“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

- Andrew Carnegie

Today we will talk about:

1.Work in a team2.Leading a team

What is a team? “A team is a small number of people with

complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable”

Not just groupsReciprocal interdependenceJoin accountability

What is a team?Common goalCommon visionHave rules (of

communication etc.)Have a leader

(formal/informal)Have some strategy or plan

TEAMTogetherEveryone AchieveMore

What is teamwork?The ability to work together toward a

common vision. The ability to direct individual

accomplishment toward organizational objectives.

The concept of people working together as a team for one specific purpose.

Why teamwork? elephant tasks are split

into smaller units potential of many

different persons is used learning from each other

more motivating

one vision, many hands

fun

Let’s practice

„Teamwork divides the task and doubles the success!“

Ideal team?

Sense of purpose

Open communication

Trust and mutual respect

Building on Differences

Shared leadership

Effective working procedures

Flexibility and Adaptability

Continues Learning

Teamwork — Necessary attitudes

Teamwork – Necessary skills

• Leadership• Communication• Active Listening• Receiving and

Giving Feedback• Effective Meeting

Leadership, Communication & Active Listening

• Game: each people will be given a secret number. Without talking you have to make people to be in line following the number order.

Focus effective teams are very clear about what they are doing at each phase of the problem solving and collaborative

process

Climate − positive, inclusive, focus on the issue (not on the person)

Communication — open communications — issues and sub-issiues are identified, discussed and

acted on.

„Coming together is a beginning.Keeping together is progress.Working together is success.”

Henry Ford

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TEAM LEADER XP

The first thing that you need to know is… a little secret about

you.YOU HAVE A POWER AND AUTHORITY

Clear roles

Conflict management

Goodcommunication

Trust & respect

Decisionmaking

Effective meetings

Clear plans

Clear goals

There are a lot of things that create a team work...

Your role as a team leader

Manage the taskManage the task

Manage Manage the teamthe team

Manage the individualsManage the individuals

Your role as a team leader

Manage the taskManage the task

Manage Manage the teamthe team

Manage Manage the individualthe individual

• Set the goals• Go from goals to results• Communicate the tasks• Remind members of upcoming deadlines and commitments• Bring up issues that may mean a plan revision is required• Improve the speed with which problems are solved• Confront the team when the plan is not followed

Team management1. Planning the team2. Working with the team3. Evaluation the team

The 1st step, and one that is often forgotten, is planning the team that you want to have.

Planning is very important in ensuring that you will have a successful team throughout your project.

Remember team structure should be:

• Based on goals that you have• Concrete with amount of team

members

While thinking about structure of your team don`t forget about

• Positions• Job Descriptions• Benefits (personal development)

Identify the strengths in your Identify the strengths in your people!people!

Some things you might want to consider when thinking about what your people are good at include:

•What have their successes been, and what were the conditions or behaviors that caused those successes?

•What capabilities do you see in them that are unique?

•What do you think they’re proud about in their lives, and about themselves?

JD Management!

What you should remember about JD!

• understandable• structured• equal in volume of

responsibilities between members

• Do not cross roles

Structure of JD should look like

•Role•Responsibilities•MoS •Skills, competencies (development)

Decide the drivers of the team’s Decide the drivers of the team’s success !success !

Each team is successful for a different reason.

Why your team is going to be successful?

Some examples of drivers may include:

• Strong personal relationships between team members

• Excellent individuals who create individual achievements in their areas.

• A culture of celebrating successes • A ton of ambition for achievements

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Team formation!

Working with the team.

Getting to know each other

Be sure you’re allowing everyone to connect, break the ice, and get to know one another on both a personal and professional level. There are countless exercises to do this.

Setting a common vision

It’s very important to have a vision of what you want to achieve as a team. This vision will guide your actions throughout your teamwork in project

Whatever vision you create, make sure it meets the following criteria:

• It capitalizes on the strengths and passions of people in your team.

•The members of the team have an emotional connection to the vision, and are excited to make it become a reality.

• It is clear enough to provide direction and allow you to set more concrete goals on the basis of the vision.

Set team principles and Set team principles and standardsstandards

• weekly meetings• reporting system• teambuilding days• feedback sessions• rules during meetings• rules in terms of your personal andvirtual communication etc.

Stages of team development!

Forming - formalities are preserved and members are treated as strangers. 

Storming - members start to communicate their feelings but probably still don`t view themselves as part of the team.

Norming - people feel part of the team and realize that they can achieve working if they accept other viewpoints.

Performing - the team works in an open and trusting atmosphere where flexibility is the key and hierarchy is of little importance

Effective meetings!

Don`t forget about importance of 1st meeting of your team

It should be:• Unique one

• Unforgettable• Starting point

• Motivational• Inspiring

Agenda of 1st meeting can be like this one

–Team intro & GTKEO– Team vision, goals, MoS, legacy

– Team culture– Team rules– Roles & Responsibilities– Work flow (meetings, reports)

Important:– Atmosphere– Necessity– Professionalism– Expected outcome

To make meeting extremely effective:

– Pre-meeting letter– Clear plan of meeting prepared

– Outputs

Communication in your team!

Use different channels

• Via meetings• Online sharing

• Personal VS. Professional

Team buildings!

Why?

How?

Motivation!

How can a leader benefit if he/she motivates members?

How to be a good motivator?!

1. Deliver all information to team members (what is behind your daily work)

2. Use your strengths3. Be open4. Role modeling attitude

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I think you will be best of the best team leaders !!!

Good luck! =)

Thank you for attention!