Establishing Teams Collaborative Teams

A team …. Has two or more people Has a specific performance objective or recognizable goal Requires coordinated activity to attain the goal or objective

Team Development Wheel Teams typically go through a series of stages while learning to work together collaboratively Time in any one stage varies 4 Stages: –Forming –Storming –Norming –Performing

Team Effectiveness Pseudo-team –weakest of all groups –no interest in collective performance Working group –more effective, but focus is on individuals. No one takes responsibility for results of others Potential team –similar to working group, but not clear about group purpose, goals Real team –members have complementary skills; committed to common purpose; members accept mutual responsibility High-performing team –same as above, but members also committed to each other’s personal growth and success –transcend the team; outperforms similar teams; outperforms expectations

Eight Characteristics of Effective Teams Clear goal/purpose Results-driven focus Competent members Unified commitment Collaborative climate Standards of excellence External recognition and support Principled leadership

Team Roles Resource and Library Coordinators (2) –thorough library searches; collect and organize articles Writers (2) –Clear, organized writers (Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion) –Review articles (use forms); make outlines; organize articles into clear, cohesive, persuasive argument for Lit review/Disc Editor (1) –APA expert; good writer Data Analysis Coordinator (1) –good with statistics or understanding of stat concepts; primary person to interact with statistician

Resources for Evaluating Team Effectiveness Checklists –individual assessment of collaborative skills –group assessment of collaborative skills Internal observation evaluation –collaborative teams evaluation –team development evaluation External observation evaluation