Foundations of Team Leadership 1 Purpose & Goals & Results

4a-2 Open FTL How Do Teams Succeed? Effective Teams Are Guided by Clear Goals & Purpose Organize Themselves to Work Effectively ( People Process & Tasks Process ) Focus On & Produce Desired Results ( Monitor & Adjust ) Results Tasks People Goals Results Tasks People Goals

4a-3 Results: Goal Achievement Purpose: To Achieve Results Operationalizing Focus Goal Clarity Goal Focus Output Outcomes Goals Focus Team on Achieving Results Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership

Foundations of Team Leadership 4a-4 Common Approach. The focus on goals can serve as a productive force and a support to a common team approach. It can guide Productive communication (Re roadmaps and work) Useful conflict (Re variances & organization of work) Constructive behaviors in relation to organization of work and synergy within the team … ) Clear Purpose. Team Purpose is essential for creating team synergy as it sets the tone & aspiration for the team Shared Vision. Ideally boundaries & scope of vision are set clearly enough to indicate direction But are set flexibly enough to allow the creative process required for commitment to develop (co-creation &/or elaboration of shared vision ) Designing Successful Teams: Creating Clear Purpose, Shared Vision, Common Approach & Actionable Goals

Open FTL 8c-5 Actionable Goals Goals define team work- product and small wins Goals serve to align everyone to in a common effort Keep focus on Results Increased monitoring & evaluation relating to progress and outcomes GOALS

4a-6 Research Shows: Setting Goals = 10 to 25% Improvement in Performance Setting Learning Goals K Tyran. WWU. 04 Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership GOALS

4a-7 S M A R T GOALS Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership GOALS S pecific M easurable A ctionable R ealistic T ime Bound GOALS

Foundations of Team Leadership 4a-8 Getting Results Through Action Learning Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership Plan Act Reflect Adjust Individual Disciplined Inquiry Team/Initiative Structured Inquiry Engage Task Observe/ Reflect Reflect/Ponder Plan 4 Planning: What next ? 1 Experience: Engage task 3 Reflect : Meaning ? 2 Observe : What noticed? Engage Task Monitor/ Reflect Adjust/Plan Act

Foundations of Team Leadership 4a-9 Getting Results Through Action Learning Effective Teams Learn- to-Learn for Continuous Improvement Skilled at ongoing adaptation to situations by applying a wide-range of skills with which to tackle challenges Hackman : ‘ Individual members learn and are more satisfied on those teams ’ because ‘ individuals can experience personal growth ’ Key Involves Teams ‘Learning-to-Learn’

Foundations of Team Leadership 4a-10 Reflective/Action Learning in Work Context Plan Act Reflect Adjust VISION RESULTS OUTPUTS Source:D Gould:Article2000 Meetings PLUS DELTA Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership Results GOALS