Workshop on Team Work

Mohammad Kermani, Fall 2016CEO at Blue-White Tech Center

Isfahan University of Technology, Entrepreneurship Center

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Teams

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 are mutually accountable."(Katzenbach and Smith, 1993)

Characteristics of Effective Teams1. Clear vision or purpose2. Shared commitment3. Clear roles and responsibilities4. Trust5. Mutual accountability6. Celebrate individual and team success7. Concern for group tasks and process8. Address challenges with creativity9. Inclusive in decision making10. Regular communication and feedback

Stages of team Development

Language

Negative/Positive Language

Positive Language• Tells recipient what can be done• Suggests alternatives and

choices• Sounds helpful and encouraging;

not bureaucratic• Stresses positive actions and

positive consequences

Negative Language• Tells what cannot be done• Puts people on the spot• Has a subtle tone of blame,

intimidation• Uses words like can't, won't,

unable to• Focuses on why cannot achieve

objectives

Role Play1. Frequent delays in submitting reports2. Uncooperative/uncommitted team members3. Poor cooperation between departments4. Conflict over shared office resources5. Delegating tasks and responsibilities6. Giving feedback to senior staff/soliciting feedback from junior staff

• 1. Frequent delays in submitting reports• 2. Uncooperative/uncommitted team • members• 3. Poor cooperation between departments• 4. Conflict over shared office resources • 5. Delegating tasks and responsibilities • 6. Giving feedback to senior staff/soliciting • feedback from junior staff

Conflict

Styles of conflict response

Every one Lose

Avoidance

Someone loses

Power Right

No one Loses

Interests

Layers of a conflictPosition

InterestsNeeds

Interests

Building and Maintenance

Build a Shared Vision1. Individually share your vision of your ideal team2. Identify common ideas; find others you can agree on3. Create a presentation (draw a picture, enact a role-play, etc.) that reflects your group’s ideas4. Write one to three sentences using key words or phrases to describe your group’s vision

Thanksmoh.Kermani@gmail.com

CEO, Blue-White Tech Centertelegram.me/mohkermaniInstagram.com/MohkermaniTwitter: @mohkermani

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