1. Leadership 2018
June 20, 2018
Fallsmead

2. Team Builder
Cards with E,W,N, S color coded available in 4 corners of room. Sandy will make cards and Posters

3. What do you think the difference is between a Group and a Team?
Group vs. Team
“Four people in an elevator do not make a team- unless they are stuck and work together to escape.”
What do you think the difference is between a Group and a Team?
Talk at table, share out some ideas-5-10 minutes

4. Group vs. Team
Group- a collective of mutually independent individuals with separate goals who are brought together by common interests and experience. Even though everyone shares information and resources with other group members, each member is responsible for their own work
Team- an interdependent group of individuals who share responsibility and are focused on a common goal. People in a team have a mutual understanding with other members. By working together, they tend to maximize each other’s strengths and minimize weaknesses. Unlike a group, where each member is expected to contribute separately, the most important characteristic of a team is synergy: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Why is this relevant/important?

5. Team Reflections Challenges1
What helped your team be an effective team? 2 3
New Ideas to take to your team.
Personalities/Compass Points - needs of various members of the team
Departmentalized Team: having the opportunity to work with the other department; also finding the time to meet as a whole team
Separate pods: logistical challenge of meeting and problem solving on the spot
When new teammate joins, team may not “onboard” that member effectively
Different needs without resolution of how to meet various needs
Leave meeting with professional decision and not take dissent personally
When you have complementary skills on the team
Clear identified outcomes
Knowing what we are going to do
Agreement on goals and processes
Made time for one another -consideration of others
Establish group norms
Culture of respect
Knowing each other - personal connection and interest
Strong collaborative planning
Flexibility
FUN!
FOOD - esp Marsha’s blondies
Fill out first two columns on stickies, share out, type into columns

6. Characteristics of an Effective Team
Common purpose and shared values
Mutually accountable and self-directed
Recognize, develop and utilize their complementary skills to achieve team goals
Committed to continuous improvement
Support each other in the work
Share and learn together
TRUST

7. Characteristics of a PLC
Shared mission, vision and values
Collective inquiry
Action Orientation
Continuous Improvement for Students and Staff
Results Orientation
Collaborative Teams

8. Stages of Team Development
Forming
Storming
Performing
Norming

9. Stages of Team Development
Forming: As the team leader what can you do to begin to help your team form? (ingredients for team development handout)
Storming: How would you know that your team has entered the storming stage and what would you do? Were there some preventative strategies that could have prevented this?
Norming: How will you know that you have entered the norming stage and what did you do to reach that milestone? (Review Team Development Ingredients)
Performing: How long do you think it will take you to reach this stage?

10. Effective Team Meetings
Review Planning an Effective Meeting
Highlight the components that were standard practices for your team this year
Star any components that you want to be sure to incorporate with your team next year
Share and discuss (Is there anything not listed that you feel should be?)

11. Article 1: Strong Teams, Strong Schools
First, Read your article-highlight what is important to you as a leader.
Next, find others who have same article and form a discussion group. Discuss
Then, create new groups with at least one member who has read each article.
Articles-Jigsaw
Article 1: Strong Teams, Strong Schools
Article 2: Listen Carefully
Article 3: Norms

12. Go back to slide 5 - Team Reflection Chart - and complete Column 3 as a table group

14. Plus/Delta
PLUS:
On time
New people
Good conversation
New admin (AP) - exciting