How to Build a Team: Using Vision, Commitment, and Trust Amanda Cummings, Kelly McCrary

Realize what Teamwork can do for You The moment you start doing anything at all with another person, you’ve established a team Productive teamwork moves you toward challenge, through change, with more confidence Working well on any team generates energy and enthusiasm for life

Don’t be Quick to Judge Skills You can be a part of a team even if you think you don’t have the “skills” When choosing a team or evaluating a team realize different people bring different skills

Vision What will it look like when we get there? Vision means being able to excite the team with large, desired outcomes (goals) Project a goal that has value to the team A goal must contain: challenge appeal to personal pride An opportunity to make a difference Picture Success!

Commitment Can be a dangerous and misunderstood concept Pre-commitment process will help overcome commitment obstacles Eliminate pressure to commit Define expectations and success will soar

Trust Trust means more confidence in team leadership and vision When trust prevails, team members are more willing to go through a difficult process Leadership commitment to vision List the unknowns Assess worst case scenarios Research the unknowns

Inclusion Getting others to commit to the team effort Small groups that facilitate through give and take Communicate the vision, the commitment, and elicit and address people’s doubts Leaders will achieve inclusion by: Non-assumptive question, good listening directed response

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Finalize your Plan Establish a balanced strategy for reaching the committed vision Once you set the groundwork teammates will be enthusiastic and cooperative Use team consensus to make decisions as opposed to issuing orders Diverse views can help or hurt a team Communicate, communicate, communicate!

Sources www.learningcenter.net http://www2.sprint.com/mr/aboutsprint.do Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results –Andrew Carnegie