1. High Performance Teamwork in Action
Introduction
Power of “WE”
High Performance Teamwork in Action
Welcome
Mike Montanari

2. High Performance Teamwork in Action
Overview
Power of “WE”
High Performance Teamwork in Action
Introduce a set of unique, time tested & results driven guiding values (10 Rules) to help you sustain club excellence
Opportunity to identify how lessons from the 10 rules might be applied both personally, District, Division & club wide

3. Activities
It’s All about Leadership
The Guiding Values of High Performance Teamwork–Pulling Together
Teamwork & Lessons from
Things that Fly
District Leadership Implications
Conclusion & Close

4. Effective Leadership
Clarify, Build, Align, Mobilize, Create, Pull Together, Recognize
Communities WE Serve
Communication
& Feedback
Members
Presidents & Clubs
LTG’s &
Divisions
Governor & Cabinet
Leadership
& Teamwork

5. Pulling Together-High Performance Teamwork (HPT)
What Does High Performing Teamwork Look Like?
Share a common vision, goals, metrics & leadership
Clear roles & agreed upon work procedures (Problem Solving- Decision Making)
Collaborate, challenge and hold each other accountable
Continuous communication & feedback
Interdependent
Successfully manage conflict
Have fun

6. Pulling Together HPT-10 Rules(Guiding Values)
1. Put the Team First
2. Communicate Openly & Candidly
3. Be Part of Solution--not the Problem
4. Respect Diversity
5. Ask & Encourage the Right Questions
6. Use a Rational Problem Solving Process
7. Build Trust with Integrity & Example
8. Commit to Excellence
9. Promote Independent Thinking
10. Pull the Weeds

7. HPT-Things That Fly

8. HPT-Things That Fly
Why Geese?

9. HPT-Put the Team First
1. The flock-Putting the Team First: Leader & Team Members
By flying together in a V-formation, scientists estimate that the whole flock can fly about 70% farther with the same amount of energy than if each goose flew alone
Lesson: Creating & sharing a common WE vision, mission & goals (direction) gets us (WE) farther quicker that alone.

10. HPT-Communicate Openly-Candidly
2. Geese honk from behind to communicate encouragement for other “Team members” to keep up.
Lessons:
We need to make sure our honking is encouraging
Open encouragement & recognition = greater motivation & results

11. HPT-Be Part of the Solution, Not Part of the Problem
3. As part of the solution-When a goose gets sick or injured 2 geese drop out of formation to stay with their “teammate” to help & protect.
Lessons:
WE will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when going well. -Angeles Arien
Focus on contributing to growth & helping team members

12. HPT-Respect Diversity
4. Geese respect & take full advantage of the flock diversity by leveraging the power & strength of each “member”.
Lessons
Build & use the team’s variety of skills & experiences
WE need to stay in formation to benefit from the power of team energy & collaboration

13. HPT-Ask & Encourage the Right Questions
5. By communicating signals & connecting (aka asking questions) geese are able to encourage team members & support focus, direction & pulling the flock to it’s destination (Goal).
Lessons:
Asking right questions/listening WE are productive, positive, creative and collaborative.
Use “inquiry”-the power of the WE question & listening
5Ws & H (What, Where, When, Why, Who & How)

14. HPT-Use a Rational Problem Solving Process
6. Geese completely problem solve barriers to their route (goal-direction) by quickly adjusting to out of formation drag, V line of sight, “off course” path & destination obstacles.
Lessons:
WE need to use experience & systematic tools to:
Identify what is the problem situation
Select, apply & track the best balanced solution

15. HPT-Problem Solving Processes
SMART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Timebound
FOCUSPDCA
Find a process to improve
Organize a team (WE)
Clarify current knowledge
Understand process variation
Select a SMART improvement strategy
Plan the work
Do the plan
Check/study/report results
Act on findings

16. HPT-Build Trust with Integrity & Example
7. Trust is demonstrated by geese when the lead goose rotates back into the formation and allows another goose to take the leadership position.
Lessons:
Develop, demonstrate & share meaningful “trust” leadership
Good-Great
7. Build Trust with Integrity & Example: (#1 success factor)
1st define Integrity: honest, principled
Fact: When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position.
Lesson: Develop, demonstrate & share leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on each other’s skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents or resources.
Trust=faith in action before it happen ---Key actions to build & sustain TRUST -Walk the Talk
Lead by Example. If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example , and show your people that you trust others. ...show respect for all. Mean what you say-say what you mean. Lips & Feet
Communicate Openly & Candidly (Rule 2). Open communication is essential for building trust. ...
Know Each Other Personally. ...
Don't Place Blame. ...
Discourage Cliques. ...
Discuss Trust Issues.
Takes 2 minutes to destroy trust.

17. HPT-Build Trust with Integrity & Example
Lesson:
Good-Great, when
the members trust
each other enough to surrender
the “me’ to “We”.
7. Build Trust with Integrity & Example: (#1 success factor)
1st define Integrity: honest, principled
Fact: When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position.
Lesson: Develop, demonstrate & share leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on each other’s skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents or resources.
Trust=faith in action before it happen ---Key actions to build & sustain TRUST -Walk the Talk
Lead by Example. If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example , and show your people that you trust others. ...show respect for all. Mean what you say-say what you mean. Lips & Feet
Communicate Openly & Candidly (Rule 2). Open communication is essential for building trust. ...
Know Each Other Personally. ...
Don't Place Blame. ...
Discourage Cliques. ...
Discuss Trust Issues.
Takes 2 minutes to destroy trust.

