1. Presenter: Robyn Falloon
TAKE CHARGE
&
BUILD AN AMAZING TEAM
Presenter: Robyn Falloon

2. Thank you Dr Seuss!
and welcome everyone!!

3. Take Charge and Build An Amazing TEAM
TEAMWORK Presenter: Robyn Falloon
Take Charge and Build An Amazing TEAM
STARTING THE JOURNEY……… 4 KEY ELEMENTS!
WHY ….. THE REASON FOR THE TEAM
ATTITUDE …… DETERMINES OUR ALTITUDE!
VISION …… CREATING, PAINTING, STORYTELLING
INTEGRITY …... UNDERSTANDING, RELIABILITY AND TRUST

4. risk believe be adventurous Vision and courage inspire
informed
judgment
inspire
commit to the journey

5. attitude Front of house! Effects everything! 99% ATTITUDE 1% aptitude
We have CHOICES – how we speak, how we act, how we engage, how we respond
Winners SMILE Losers grump
See solutions : see problems
Attract : repel
Take responsibility : blame others
Consistently achieve : consistently give excuses
A bad attitude is like a flat tyre
– you can’t go anywhere until you change it!
success is
99% ATTITUDE
1% aptitude
The words that utter from your
mouth
can never be stuffed in again!

6. vision PAINT a sensory experience.. BELIEVE
…share and reinforce your belief daily!

7. integrity
trust
reliability
accountability
understanding

8. Steve Jobs
Nelson Mandela
Warren Buffett
Anne Frank
Benazir Bhutto
Malala Yousafzai
Albert Einstein
Michelle Obama
Queen Elizabeth ll
Richard Branson

9. NEXT STEPS: timing will never be ‘perfect’ ………so don’t wait! begin NOW
we can’t rush into these things……
this will take a long time…
NEXT STEPS:
timing will never be ‘perfect’
………so don’t wait! begin NOW
“the secret about getting started, is GETTING STARTED!”
We have to wait until everything is in place
It needs so much planning and preparation before we can even think of starting….

10. 1: your team….. skills and attributes: self starter with initiative
shares the vision
team and goal orientated
enjoys contributing ideas
expects challenges and enjoys the journey
problem solver
fits in with respectful team culture
every effort counts: “if you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way”
“If you can’t be civil, please be quiet and seated”
here’s your team!! or
establishing our team??

11. 2: planning – ‘think big!’
reaffirm the ‘why’
remember: ‘Attitude, Attitude, Attitude’
paint that ‘vision’
surround yourself with positive people
value and involve your team
daily affirmations
reject negativity
“worry and negativity are a misuse of your imagination”
“the greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do!”
read:
“The Magic of Thinking Big”
by David J Schwartz

12. 3: communication… Brainstorm ideas and involve everyone on the team
Resources – identify and utilise
Achievable goals and actions based on the plan
Integrity – ‘do what you say you will do’ (dwysywd)
Need planning to be time specific
“INspire or the team will EXpire”
3: communication…
……. instead of thinking outside the box, get RID of the box!

13. …running the marathon…
4: focus & persistence
“it always seems impossible until it’s done” Nelson Mandela
keep your eyes on the prize
positive language and attitude
keep going when the going gets tough
winners never quit; losers never win
“never, never, never give up” Winston Churchill
Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything”.
He was fired from his first two jobs for being ‘non-productive’.
As an inventor, Edison made 1000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb.
When asked “How did it feel to fail 1000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps”.
…running the marathon…

14. 5: enthusiasm be enthusiastic and spirited
celebrate with your team - Esprit de Corps
rise above the ‘dream crushers’
maintain resilience and keep your vision clear
recognise destructive comment as a reflection of it’s owner
enthusiastic creative thought and open minds can move mountains
“the only thing that will stop you reaching your dreams - is YOU”
“don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” Steve Jobs
“there is no great genius without some touch of madness”

15. 10 key elements of teamwork
1. LEADERSHIP - provides clarity, consistency and focus; responsibility, initiative, reinforcement of team goals and direction
2. CLEAR GOAL – energy is stimulated working towards a clear, committed and meaningful goal.
3. PLANNING – planned goals come to life when progress is made!
4. RESOURCES – utilise to optimum and without waste.
5. COMMUNICATION – create space and opportunities for people to talk. Establish a respectful culture.
6. EVALUATION – review progress. What could be done better? Change course if necessary, to reach your goal.
7. EGO – use team ego wisely – sometimes it needs suppression and sometimes it is needed to drive performance.
8. RECOGNITION AND ACCOUNTABILITY – recognise people doing things well. And hold to account when things slip up.
9. COMMITTED, CONSISTENT AND PRODUCTIVE ACTIONS - get the job done with fulfillment and pride
10. HAVE FUN! GREAT TEAMS CELEBRATE OFTEN.... enjoy spending time together.

16. Misery… ATTITUDE – again!
Gift yourself and your team frequent doses of inspiration and great attitude
Team leaders LEAD the way by example
Victor Frankl
“the last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances…”
Misery…
LOVES company!
“a bad attitude FOGS
your view of everything!”

17. TEAM TASK: WHAT CAN BE DONE??
The lovely little village of Rodentville has experienced a monumental mouse plague!
The town is struggling to cope
Businesses have been hit hard
Residents are demoralised and exasperated although the mouse population does seem to be ‘tailing off’
In TEAMS of 8 or 10, come up with ideas to revive and inspire the little town to new heights
WHAT CAN BE DONE??

18. HELP Be open to ANY ideas!
for Rodentville!
Be open to ANY ideas!
Choose ONE idea and discuss how it can work with a TEAM approach…

19. CARING FOR THAT AMAZING TEAM
Cherish it! Never take it for granted..
Nuture the vision – share frequent dream sessions
Encourage everyone – even for the smallest tasks!
Provide shared ‘talk’ and planning opportunities
Problem solve together..
Recognise and celebrate small (and big) achievements

20. keep going……….
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE – don’t let others bring you and your team down
INTEGRITY and TRUST for a strong foundation
DOGGED PERSISTENCE – you are on the brink of scaling the mountain…… don’t give up with just a few steps to go!
BELIEVE in the opportunities and the doors that will open
MAINTAIN the VISION – don’t focus on the “BUGS on the WINDSCREEN”
TAKE INSPIRATION from THE GEESE!

21. “Take Charge and Build An Amazing Team”
TEAMWORK Presenter: Robyn Falloon
“Take Charge and Build An Amazing Team”

22. Daily feeds of great reads:
“The Lombardi Rules” by Vince Lombardi
“The Leadership Journey” by Gary Burnison
“On A Beam Of Light” A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
“Who Was Albert Einstein?” by Jess Brallier
“Presentations” 20 Minute Manager series from Harvard Business School Press
“Attitudes and Altitudes” by Pat Mesiti
“Winners and Losers” by Sydney J Harris
“Attitudes of Amazing Achievers” by Phillip Baker
“Man’s Search For Meaning” by Victor E Frankl
“High Hopes” by Patrick Lindsay”
“Believing In Myself” by Earnie Larsen & Carol Hegarty
“Sheeds – Second Chance Winners” by Kevin Sheedy

23. TEAMWORK Presenter: Robyn Falloon

24. Thank you for your participation.
TAKE CHARGE
&
BUILD AN AMAZING TEAM
Thank you for your participation.
Presenter: Robyn Falloon