“I” Messages

Debates Heat-up

Resistance shows

Norming

-Evaluate & reduce options

-Multi-voting

-Nominal group technique

-Cost benefit analysis

-Drive for consensus

Work Gets Done

Performing

-Break through organizational barriers

-Adapt processes

-Meeting formats

-Use of tools

-Manage transition

-Recognize & celebrate

Team Excels

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Effective Teamwork