Engineering Design Building the Team

Elements of Cohesive Teams Trust Willingness to engage in conflict Commitment Accountability Attention to results

Trust Develop confidence in your teammates Their objectives are those of the team Your objectives are those of the team To build trust Learn something about your teammates unrelated to the team activity Share something of yourself

Engaging in Conflict Push the envelope Actively challenge ideas Focus on benefits to the team Conflict ≠ Personal attacks Personality type influences your approach

Approaches to Conflict accommodatingcompetingcollaboratingavoidingcompromising high low ASSERTIVENESS COOPERATIVENESS high low

Commitment Set aside personal agenda Team success  personal success Personal success ≠ team success

Accountability Accept responsibility Tasks Schedule Deliverables Quality Hold others accountable Remain professional Use constructive criticism

Attention to Results Agree on the objective Know how to measure it Define milestones Document decisions

Cohesive Teams Trust each other Engage in unfiltered conflict around ideas Hold each other accountable Commit to decisions and action plans Focus on collective results

As A Team: You can Develop that Iterative Process Identify need Define problem Gather Information Criteria / constraints Generate Multiple Solutions Analyze / Select Solution Test / Implement Solution Documentation

As A Team: Which would be the Best to Do as a Team versus Individually? Identify the Need? Define the Process? Gather Information and Constraints? Develop Multiple Solutions? Select the Best Solution? Test the Solution? Document? They are ALL done best as a team!