4 4 steps in building an effective team

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4 4 steps in building an effective team

• Marica Labrou

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Agenda

• Why you need an effective team
• Pre-assumptions
• 4 first Steps
• 4 second Steps

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Why you need an effective team

• Achieving targets
• Building a solid base
• Overcoming difficulties more easily
• Gaining recognition
• Realizing potential
• Making others great
• Preparing future leaders
• The mirror effect

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Pre-assumptions

• Steps for a Leader to follow
• Components of steps might be different
• Bad news Never ending story
• Good news Its working!
• Leaders can become better

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4 first Steps

• Get to know
• Accept
• Walk with
• Co-operate effectively

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1- Get to know
The leader Oneself Each other
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• The leader
• The leaders personal values
• The leaders management style
• You can be your way as long as you communicate
  it

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Self awareness tools

• MBTI
• Learning Type
• Conflict management type

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2 - Accept
The others The rules
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Team Chartering

• Organizational vision, mission values
• Team Vision, mission values
• Team norms
• Team member roles
• Communication strategies
• Decision making
• Resources Support

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3 - Walk with
Goals Plans
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Action plan

• Team
• Per team member
• Specific measures
• Common sites, directories, shares, updates,
  priorities etc.

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4 - Co-operate effectively
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Team Stages
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• Give/take feedback

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HR assistance

• Very important!

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4 first Steps

• Get to know
• the leader
• oneself
• each other
• Accept
• Respect each other
• Set team ground rules
• Set the right expectations
• Walk with
• Communicate common objectives
• Build a plan
• Co-operate effectively
• Identify team stage provide accordingly
• Give/receive feedback continuously

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• Coming together is a beginning,
• staying together is a progress
• and working together is success
• 
  Henry Ford

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Taking a happy effective team to the next step

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4 second Steps

• Build on Team Values
• Apply Situational Leadership
• Encourage Personal Initiatives
• Have Fun together!

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1 Build on Team Values
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2 Apply Situational Leadership
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Situational Leadership

• Competence Commitment
• Needs
• Leadership style required
• D1 The Enthusiastic Beginner
• D2 - The Disillusioned Learner
• D3 The Capable, but Cautious Performer
• D4 The Self-Reliant Achiever

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3 Encourage Personal Initiatives
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Personal Development within the team

• Personal Objectives
• Personal Charters
• Personal Development plans
• Regular 11s
• Job satisfaction discussion / assessment
• Mentorship (mentor/mentee)
• Sharing best practices

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• Be proactive
• Adapt to change

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Personal initiatives

• Personal commitment sheet
• Personal action plan
• Personally owned projects/plans
• Personal development per team member
• Encouragement of further personal initiatives
  (special focus on cross-group collaboration)
• Monthly review sessions (11s)
• Career development discussions

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The bar is high

• and success is always
• measurable.

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4 - Have FUN together!
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4 second Steps

• Build on Team Values
• Team statement
• Apply Situational Leadership
• Situational leadership per team member
• Team assessment
• Encourage Personal Initiatives
• Personal development
• Personal initiatives / projects
• Have Fun together!

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How do you measure success

• Manager feedback
• Team assessments
• 11s

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Do you inspire your team?

• All great teams and all great organizations
  are built around a shared dream or motivating
  purpose.
• Warren Bennis

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• Never doubt that a small group of committed
• people can change the world.
• It is the only thing that ever has.
• 
  Margaret Mead
• 1901 - 1978