Team Play The Team Approach

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Team PlayThe Team Approach

• John Hall PP
• Fort Wayne, Indiana

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A Good Team Leader

• Plan for Success
• Select the right Team Members
• Motivate the Team to Achieve

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Heres Lookin at You!
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Planning Where to Start as the Team Leader

• Clearly identify goals for the team
• Create a Theme for the membership campaign
• Identify the resources available for the team

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Goal Setting

• Clearly Define the Problem
• Develop Goals for the Team
• Is it a number of new memberships?
• Is there a time frame?
• What kind of members are you trying to attract?
• Understand the Approach and Roles for the Team

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Creating a Theme

• Develop a theme for the campaign
• Team members can use as an introduction
• Gives team members a mental picture
• Sets a standard or creates a reason
• Use the theme to motivate the team

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Resources

• What resources will your team need?
• Financial
• Services
• Experience
• What resources are available to your team?

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The very essence of leadership is that you have
to have a vision.

• Theodore Hesburgh

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Selecting the Right Team Members

• Understand the Purpose of the Team
• Identify Roles available within the Team
• Individual Characteristics of Potential Team
  Players
• Commitment Level of Team Players

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Identify Roles

• What roles are available on your team?
• What does each role need to focus on or
  accomplish?
• Can you communicate the importance of each role?

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Team Member Characteristics

• Knowledge
• Experience
• Diversity

• Skills
• Resources (time)
• Power

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Characteristics of a Successful Team

• Diversity backgrounds, knowledge, skills, and
  approaches
• Representation from all sides and groups
• Trust reliable and work well with others

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Team Players for the Roles

• Identify team players that have the right
  characteristics.
• Are the team members willing to volunteer for
  roles?
• Are you team members committed?

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The Right Role?
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Successful Leaders of Team Play

• Understand the purpose of each role in the team.
• Team members are serving in the right role and
  feel comfortable with their role.
• Each role has a set of tasks they can accomplish.

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Successful Teams

• The roles are supported by the other team
  members.
• The team is willing to work together, maturing
  and developing their goals.
• ALL team members are COMMITTED.

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Characteristics of High-Performance Teams

• Roles Evolve
• Efficiency
• Trusting
• Honesty
• Intuitive

• Can Take Risks
• Loyalty
• Goal-Driven
• Build Relationships
• Develop New Sources

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Teamwork is the ability to work together toward
a common vision. The ability to direct individual
accomplishments toward organizational objectives.
It is the fuel that allows common people to
attain uncommon results.

• Andrew Carnegie

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There is no I in TEAMWORK.
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Motivating Your Team

• Brainstorm and Revise the Goals together
• As the Leader, provide ideas and direction for
  the team
• Allow the team to brainstorm and revise the goals
  to develop buy-in
• Accountability
• Keep team members in check
• Follow up with team members and take action when
  necessary

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Motivation with Communication

• Clearly Communicate the Set Goals with team
  members and the organization
• Keep the communication lines open to the team
• Keep the team members talking with one another

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Communication

• Communicate the progress frequently to all team
  members and the organization
• Celebrate the successes and milestones of the
  team
• Lead with a positive attitude, always asking what
  can we do

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Team Players
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All of us perform better and more willingly when
we know why we're doing what we have been told or
asked to do.

• Zig Ziglar

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Discussion on Team Play Success

• What are the qualities that you have seen
  displayed when serving on a successful team?
• How will you maintain a positive attitude as a
  leader?
• How will you keep your team committed?

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Questions for Discussion

• What goals are you setting for your team?
• What individual characteristics are you looking
  for in your team members?
• What are some types of communication that you
  anticipate using with your team?

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Team Play

• Our efforts are important to many.
• What does this mean to you?
• Share it with others to encourage membership.