ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 1 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Engineering 1 Lecture 7 TeamWork From Chapter 8 Bruce Mayer, PE With mods by T. Rebold, EE

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 2 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Prior Student Experience  Team Membership Sports Marching Band/Ensembles Clubs (e.g., Chess)  Team or Leadership Seminars High School Church Youth Groups ROTC

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 3 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering So… Why Teamwork?  Industry Needs Teamwork skills Communication skills Negotiation and Conflict Resolution  Provides support system for students  Responds to wider range of learning styles  Required skill among graduates for Universities to maintain national accreditation

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 4 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering The Need for Engineering Teams  Increasing Technology Content Complex Engineered Systems Have too Much Information Content for Any One Person to Address  Speed Time-To-Market Often Means the Difference Between Profits & Losses Teams Allow work to Be Done in PARALLEL

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 5 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering A Team – What is it?  A Team Is A Small Group Of People With Complementary Skills Who Are Committed To A Common Purpose, Performance Goals, and Approach For Which They Hold Themselves MUTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 6 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Attributes  Common Goal This Must Be Clearly Communicated to Generate a Feeling of Common Purpose  Leadership A Critical Function To Keep The Team Focused  Complimentary Skills Resources are Limited; Each Team Member Should have a CLEARLY DEFINED and UNIQUE Role

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 7 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Attributes cont.  Effective Communication A CRITICAL Leadership Function Honest & Productive Communication is Needed for Design/Solution Integration  Creativity A “Close Knit” & Motivated Team Generates Creative Energy Thru Goal- Oriented Interaction

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 8 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Attributes cont.2  Collegial Relationships Problem Children Need Not Apply Team Engineering is an Intensive, Dynamic Endeavor –Discourteous Behavior Saps the Energy  Solid Game Plan Another Critical Leadership Function –Shows the Team a Path to SUCCESS –More Later on Leadership...

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 9 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Organization For complex projects, it is often useful to assign roles for members of the team. Facilitator:leads and controls meeting; makes sure that all members have a chance to speak Recorder:creates a written record of what was discussed and what decisions were made in each meeting Referee: keeps the discussion in line and on time Moderator: ensures that all topics are covered

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 10 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Enhancing Performance Individual Performance +Assembly Effect - Process Losses. Team Performance

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 11 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Growth Stages  FORMING (orientation) Tentative interactions Polite Discourse Concern Over Ambiguity (odds for success?)  STORMING (conflict) – Criticism of Ideas Poor Attendance Hostility and/or Polarization Coalition Forming

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 12 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Growth Stages cont  STORMING cont. Strong LeaderShip is Crucial To Keep The Team Focused On the Task At Hand  NORMING (cohesion) – Agreement on Procedures Reduction In ROLE-AMBIGUITY Develop a Code of Cooperation Based Upon Current Experiences Increased "WE” Feeling –Replaces “IT”

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 13 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Growth Stages cont.2  PERFORMING (performance) Decision making Problem Solving Mutual Cooperation High Task Orientation Emphasis Placed Upon Performance And Production  ADJOURNING (dissolution) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (Hopefully)

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 14 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Effectiveness across the Stages of Team Development Courtesy – Tau Beta Pi Leadership Workshop

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 15 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering TeamWorking Task-List  Identify the roles in the group, including my own  Plan and make decisions with others  Contribute/share key information and ideas to the discussion, activity or project  Show empathy - understand others' needs, opinions, and points of view  Cooperate with others to achieve the group's goals  Deal with differences within the group with respect  Actively participate in the activities of the group and share the successes  Provide leadership to the group, if necessary, by motivating the others, taking the initiative, keeping everyone involved and encouraging the group to adapt to change  Going along with the group's decision  Accurately read situations and relationships in order to effectively deal with others and get the work done  Contribute to an collegial work environment

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 16 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering It is helpful in teams to be aware of Individual Characteristics  Can be measured by Meyers-Briggs Personality Learning Styles Inventory  Teams should be heterogeneous Different personalities Different Learning Styles Different backgrounds Different experiences  Understanding your learning style preference and that of others may help in teamwork and engineering practice  More on this next week…

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 17 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Working Agreement  A Team Working Agreement is a list of expectations each team has for its members.  These team agreements should be designed with your team in mind.  The agreement is effectively a contract you sign with all members.  You will be expected to abide by that contract.  If you fail to meet your team’s contract You can be fired! (by consensus or instructor) You will have to take the final exam

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 18 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Working Agreement  Tailor your agreement to meet the specific needs of your members.  All members need to be accountable for the statements in the agreement.

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 19 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Team Working Agreement  Each member of your group needs to have input.  The agreement is a chance for all members to voice their opinion.

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 20 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Possible Issues To Address  Effective communication method  Participation by all members  Decision-making  Problem solving approaches  Management of conflict or differences  Responsibilities and conduct

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 21 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Peer Evaluation  Attends meetings; is on time.  Agrees to do a fair share of the assignments.  Completes assignments on time.  Attends class and lab; is on time. Actively participates in team discussions.  Listens to other team members’ contributions.  Shows respect for other team members.

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 22 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering What it takes to be effective  Positive interdependence All members of a team must share a common, realized goal  Individual and group accountability Each member of the team must take responsibility for both his or her work and the work of the team

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 23 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering What it takes to be effective, cont  Meaninful interaction All members do real work in a face-to-face setting Teamwork skills Effective communication, decision making, and conflict management Group Processing Periodic reflections on the progression of your work.

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 24 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Samples from working agreements  Show up to all lab classes on time; if meeting outside of class always let others know of time conflicts ahead of time.  Respect other members. Criticize ideas, not people. Don’t take constructive criticism personally.  Let all members participate and share the workload evenly. Take responsibility for your actions, ideas, and words.  Avoid distractions and keep meetings on topic, and on time. Have fun and reward the team for positive ideas!  Always be prepared to work the full time allotted for meetings.

ENGR-10_Lec-15_TeamWork_Leadership.ppt 25 Bruce Mayer,/ T. Rebold Engineering-1: Intro to Engineering Due Next week: your own written working agreement…  For your team  Take ~ 10 minutes to discuss and list ideas  Class discussion of agreement statements  Write a formal copy of the your Lab Team Agreement and turn it in as part of this week’s assignment