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Working in Groups. Building Connections: Community Leadership Program. Becoming a Team Player. “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” -- John C. Maxwell. Today’s Objectives. To analyze what it takes to be a good team member - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Working in GroupsBecoming a Team Player
Building Connections:Community Leadership Program
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• “Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”-- John C. Maxwell
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Today’s Objectives
1. To analyze what it takes to be a good team member
2. To identify various ways group members contribute
3. To evaluate different forms of groups or teams
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What are characteristics youlook for in a team member?
• Work in small groups to come up with a list of 5 characteristics
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• Are these characteristics realistic, or easy to find?
• What makes these characteristics more important than others?
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• Technical skills/abilities– Minimal
requirement– Knowledge, skills
and abilities related to team objective
– Must know to be able to do well
• Personal characteristics– Qualities, skills
and abilities necessary for issue resolution
– Allow people to function as a team
Two Types of Competencies
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• Intellectual ability• Results
orientation• Interpersonal
skills• Team orientation
• Planning and organizing
• Maturity• Presence
7 Predictors of a Successful Team Member
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• Benefits of team member roles
• Types of team member roles
• Characteristics of team member roles
Fitting in Naturally
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• Increased involvement when natural roles are used
• Proactive in identifying where conflict may occur
• Use as a framework in discussing group processes
• Gain insight into group issues
Benefits
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1. Task roles
2. Maintenance roles
3. Individual roles
Diagnosing Group Member Roles
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• Focused on task
• Wants to carry the work forward
Task Roles
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• Initiator
• Critic
• Volunteer
• Recorder
• Informer
• Summarizer
• Reality tester
• Opinion seeker
Task Roles
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• Focused on team cohesion
• Wants to make sure that all team members are “OK”
Maintenance Roles
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• Supporter-elaborator
• Go-between/
gatekeeper
• Process observer
• Harmonizer
Maintenance Roles
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• Focused only on themselves
• Likes to be the center of attention
Individual Roles
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• Recognition seeker
• Dominator
• Blocker
• Playboy/girl
• Anecdoter
• Special interest pleader
Individual Roles
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• Silent• Talker• Wanderer
• Bored• Arguer• Sidetracker
What happens with problem members?
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Three basic types:1. Problem resolution
2. Creative
3. Tactical
What type of team am I on?
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• Rely on trust
• Characteristics:– Intelligent– “Street Smart”– Sensitive to interpersonal needs– High degree of integrity
Problem Resolution
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• Autonomy a must
• Characteristics:– Intelligent, but must be able to
abandon normative thinking– Self-starters– High degree of confidence and
tenacity
Creative
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• Rely on clarity
• Characteristics:– Highly responsive– Action-oriented/sense of urgency– Enjoy and desire a strong team
identification– Strong sense of commitment
Tactical
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• Cross-functional project groups
• Average number of 15.4 – modal team size is 5
• In existence for 1 to 2 years
Most Common Typesof Teams
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• Productivity– Achieving goals– What else?
• Timeliness• Effectiveness• Team’s
accomplishments are measurable
• Cohesion– Sticking together– Processes keep
team members together
– Working well– Needs satisfied– Enhanced capacity
Defining Success
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• Learning– Growth and
development of team members
– Opportunities to develop new skills
– Challenging
• Integration– Team serves the
organization’s larger goals
– Understanding other teams’ goals
Defining Success
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• What are two ways to characterize a competent team member?
• Why are group roles important?
• What kinds of teams are there and how do you know if they’re successful?
Review Questions
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• Zero Sum?
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