18. HPT-Commit to Excellence
8. Geese demonstrate excellence by repeating best practices that lead to a successful journey for all team members.
Lessons:
Focus on positive change actions (strengths) & continuous improvement
Know & apply best practices continuously & adapt to changes
8. Fact: Geese demonstrate excellence by repeating best practices that lead to a successful journey for all team members.
Lessons: Commit to Excellence
Focus on positive change actions (strengths) and continuous improvement Green-Red (adapting)
Know and apply best practices continuously –The habit applying best practices
Know and apply best practices continuously (Blue Angels, championship teams, Gold medal winners)
As a coach, what should the team do to improve the situation? The team is very late.
The 6 indicators of excellence:
Alignment - a deep sense of vision or purpose that is shared among team members.
Team effectiveness - strong internal processes that allow coordinated efforts, such as shared values, trust, open communication, flexibility, and decision making.
Empowerment - feeling empowered to do what is necessary; personal and collective power.
Passion - high and sustained levels of energy, enthusiasm, excitement, and confidence.
Commitment - deep commitment to the purpose of the team and to each other.
Results - accomplishing outstanding results based on high standards.

19. HPT-Commit to Excellence
Using the Power of WE how can we improve this situation?
8. Fact: Geese demonstrate excellence by repeating best practices that lead to a successful journey for all team members.
Lessons: Commit to Excellence
Focus on positive change actions (strengths) and continuous improvement Green-Red (adapting)
Know and apply best practices continuously –The habit applying best practices
Know and apply best practices continuously (Blue Angels, championship teams, Gold medal winners)
As a coach, what should the team do to improve the situation? The team is very late.
The 6 indicators of excellence:
Alignment - a deep sense of vision or purpose that is shared among team members.
Team effectiveness - strong internal processes that allow coordinated efforts, such as shared values, trust, open communication, flexibility, and decision making.
Empowerment - feeling empowered to do what is necessary; personal and collective power.
Passion - high and sustained levels of energy, enthusiasm, excitement, and confidence.
Commitment - deep commitment to the purpose of the team and to each other.
Results - accomplishing outstanding results based on high standards.

20. HPT-Promote Independent Thinking
9. Geese use their intelligence (independent thinking), instinct & interdependency to adapt to challenging or new environments (habitats/route).
Lesson: Increase the use of critical independent thinking to move from WIIFM to WIIFW(E).
It’s not all about me--it’s all about WE. A balance (being empowered)
9. Promote Independent Thinking----Geese use their intelligence (independent thinking), instinct & interdependency to adapt to challenging or new environments (habitats/route).
Lesson: Increase the use of critical independent thinking to move from WIIFM to WIIFW(e).
It’s not all about me--it’s all about WE. A balance (being empowered).
Independent thinking does not imply inability to collaborate as a team—it is a requirement of productive collaboration.  Blind followers do not have any original ideas to contribute to the group’s efforts.  No independent thinking = blind leading the blind or group think

21. HPT-Pull The Weeds
10. Collective cultivation of flock growth (Pull the Weeds) is shown by alignment, patience, perseverance & caring.
Lessons:
Takes time to build, develop & grow effective HPT
Identify & increase strengths and reduce weak areas
Consistently identify/remove barriers
10. Pull the Weeds----Cultivation of growth:
Collective cultivation of flock growth (Pull the Weeds) is shown by patience, perseverance & caring.
Lesson: Takes time to build, develop & grow effective teamwork, relationships & success. Increase strengths and reduce weak areas.
Takes time to build, develop & grow effective HPT teamwork, relationships & success.
Identify & increase strengths and reduce weak areas.
Consistently identify/remove barriers ----hindering team growth-outdated skills, no recognition, low participation
---3M’s Miscommunication, Misalignment, Misinterpetations
Focus on the prize (goal) & reduce the time spent on the less critical many. 20/80 rule.

22. Leadership Applications & Actions
What Power of WE actions are you considering applying?
Communities WE Serve
Members
Communication
& Feedback
Presidents & Clubs
LTG’s &
Divisions
Governor & Cabinet
Leadership
& Teamwork

23. Pulling Together-Applications
1. Put the Team First
2. Communicate Openly & Candidly
3. Be Part of Solution--not the Problem
4. Respect Diversity
5. Ask & Encourage the Right Questions
6. Use a Rational Problem Solving Process
7. Build Trust with Integrity & Example
8. Commit to Excellence
9. Promote Independent Thinking
10. Pull the Weeds
Share a common vision, goals, metrics & leadership
Clear roles & agreed upon work procedures (Problem Solving- Decision Making)
Collaborate, challenge and hold each other accountable
Continuous communication & feedback
Interdependent
Successfully mange conflict
Have fun
5Ws/H, 5 Whys, SMART, FOCUSPDCA & Inquiry

24. Conclusion
When you see geese flying, use this Power of We moment to reflect how smart they are and what can be learned.
They teach us to:
Be an effective leader & follower
Work as a HPT team
Share the tough jobs-build skills & trust
Honk from behind to encourage & recognize others.
Individual talent, as impressive as it may be, will only be multiplied when that person teams with others-the Power of WE.

25. Close
Working together, at all levels of our great District, continuously supporting & recognizing each other, “WE” model the true the spirit of HPT teamwork-Pulling Together--The Power Of WE.
“Our mission in life is to offer our gifts to benefit one another & create mutual gain in the world”. John Murphy

26. Close