1. High Performing Teams Hal Lunka © AVR Associates, Ltd. 2016
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2. Stages of Team Development and Effectiveness
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Deforming
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3. Starting a Team How will we behave towards each other?
How will we make decisions?
How will we communicate?
How often and why will we meet?
How will we settle conflicts?
How will we build relationships?
How will we build TRUST?
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4. Starting a Team2 How will we assure effective communications?
How will we make our technology compatible?
How will we let leadership evolve?
How will we best merge our cultures to assure our mutual success?
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5. Team Effectiveness
Once the team is established, periodically review the following barriers with your team and assess its performance
Where does your team excel?
Where might your team be improved?
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6. Some Team Barriers Unclear goals for the team, as well as the project
Unclear Definitions of Roles and Responsibilities
Lack of Project Structure
Lack of Commitment
Poor Communication
Poor Leadership
Turnover of team members
Dysfunctional behavior
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7. High Performing Teams A clear and elevating goal
Results driven structure
Competent team members
Unified commitment
Collaborative climate
Standards of excellence
External support and recognition
Principled leadership
Larson/LaFasto
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8. Normal Sources of Conflicts
Work Scope
What and how much should be done?
How it is to be done and at what quality level?
Resource Assignments/interfaces, especially in matrix organizations
Things that contribute to conflict, schedule issues, differences of opinion, and differences in experience and expertise
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9. Normal Sources of Conflict2
Cost, especially if original estimates are proving wrong and people are surprised
Priorities, especially if people are assigned to multiple projects or ongoing responsibilities
Organizational Issues, especially during storming phase, whose processes, procedures, etc. will be followed
Personal Conflict
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10. Where should negotiation occur?
Handling Conflict
Avoiding or withdrawing
Competing or forcing
Accommodating or smoothing
Compromising
Collaborating, confronting, problem solving
Where should negotiation occur?
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11. Complicate Situation Non-collocated How to communicate
How to establish:
Relationships
Trust
Leadership
Commitment
etc.
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12. Contact Information
Hal Lunka
3687 Jenny Lane
Broomfield, CO 80023
cell
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