Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, Arizona Building Teams and Procuring Services Agency Energy Manager Building Teams and Procuring Services Butch Wallace Sain Engineering Associates, Inc. August 13, 2015

Energy Exchange : Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade Qualities of successful teams 2 Agenda

Energy Exchange : Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade Responding to Threats Requires Teams 3

Energy Exchange : Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade 4 Responding to Threats Requires Teams 4 Characteristics of Successful Teams: -Clearly define goals -Share information openly (transparency) -Clearly defined roles -Decentralized execution

Energy Exchange : Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade Increasingly difficult to execute plans today Complicated vs Complex 1 1 Team of Teams: New Rules for Engagement for a Complex World, McChrystal and Collins 5 Building Teams – Why Important?

Energy Exchange : Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade Why important for Energy Managers? – Energy programs are complex – EMs work in complex environments – Procuring services is a complex process Challenges of Complexity – Goals are not clear or varied (rather than clear goals) – Goals are not communicated to everyone (transparency) – Roles not clear, not trust (clear roles) – Different styles result in poor integration (decentralized execution) 6 Building Teams

Energy Exchange : Federal Sustainability for the Next Decade Adaptability must become a core competency “The exponential growth of global interconnectedness meant we weren’t just looking at the same roads with faster traffic; we were looking at an entirely different and constantly shifting landscape.” McChrystal Leaders can’t know everything Leveraging technology and processes makes leaders more important than ever Hire on culture, not qualifications Right people more important than qualifications Need systems capable of doing things autonomously Create transparency before decentralized execution 7 How To