Business Essentials Together Everyone Achieves More

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” -Henry Ford

 Number of persons associated together in work or activity  Examples: Local community Workplace Sports Club/organization

 Great leadership builds great teams  Leaders: Correct course of action Make difficult decisions Establish standards of performance to be met Constantly improving Should strive to build high performance teams

 Requires management of personalities  Requires knowing how each person thinks and how to utilize their competencies

 Forming  Storming  Norming  Performing  Transforming

 Tasks: Establish base level expectations Identify similarities Agree on common goals  Behaviors: Making contact and bonding Developing trust Members dependent

 Tasks: Identifying power and control issues Gaining communication skills Identifying resources  Behaviors: Expressing differences of ideas, feelings, and opinions Reacting to leadership Members independent or counter-dependent

 Tasks: Members agree about roles and processes for problem-solving  Behaviors: Decisions are made through negotiation and consensus building

 Tasks: Achieve effective and satisfying results Members find solutions to problems using appropriate controls  Behaviors: Members work collaboratively Members care about each other Group establishes a unique identity Members are independent

 Ending and closure of team’s existence  Sad and awkward  Difficulty or avoidance of saying goodbye

 Be aware of how you work  Get to know the rest of the team  Clearly define roles and responsibilities  Be proactive with feedback  Acknowledge and reward  Always celebrate success

 Evaluate yourself and look at areas you can improve  Hold yourself accountable to change your approach if necessary  Lead from a position of strength and respectability  Be your own boss  Be flexible  Know who you are as a leader

 Encourage cohesiveness  Understand the needs of your team  Accept that differences exist  “Think of a team as puzzle pieces that can be placed together in a variety of ways.”

 People’s ideal role may lie outside their job description  Responsibilities should be dependent upon one another  “A team should operate as a mosaic whose unique strengths and differences convert into a powerful united force.”

 Key to assuring any team is staying on track  Should be proactive and constant  Art of great communication  Can be formal or informal  Serve as team’s greatest supporter for continuous improvement  “Take the time to remind someone of how and what they can be doing better. Learn from them. Feedback is two-way communication.”

 People love recognition and appreciate respect  Give teammates praise they earn and deserve  Reassure team that you are paying attention to their efforts  Builds loyalty and trust  “When people are acknowledged, their work brings them greater satisfaction and becomes more purposeful.”

 Take a step back and reflect on what you’ve accomplished and learned  Celebrate success that comes about from effort, sacrifice, and determination  “Celebration is a short-lived activity. Don’t ignore it. Take the time to live in the moment and remember what allowed you to cross the finish line.”

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” -Helen Keller “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” -Michael Jordan

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