© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Better Thinking. Better Performance. Better Results. The Business of Thinking ® The Business of Thinking ThinkAbout Teams

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Purpose To use the power of Whole Brain ® Technology to make the most of the thinking preferences and the potential of all team members.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Time Measurable Success Foundation Application Adoption Transformation Four levels of Application of Whole Brain Technology ®

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Why Spend Time on This? Discuss why it makes sense for you personally to learn about the thinking preferences of your team.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Better Thinking. Better Performance. Better Results. Agenda Warm-up Activity What the Experts Say About Teams Your Team Profile Is Your Team Ready for Action? Applying Whole Brain ® Thinking to Your Own Team’s Work Next Steps

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 What the Experts Say…

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Better Thinking. Better Performance. Better Results. According to Jon Katzenbach in The Wisdom of Teams High performing teams: Are committed to a common goal. Outperform all reasonable expectations. Have team members that are deeply committed to one another. Share leadership within the team. Have team members that are able to develop interchangeable skills giving them greater flexibility.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Key Learnings from 20 Years of Whole Brain ® Team Application Stereotyping of others is a major impediment to team development (he's a "this" or she's a "that"). The more heterogeneous a group is, the more they need a multi-dominant leader/facilitator. Heterogeneous groups can be extremely creative and successful OR they can "crash," unless they take the time necessary to find synergy.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Key Learnings (cont.) Strive to encourage "heterogeneous thinking" even in a homogeneous group. Cultural differences can make working as a team even more challenging--more process time and consistent communication are especially important. Size does matter: 7-8 members is the "ideal" team size. Source: Herrmann International, 2004

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Close Collaboration* When people are more than 50 feet apart, the likelihood of them collaborating more than once a week is less than 10%. These are the findings from an MIT research study that focused on the distances between engineers' offices and how much regular technical communication they engaged in. * From research conducted on workplace architecture by Thomas J. Allen, former Director of MIT's International Center for Research on the Management of Technology

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Team Power: A Six-Year Study A six-year study focused on factors that increase the productivity and efficiency of teams found that: Teams that are balanced in terms of thinking preferences (e.g., Whole Brain ® teams) are more effective; they consider more options and make better decisions. Whole Brain ® teams were 66% more efficient (e.g. did things right). 70% or more of the teams were "successful" when whole-brained (versus 30% or less when not whole- brained). From "How to Improve Group Productivity: Whole-brain Teams Set New Benchmarks” by Charles G. DeRidder and Mark A. Wilcox.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Two Key Questions 1.How is this data representative of what happens on this team in terms of interactions and performance? 2.How can we use this data going forward?

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© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Insert Preference Map Slide Here (request from Herrmann International)

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© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Insert Work Elements by Quadrant Slide Here (request from Herrmann International)

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© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Two Dimensions of Team Effectiveness 1.How the team interacts 2.How the team performs

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 A clear common purpose, goals and performance objectives? An understanding of our budget and financial resources? All the data and research we need? Technology that can enable us? Clear measurements? Guidelines, agendas, and ground rules to help us use our time together effectively? The resources we need? Agreed-upon processes? Clear priorities, a plan and a timeline? Clear responsibilities and accountabilities? An understanding of each other? Facilitation skills available to us? An understanding of our "Customers?” Clear understanding of each other's roles and how we interact? Agreements on how we'll communicate with each other and with our customers? A vision of our successful future? An idea of how our work fits into the larger organizational strategy? A willingness to take risk? New ideas and solutions that challenge the status quo? An idea of how we fit into the big picture and global perspective? To what extent do we have? Small Extent Great Extent Small Extent Great Extent Small Extent Great Extent Small Extent Great Extent A B D C Team Ready-for-Action Assessment The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain ® are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC. © Herrmann Global, LLC 2014

Ready-for-Action Team Plan You’ll be discussing the assessment items—one quadrant at a time. Each person will share his or her ratings for that quadrant. The Team will select one item from that quadrant to discuss and take action on. The process will be repeated for each quadrant.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Ready-for-Action: Step-by-Step Select a Facilitator and a Scribe for the first quadrant. Step 1: Each person shares his or her rating for the first item. Step 2: Repeat for the remaining items Step 3: Review the ratings. Step 4: Select one item to discuss based on low or varied ratings. Step 5: Team discusses reasons for the ratings. (4 min.) Step 6: Team identifies and assigns action item(s) to raise the rating. (2 min.) Repeat for other quadrants - 8 minutes per quadrant.

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Actions Who/By When Actions Who/By When Actions Who/By When Actions Who/By When A B D C Team Planning Walk-Around The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain ® are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC. © Herrmann Global, LLC 2014

Does the project/task require actions related to:  Goal and objectives?  Efficiency?  Financials?  Technology?  Past Trends?  Research?  Performance?  Measurement? Does the project/task require actions related to:  Methods and Regulations?  Quality?  Risk Reduction?  Resources?  Control?  Timing?  Policy?  Procedures? Does the project/task require actions related to:  Training & Development?  Teams & Relationships?  Community Relations?  Customer Relations?  Recognition?  Communications?  Culture and Values? Does the project/task require actions related to:  Competition?  Environment?  Future Trends?  New Concepts?  Nation and World?  Vision and Purpose?  Long-term strategy? A B D C Action Checklist The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain ® are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC. © Herrmann Global, LLC 2014

What's one insight or thought you had as a result of today's session? What actions will you take as a result of today's session? Research shows that learning sticks and grows when it is applied within 24 hours. Think about what you've learned today and identify one or more opportunities to use it. Is this done ? Action Start Date / Completion Date The next 24 hours From Insight to Action

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 In Closing… Questions? Comments?

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© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Better Thinking. Better Performance. Better Results. The Business of Thinking Series Start Thinking ThinkAbout Communicating ThinkAbout Creative Thinking ThinkAbout Decision Making ThinkAbout Problem Solving ThinkAbout Teams ThinkAbout Your Customer

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Better Thinking. Better Performance. Better Results. The Business of Thinking ® The Business of Thinking ThinkAbout Teams Optional Slides

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Keep Your Eye on the Ball

© Herrmann Global, LLC 2014 Case Study: Thinking Styles in Exile Review the case study on page 14 to learn about the team. Answer the questions on page 14. Select a spokesperson to share 2 or 3 recommendations with the larger group. The four-color, four-quadrant graphic and Whole Brain ® are registered trademarks of Herrmann Global, LLC. © Herrmann Global, LLC 2014

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