Team Building By Lacey Hoogland Education Specialist

Outcomes Build personal knowledge on building team collaboration Develop norms for our team Begin relationship building Identify protocols for team use

Successful Team Building Structure Focus Relationships Process Roles

Team Building 1 Write down three numbers between 1 and 10. Now write down associations you have with two of the numbers. – i.e. 3, 7, 10: 3 is the number of siblings I have & 10 is the number of nieces and nephews I have Share your association with the numbers with those at your table

Successful Team Building “Anyone too busy to reflect on one’s practice is too busy to improve.” – Robert Garmston Reflecting on your team how do you stack up against the 5 elements of successful team? Complete the inventory as an individual. Then discuss as a team. “What would make our team more productive?”

Team Player “Anyone too busy to reflect on one’s practice is too busy to improve.” – Robert Garmston Now rate yourself as a Team Player? Then identify 3 areas for self-improvement.

Team Player “We are all in the same room, but not in the same place.” – Anonymous Learning Critical Questions Collaboration Performance Goals Access to Relevant Information

Team Development

Relationships

Candy Confessions Getting to know you: – Milk Chocolate: What is your favorite book, tv show or movie? – Milk Chocolate with Almonds: What was your first job and what did you learn from it? – Extra Cream with Toffee & Almonds: Where would be your dream vacation spot and why? – Special Dark: Tell us one thing that is still on your bucket list.

Relationships Dysfunctions: Read through the five dysfunctions. Create a pair or triad with people not from your school and share one area where your team or school could improve. Return to your table and discuss one area where your team or school could improve.

Trust Trust BuildersTrust Busters

Lunch Question Thinking about the Five Dysfunctions and the Trust Builders and Busters, what is one area that you will practice working on in the coming year?

See you at 12:30!

Review Team Development Relationships Trust Building

Collaboration Look at the 7 Norms of Collaboration labels with your team. Together complete what each one looks or sounds like and it’s benefits.

Collaboration Pausing: listen attentively, allow time for thoughts Paraphrasing: clarify content, summarize Putting Inquiry at the Center: advocate for personal ideas, inquire about others ideas Probing: seeks agreement, clarification Putting Ideas on the Table: states intention, provides facts, opinions, ideas Paying Attention to Self & Others: maintain awareness of thoughts and feelings, awareness of groups goals Presuming Positive Intentions: act as if others mean well, restrain impulses

What do you need in your toolbox? Task and product accomplishment Relationships and team development Stay in the center Can’t do too much content Can’t do too much relationship building Keep content defined

Structure Decision Making Structures – Autocratic – Consultative – Majority Rule – Near or Sufficient Consensus Where is our team, where do we want to be, how do we get there?

Norms How will we work together? Video 5 Develop your team norms

What’s in your toolbox? ScrewdriverSaw RulerWrench HammerPencil Hand drillOther Which one are you?

What’s in your toolbox? ScrewdriverSaw RulerWrench HammerPencil Hand drillOther Which one are you? Tell you table mates what you selected and what that means for getting started with your teams.

Roles In light of what “tool” you are, what roles will you have on the team? Will your team rotate roles? Do the roles need to be reflected in your norms?

Meeting Structure Looking at the meeting structure compare and contrast it to what you already utilize for meeting structure? Are there any additions you have a need for on the structure?

Process & Protocols What are they? What do they do? When do you use them?

Process & Protocols What process and protocols does your team use already, if any? Read through the protocols and select one that resonates with you. Share that protocol with the team and why you like it. What strategies will we use to increase productivity & contributions?

Process & Protocols Practice:

Know the Difference Dialogue Different views are presented as a way of discovering a new view Free and create exploration of complex and subtle issues A deep listening A suspending of one’s views Deepens understanding Discussion Different views are presented and defended in search of the best view to support a decision Analyze and dissect an issue from many points Winning is usually the goal but must take second priority to coherence and truth From percussion, concussion – a ping- ponging of something between us Decisions are made

Process & Protocols When time is short & a decision is vital: – What’s stopping us from making a decision? – What’s happening?

Closing Process & Protocols 1.Who will do what by when? 2.Who will communicate informally and formally to whom? 3.What will be communicated regarding decisions at today’s meeting? 4.What are next steps? 5.Under what conditions would you be tempted to deviate from these communication agreements that we just made?

Watching a Team Video 3 What protocols, roles, and focus do you observe?

Spaces and Logs

One Word On a sticky note write down one word that best summarizes progress made or feelings on todays session. Please leave the sticky note at your table. Thanks!