1. Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com 1 TEAM BUILDING 1. What is it? 2. Why do it? 3. What are some success factors? 4. How do you measure benefits?

2. Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com2 What is Team Building? Probably most popular Organization Development (OD) activity Goals are: improved and increased effectiveness of a team Can focus on in-tact team, start-up team, newly integrated team, cross-functional team, project team etc. Often targeting one or more of three areas: How well we get things done How well we work together How clear is our structure

3. Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com3 Benefits of Team Building Increased effectiveness in: Sharing of information Setting goals & priorities Building/deepening relationships Processes such as decision making, communications, setting clear expectations Positioning teams to respond rapidly to change and to perform continuous improvement: Agility Helping teams name and navigate Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing stages of team development Added benefits: FUN----and developing transferable skills!

4. Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com4 Success Factors Right people involved Concentrated block of uninterrupted time--- focus Buy-in/commitment of those involved Clear desired outcomes Match the activity to the desired outcomes Debrief activity/Plan follow-up Tie activity to high priority issues & opportunities

5. Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com5 Metrics High Performing Teams are characterized by: Clear Purpose Informality Participation Conflict & disagreement resolution pathways Clear decision processes Open communications Clear roles and responsibilities Shared leadership Style diversity Ability to self-assess Continuous learning Excellent results PLUS a good experience!

6. Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com6 Metrics II Ask/Observe: Are team members following through on learnings? Is there a shared language, and/or agreed upon processes, that are actually being used? Are team members reporting specific results? Are new issues or opportunities (ideas) being offered up? Is there a decrease in reported “negatives”? Is there an increase in achievement of business results?