1. Building Effective Teams
Marc Belaiche, CA
President
TorontoJobs.ca

2. AGENDA What is a Team? Why Have Teams? How to Build Effective Teams
How to Maximize Idea Generation
How to Empower Teams
How and When to Reward
Conclusion
Questions

3. WHAT IS A TEAM?
A group of people brought together to work interdependently and cooperatively in order to achieve certain goals.

4. Together Everyone Achieves More
WHAT IS A TEAM?
Together Everyone Achieves More

5. WHY HAVE TEAMS?
A good team is the difference between success and failure.
From: Peanuts, by Charles Schulz

6. WHY HAVE TEAMS?
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships”
Michael Jordan, former NBA superstar
“Many hands make light work”
John Heywood, English playwright

7. WHY HAVE TEAMS? Over 75% of employees enjoy working in teams
Teamwork is highly motivating for over 35% of people
From “Teamwork: Sense or Nonsense?” by Patrick E.C. Merlevede

8. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
Teams can accomplish seemingly impossible tasks when they work together.
From: Dilbert, September 8, 2009,

9. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
Before the project
Clear expectations
Introduce new members
Common Purpose
Shared Values
Infrastructure
Diversity

10. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
Before the project
Know each other
Chain of command
Objectives
Who
Agenda
Personalities

11. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
During the project
Culture
Training
Documenting
Motivation
Defined roles
Timing

12. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
During the project
Commitment
Budget
Competency
Control
Regular Contact
Progress Reports
Changing team members

13. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
During the project
Feedback
SMART goals
Accountability
Acknowledge differences
Meeting schedule and format
Team measure

14. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
During the project
Minutes
Sub-groups
Empowerment
Focus
Technology
Manageable size
Cycle leadership

15. HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TEAMS
After the project
Reward
Exit interviews
Feedback
Continuation of team

16. HOW TO MAXIMIZE IDEA GENERATION
By: Mark Anderson

17. HOW TO MAXIMIZE IDEA GENERATION
All members
Proactive team leaders
Encourage ideas
Brainstorming Sessions
Use different techniques
Delphi Method
Nominal Group Technique
5 Why method
Reward

18. HOW TO MAXIMIZE IDEA GENERATION
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”
Babe Ruth, baseball Hall-of-famer

19. HOW TO EMPOWER TEAMS Authority Clear Roles Communication Expectations
Parameters

20. HOW TO EMPOWER TEAMS
“Empowerment is only likely to enhance cooperation and, ultimately, organizational performance if trust exists in an organization”
The experience and evolution of trust: Implications for cooperation and teamwork by Gareth R. Jones and Jennifer M. George

21. HOW AND WHEN TO REWARD Small or large reward Public or private
Team or individual recognition
Ask
Budget
Recognition
Timing

22. HOW AND WHEN TO REWARD Examples of rewards Time off “Wall of fame”
Publicizing success
Parties
Plaques
Verbal Recognition
Other

23. CONCLUSION
Teams are important
Maximize idea generation
Empower
Rewards and recognition

24. Any Questions? Thank you for your time. Marc Belaiche, CA President
TorontoJobs.ca
ext. 2873