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Spring 2019
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Growing Together:
How To Get Your Team In High Gear
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Growing Together
John Regula
SVP/CIOWoods
Nick Dell
IT ManagerMidway Products Group
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Leader Story TellingEffective Tools for getting to the
point
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nce upon a time in
a land far, far away..
There lived an OGRE
that worked as a CIO
for a non-profit
Behavioral health
organization….
His Quest was harder
than rescuing a princess
from the tallest tower….
He had to unite affiliate
IT departments to
boldly go where no one
has gone
before…(wait, wrong movie)
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The Quest (Chapter 1: Barriers)
• 1st back office collaboration project
• 5.6 desperate IT/IS organizations
• Loosely defined management structure
• Competing priorities
• Team’s mission unclear
• Team members ‘too’ busy
• Team appoints based on
position, not talents
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The Quest (Chapter 2: Baby Steps)
• Find areas in common (We hate end users)
• Quick win projects (video conferencing)
• Infrastructure survey
• Pilot projects of larger initiatives
• Identify stakeholders
• Attend Conference as a team
Follow-up:
What’s missing from this list?
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The Quest (Chapter 3: Lessons Learned)
• Time, Time, Time is not always on your side
• Building teams is not an add water, stir process
• There is a science behind the art of building teams
• Hope, Compassion, Truth, and Stability
• FUNctional and FUNdementals start with FUN for a reason
• Biggest challenge with your team might be beyond your control
• Use of a facilitator during dream & design sessions helpful
• And they lived happily ever after … rarely describes even the best functioning teams.
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The Prequel – 3 Years before now
• IT 30 Years of direction driven by the business
• IT Leader that did not want to lead
• No IT Management change!
Operation Network Manager of 25 years applied to be the IT Leader
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What should I do!
• Get rid of the manager not setting the example?
• What to do with over paid employees not adding value?
• Employees not communicating and everyone seems to be silos!
• Employees doing what they want and when they want!
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Restructure this!!
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Balanced Structure
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Manager not in touch with his team and cannot get things done
Took to long to make decisions
Too much to manage
Managed from behind
a desk
Always wanted it
his work perfect, so
it was never done
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Work in progress
• Reduced team to manageable size
• Stand up meeting to help them make
decisions – 2 to 3 times a week
• Show them and don’t expect they should know
• Get them out from behind the desk and phone
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• Find the right position and role for your people
• 1 on 1 meeting
• Adjust team to manageable size
• Create team building around work items!
• Show and lead
Spring 2019
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Questions?
Stay tuned for the Myth or Reality the Game
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Myth or Reality
There is no “I” in team
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Myth vs RealityMythThere is no “I” in team
RealityYour team is made up of “I”s.
Each with their own talents, strengths, biases, and agendas.
Never ignore the individual when creating a team.
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Myth or Reality
Silence means acceptance
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Myth vs Reality
Silence means acceptance
RealitySilence is Silence.
If your team does not speak up or openly object to your suggestion or direction, do not assume that they are all on board.
Myth
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Myth or Reality
Your team will be truthful
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Myth vs RealityMythThey will always use words. Many times, your team will tell you what they think you want to hear. Be Cautious.
Verify words with actions
They will, however, be truthful if you pick up all the clues.
RealityYour team will be truthful
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Myth or Reality
You will hear what your team is saying
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Myth vs RealityMythYou hear what your team is saying
RealityYou, like your team members, have a bias and a filter that interprets the team’s dialogue. Do not be afraid to ask for clarification and follow-up to discussions. Better yet, seek the advice of another team member to double-check that you are hearing the conversion correctly.
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Myth or Reality
Everyone is right for every role
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Myth vs RealityMythEveryone is right for every role
RealityEveryone has individual strengths and weaknesses. To build team, you need to spend time identifying and using (and celebrating!) each person’s uniqueness. You do not want to place a person with excellent execution skills and zero relationship skills in charge of your public relations campaign.
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Myth or Reality
Meetings are held to make collaborative decisions
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Myth vs RealityMythDecisions are only made at the meeting…
Hallway conversations are just as, or perhaps more, important than those inside the meeting room.
RealityMeetings are held to make collaborative decisions.
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Myth or Reality
Team performance is more important than individual
performance
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Myth vs RealityMythTeam performance is more important than individual performance
RealityIndividual performance should and must be celebrated. People aspire to be recognized for their contribution and it inspires others to up their game as well.
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Myth or RealityThe team is only as strong as the
weakest link
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Myth vs RealityMythThe team is only as strong as the weakest link
RealityBe careful. Teams have a way of working around, thru and alongside “Weakest links” for years. This occurs oftentimes without noticing the “weak link.” The team leader needs to evaluate team and individual performance.
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Myth or RealityIf a team is
underperforming, it maybe time to
change team members
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Myth vs RealityMythDo not be too quick to criticize the team. The root cause might be a failed (or failing) policy, procedure, or process. This might be imposed by the organization onto the team or might be something the team can work on repairing with current membership.
RealityIf a team is underperforming, it maybe time to change team members.
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Myth or RealityThe team only needs to build relationships
with each other
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Myth vs RealityMythThe team only needs to build relationships with each other.
RealityPeople need to have many relationships - internal and external – to work. In fact, to succeed, team members need to build work relationships outside the team to promote the team to the broader company.
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Myth or Reality
Teambuilding happens best during the official
teambuilding retreat
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Myth vs RealityMythTeam building happens best during the official team building retreat.
RealityTeam building topics are discussed during that (obligatory) retreat. The real team building happens continually throughout the team’s existence. (… and NOT necessarily *always* during working hours…)
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Myth or Reality
As team leader, you are accepted
by the team
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Myth vs RealityMythAs team leader, you are accepted by the team.
RealityTo be accepted, you need to recognize that your team is looking for you to provide four things: hope, compassion, truth, and stability. If you bring those into your team, then you will be recognized as a team leader.
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QuestionsThank you for playing our game!!
How did you do
Any follow-up or questions before we go?
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