1. Leading a Winning Team www.toastmasters.org Chuck LeBlanc, DTM District Leader Training Red Deer, AB September 14, 2013

2. www.toastmasters.org Identify the communication style of your team members Analyze the development stage of your team and learn tasks to move to the next stage. Understand why delegating is such a powerful tool. Session Objectives

3. www.toastmasters.org Why Work as a Team? Working as a team you can do what no single individual could do alone. One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

4. www.toastmasters.org Communication Styles ACTION Results Objectives Achieving Doing

5. www.toastmasters.org Communication Styles Process Facts Strategies Planning Organizing

6. www.toastmasters.org Communication Styles People Communication Relationships Teamwork Feelings

7. www.toastmasters.org Communication Styles Ideas Concepts Theories Innovation Improvement

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9. Adjusting to Communication Styles ACTION State your recommendation Be brief Emphasize practicality Use visual aids

10. www.toastmasters.org Adjusting to Communication Styles Process Be precise Logical Include options Outline your proposal

11. www.toastmasters.org Adjusting to Communication Styles People Allow small talk Stress relationships Show how idea worked well in the past Indicate support from well-known people

12. www.toastmasters.org Adjusting to Communication Styles Ideas Allow time for discussion Relate topic to bigger picture Stress future value Stress key concepts

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14. Four Stages of Team Development

15. www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming

16. www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming

17. Norming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming

18. Performing Norming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming

19. Forming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Functions & Responsibilities unclear Makes contact - begins to bond Develops trust Leader dependent

20. Storming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Identify problems to solve Different ideas compete for attention Establish ground rules Leader directs and guides

21. Norming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Set the goal Build concensus Team identity emerges Leader supports

22. Performing www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Function as a unit Strong trust and empathy Group identity Leader delegates

23. Performing Norming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming

24. Performing Norming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Moving Through the stages

25. Forming to Storming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Set mission and goals Set meeting schedule Determine methods to build trust Take risks

26. Storming to Norming www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Agree upon roles & responsibilities Listen to one another Create a supportive environment Recognize team successes

27. Norming to Performing www.toastmasters.org Forming Storming Team communicates open, freely, often Team self-evaluates Rewards and successes are shared Delegation is frequent

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29. Delegation: A Leader's Most Powerful Tool Delegation: A Leader's Most Powerful Tool

30. www.toastmasters.org Insecurity Lack of confidence in others Inability to train others an "I do it best" mindset Why Leaders Fail to Delegate

31. www.toastmasters.org Easing people into delegation is important. You can't simply dump tasks on people if you want them to succeed Steps Toward Delegation

32. www.toastmasters.org Ask them to be fact finders Ask them to make recommendations Ask them to implement after getting approval Give them complete authority Steps Toward Delegation

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34. Identify the communication style of your team members Analyze the development stage of your team and learn tasks to move to the next stage. Understand why delegating is such a powerful tool. Session Objectives

35. www.toastmasters.org Key Learnings

36. www.toastmasters.org That’s all Folks!