1. We Keep
Missing
The Hoop
Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP

2. People gather.
They cluster.
They form groups-
unintentionally
or by plan.

3. ?
Why
Don’t They
Score
More Often

4. Things,
Times, People
have ChaNgEd

8. Americans typically HATE
to work in groups

9. Americans typically HATE
to work in groups
yet we make
the best T-E-A-M-S
when CHAOS happens!

10. spent to train US Workers
mid1980s-90s Quality Circles Teamwork
billion$ were
spent to train US Workers

11. Communities Gatherings
Crowds
Mobs
Teams

12. Teams are a form of a group

13. Teams are a form of a group
Yet groups rarely act like teams

14. What are some causes
of failures in Groups?

15. Causes of Group Failures
Individual jealousies
No time spent developing:
relationships, trust, respect
Causes of Group Failures

16. Causes of Group Failures
Individual jealousies
No time spent developing:
relationships, trust, respect
No clear goals
No real commitment
Causes of Group Failures

17. Causes of Group Failures
Individual jealousies
No time spent developing:
relationships, trust, respect
No clear goals
No real commitment
Poor leadership
No leadership
Too much leadership
Causes of Group Failures

18. Causes of Group Failures
Individual jealousies
No time spent developing:
relationships, trust, respect
No clear goals
No real commitment
Poor leadership
No leadership
Too much leadership
No acceptance of individual
Skills, abilities, knowledge
Games being played
Causes of Group Failures

19. Causes of Group Failures
Individual jealousies
No time spent developing:
relationships, trust, respect
No clear goals
No real commitment
Poor leadership
No leadership
Too much leadership
No acceptance of individual
Skills, abilities, knowledge
Games being played
Causes of Group Failures

20. FORMING
NORMING
STORMING
PERFORMING

21. FORMING
NORMING
STORMING
PERFORMING
UNFORMING
REFORMING

22. ?
Who
is this
Group

23. Last year

24. Think
Value
Act

25. How do we…
Think
Learn
Communicate
Solve Problems

26. Understand
Communicate
Team
Motivate
Support

27. Understand
Communicate
Team
Motivate
Support
Team
Team

28. Why should I?

29. 24 x 7 = 168
65% to 75%
10% to 15%

30. A - Z - Getting to Know Them Age A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V JL M
Age N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Zealous about

31. a. b. c. x. y. z. Differences Divides, Diversity Enriches n. o. p. q.g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z.

32. a. b. c. Age Background Culture x. y. z. xenophobia zealousness
Differences Divides, Diversity Enriches a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m.
Age
Background
Culture n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z.
xenophobia
zealousness

33. Teamwork
Quotes

34. There is no “i” in TEAMWORK!
Quotes

37. 50% of TEAM is ‘ME’
Integrated w/ the
other letters
Teamwork
Quotes

39. Teamwork Quotes The strength of the team is each individual member…
the strength of each member
is the team.”
Coach Phil Jackson
Teamwork
Quotes

40. What might the
next two letters be?
O T T F F _ _

41. What Might This Be?

42. Break a box into 4 pieces 12+ ways

43. Cut a pie into 8 pieces
Making only 3 cuts.

44. 1. 2. 3. Clarity of Goals Commitment to Goals Focus on Tasks
Successful Team Characteristics 1. 2. 3.
Clarity of Goals
Commitment to Goals
Focus on Tasks

45. 4. 5. 6. Clear Visions Communication Skilled Members
Successful Team Characteristics 4. 5. 6.
Clear Visions
Communication
Skilled Members

46. 7. Changeable Leaders 8. Focused Efforts 9. Willingness to
Successful Team Characteristics 7. 8. 9.
Changeable Leaders
Focused Efforts
Willingness to
Challenge Each Other

47. Useful Power & Authority
Successful Team Characteristics
10.
11.
12.
12+.
Willingness to Learn
Planning
Open to Change
Useful Power & Authority

48. Successful Team Characteristics1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Clarity of Goals
Commitment to Goals
Focus on Tasks
Clear Visions
Communication
Skilled Members 7. 8. 9.
10.
11.
12.
12+.
Changeable Leaders
Focused Efforts
Willingness to
Challenge Each Other
Willingness to Learn
Planning
Open to Change
Useful Power & Authority

49. ?
Teams
Groups

50. What teams
Do you have in your
Credit Union now?

51. What teams
Do you have in your
Credit Union now?

52. What teams
Do you have in your
Credit Union now?
Football

53. What teams
Do you have in your
Credit Union now?
Football
Baseball

54. Football Baseball Basketball What teams Do you have in your
Credit Union now?
Football
Baseball
Basketball

55. Football Track & Field Baseball Basketball What teams
Do you have in your
Credit Union now?
Football
Track & Field
Baseball
Basketball

56. People do not care
How much you know
Until they begin to know
That you care.

57. Together
Everyone
Accomplishes
More

58. Together
We Will
Start Hitting
the Hoop More

61. namaste “ Ghandi I honor the place w/in you
where the entire Universe resides…
I honor the place w/in you,
where, when
you are in that place in you, &
I am in that place in me,
there is only one of us.”
namaste
Ghandi

62. Alan “ May the realities of your lives and Careers
Far surpass your greatest dreams.””
Alan

63. We Keep Missing The Hoop Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP
Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP SRCUS 2009