What makes a team great?

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1 What makes a team great?

2 Let s imagine a team. With higher energy and vitality Where goals get achieved Exudes confidence With less stress, worry, anger and saddness With more energy That grows

3 Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best everyday?

4 Weakness fixing what happens when we focus on what s wrong?

5 a special ability that allows someone to do something well Definition of Talent

6 Success of any team depends on two things 1. Understanding the work of the team & having clear and compelling performance goals They share a mission 2. Each person knows how they contribute to accomplishing the goals

7 Team members are aware of each other s talents. They have an understanding how each person in inclined to think, act or feel.

8 Team Evolution

9 Teams come in all shapes and sizes 2 person cross country Produce goods Deliver services Run divisions Make Decisions Approve Ideas Offer advice Provide specific functions Govern Lead other teams

10 Three basic types of teams 1. Dependent 2. Independent 3. Interdependent

11 Dependent Team Own roles Work under close supervision of a manager Manager is in charge a. Sets the agenda b. Sets priorities c. Sets the rules Each team member looks to the manager to provide a. Work assignments b. Solve problems c. Make most of the decisions

12 Some industries can perform well Others only in short term because all direction comes from the top. These teams usually lack collaboration & freedom needed to adapt, innovate and grow. Task oriented teams where individual growth development & engagement are ignored.

13 Independent Team Each member has their own role Manager is NOT controlling Members work on their own tasks with general direction from the manager

14 High performance requires an effort Must identify area of improvement Create a plan Focus on remediation Focus on weakness fixing while trying to maintain each person s strength

15 Restricts opportunity for greatness because It relies on two misguided maxims 1. The best in a role display same behaviors and achieve success in the same way. 2. If people fix their weakness they will attain success Because of their independent nature there are limited opportunities for team members to join forces.

16 Interdependent Team Rely on each other to get things done Strategy is to position members so each does what they do best Focus on strengths and manage around weaknesses Take advantage of collective talents Share a common mission or purpose Each member is aware of their unique talents to achieve goals Each member acts INTERDEPENDENTLY

17 What great teams have in common Know where they are strong and where they are weak How they can best contribute to and compliment each other to accomplish a goal They help each other flex their strengths

18 Strengths Based Team Is a group of imperfect but talented contributors who are valued for their strengths and who need one another to realize individual and team excellence

19 Strength Based Teams create sustained growth and success Continuously investing in each other s strengths While Building better relationships with the group

20 Strength Based Teams Name It Claim It Aim It Team Work

21 Name It Name and understand their individual talents and each others dominate talents

22 Claim It Team members see a clear connection between each others dominate themes See connection between past and present behavior They can cee the link between strengths and success

23 Aim It Team members use their knowledge of each other s dominant themes to Plan Strategize Direct their actions and behaviors

24 Great teams know their strengths and weaknesses! Teamwork = Everyone on the team has partnerships that encourage each other s strengths development

25 When people know their unique contribution to the team Do what they do best confidence direction 6X s More engaged in their jobs 7.8% More productive

26 Focus on a Team s Talents and Strengths

27 Talent Equals Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors that come naturally Source of true potential

28 Raise your hand

29 Talents Describe us Influence our choices Explain why we are better at some things and not others Help us filter our world The source of our best opportunity for excellence

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31 Our talents give us Super Powers

32 Understanding each others talents is our best opportunity for team success Feel Act Each person will think

33 This awareness helps with Conflict Avoids dysfunction

34 What is a Strength?

35 34 Strengths in 4 Leadership Domains Executing Influencing Relationship Strategic Achiever Achiever Adaptability Analytical Arranger Command Connectedness Context Consistency Communication Developer Futuristic Deliberative Competition Empathy Ideation Discipline Maximizer Harmony Input Focus Self-Assurance Includer Intellection Responsibility Significance Individualization Learner Restorative Woo Positivity Strategic Relator

36 Team Success = Ability to Perform

37 Successful Teams Focus & Identify Most important objectives Goals Desired outcomes

38 Aim their collective talents Squarely At the Goals

39 Connection Model for Team Success Celebration Common Purpose communication Collaboration

40 When a manager and a team tap into each person s talents and Strengths The team becomes more effective Act more confident and have more direction Are more productive

41 What do we want from a leader?

42 Leaders get paid to Strategize Set vision and priorities Build relationships Influence others Make things happen

43 What do followers want?

44 Four Basic Needs Trust Compassion Stability Hope

45 Trust Built on relationships When we see leaders with integrity othey do what they said obehavioral predictability

46 Compassion Close friendship Sense that leaders care Without compassion there is no engagement This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

47 Stability Consistency in job and company Basic sense of security Stability in the organization This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

48 Hope Inspiration in the future How things will get better What the future looks like Cannot build HOPE without TRUST or STABILITY