Teamwork Presented By: Donna Petiford, Missouri PTA (Past President)

Team Building Activity  Make a list of things that you have in common with those at your table. MMake a list of things that you have in common with those at your table.

What are the essentials of an effective team?

 1. Common purpose / Common goal  2. Belief  3. Respect  4. Commitment  5. Trust  6. Competence  1. Common purpose / Common goal  2. Belief  3. Respect  4. Commitment  5. Trust  6. Competence

Four Corners WestNorthEastSouth Structure Action MeaningCaring

Four Corners West Structure “Every minute spent planning will save two in execution.” “Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.” “If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up somewhere else.” “It’s always wise to raise questions about the most simple and obvious assumptions.”

Four Corners North Action “ We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again…. more intelligently.” “The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides -- never decides.” “Ready. Fire. Aim.”

Four Corners East Meaning “ Discussion is the anvil on which the spark of truth is struck.” “The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.” “Nothing is more terrible than activity with out insight.” “Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase. That’s what wild geese are for!”

Four Corners South Caring “Feelings are everywhere –be gentle.” “It is not enough to be compassionate --you must act also.” “Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.” “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

Strengths  Effective teams need to have a good representation of different strengths. Although individuals need not be well rounded, Strong Cohesive Teams should be.

Strengths Needed for Effective Teams  (W) Executing - Achiever, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative  (N) Influencing-Activator, Command, Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Self-Assurance, Significance, Woo  (E) Relationship Building-Adaptability, Developer, Connectedness, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, Positivity, Relator  (S) Strategic Thinking-Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Intellection, Learner, Strategic  (W) Executing - Achiever, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative  (N) Influencing-Activator, Command, Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Self-Assurance, Significance, Woo  (E) Relationship Building-Adaptability, Developer, Connectedness, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, Positivity, Relator  (S) Strategic Thinking-Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Intellection, Learner, Strategic

Followers 4 Basic Needs  Trust  Compassion  Stability  Hope  Trust  Compassion  Stability  Hope

Zoom  Can’t show each other pictures  Can talk to each other and describe what is featured in your picture  Ultimate goal: Put pictures in sequential order  Can’t show each other pictures  Can talk to each other and describe what is featured in your picture  Ultimate goal: Put pictures in sequential order