Staff Development to Create a Team Lisa Mosley Assistant Director, Research Management Office

Overview Defining the Team Environment Benefits and Drawbacks of Staff Development Creating a Team (Assessment, Development, Evaluation) Development Resources

Team Building is Important! Wearing the same shirts doesn’t make a team. Buchholz and Roth It’s easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that’s the hard part. Casey Stengel It is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you. Dwight D. Eisenhower

A team works toward a common goal. A group has individual goals, but a common purpose. Staff development can go beyond training to create a team. Team vs. Group

Why do you want a team? How do you create a team? What defines a successful team?

Benefits of Staff Development to Create a Team –Increases staff knowledge and builds staff skills –Helps retain valued employees –Builds staff confidence and competence –Increases job satisfaction –Increases the organization’s intellectual capital Why do you want a team?

Drawbacks to Staff Development to Create a Team –Staff may choose to leave the position or the organization –Additional cost –Additional time Why do you want a team?

How do you create a team? What defines a successful team?

Making the Plan –What does the organization need? –Assessing the skill set –Performing a gap analysis –Identifying resources to close the gap –Measuring success How do you create a team?

Skills Assessment –Tests –Performance evaluations Top down Bottom up 360° How do you create a team?

Gap Analysis –Compare the needs of the organization against the results of the skills assessment – What is Missing?? How do you create a team?

Identifying Resources –Internal Resources In house training Mentor Program Study Session –External Resources Professional Organizations Web Casts Training Vendors How do you create a team?

Measuring Success –Tests –Performance evaluations Top down Bottom up 360° How do you create a team?

Why do you want a team? How do you create a team? What defines a successful team?

Purpose: Members proudly share a sense of why the team exists and are invested in accomplishing its mission and goals. Priorities: Members know what needs to be done next, by whom, and by when to achieve team goals. Roles: Members know their roles in getting tasks done and when to allow a more skillful member to do a certain task. 10 Characteristics of a Well Functioning Team What defines a successful team?

Decisions: Authority and decision-making lines are clearly understood. Conflict: Conflict is dealt with openly and is considered important to decision-making and personal growth. Personal traits: members feel their unique personalities are appreciated and well utilized. Norms: Group norms for working together are set and seen as standards for every one in the groups. Effectiveness: Members find team meetings efficient and productive and look forward to this time together. What defines a successful team?

10 Characteristics of a Well Functioning Team Success: Members know clearly when the team has met with success and share in this equally and proudly. Training: Opportunities for feedback and updating skills are provided and taken advantage of by team members. – A great team: Where the sum is greater than the individual parts. What defines a successful team?

Team Development Resources Research Administrators Certification Council National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Society of Research Administrators Other Universities (use your network)

Discussion Questions? Lisa Mosley