1. Groups and Teams
Which do you have?

2. Team People working together for a common purpose
How is this different from a Group?
Working Group
Team
Strong, Clearly Focused Leader
Shared Leadership Roles
Individual Accountability
Individual and Mutual Accountability
The Group’s Purpose is the Same as the Broader Organizational Mission
Specific Team Purpose that the Team Itself Delivers
Individual Work Products
Collective Work Products
Runs Efficient Meetings
Encourages Open-ended Discussion and Active Problem Solving
Effectiveness Measured Indirectly by Influence on Others
Performance Measured Directly by Assessing Collective Work Products
Discusses, Decides and Delegates
Discusses, Decides and Works Together

3. Components of Effective Teams
Meaningful Common Purpose
Must develop “own” purpose
Specific Performance Goals Aligned with its Purpose
Requires members to focus on the collective effort necessary
Mix of Complementary Skills
Technical/functional expertise, problem-solving and decision-making skills and interpersonal skills
Strong Commitment to How Work Gets Done
Members must agree on who will do what, how schedules will be established and how decisions will be made and modified
Mutual Accountability
Trust and Commitment

4. Fostering Direct Team Member Interaction
Break Meetings Into Smaller Groups
Higher degrees of risk taking
Increase odds more voices will be heard
Designate a “Yoda”
Speak up when things are left unsaid
Call out unconstructive or disrespectful criticism
“Caring Criticism”
Mind wording of criticism
Be less defensing and more open to change