Skull or lady in a mirror

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Skull or lady in a mirror?                      

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Jazz Sax or Lady?                      
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Rabbit or Duck?                                
           
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Rabbit or Duck?                                
      
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There is not one single triangle in this
picture or is there!?                        
         
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Donkey or Seal?                               
                      
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How many legs?                                 
          
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Young Lady or Old Lady?                        
              
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If only I had known
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.about how teams and groups actually work!
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The main roles within a team

• Blocker
• Aggressor
• Deserter
• Clown
• Special-interestpleader

• Encourager
• Mediator
• Tension Releaser
• Feeling Expresser
• Observer
• Worker

Constructive Destructive
What are YOU?
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What are their emergent roles in the team?
A SPECIAL INTEREST PLEADER .. "Pete's not
making an effort," he complained. "We're making
exceptions for him and I don't see why we have
to
MAGGOT THE MEDIATOR - WHO IS THE LOUDEST
SNORER? Maggot pondered the question earnestly
for a moment, answering finally "Dennis is
louder, you're more consistent."
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How groups evolve over time

• Forming
• Storming
• Norming

This can be minutes or years!
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Forming
First.

• Cautiously explore the boundaries of acceptable
  behaviour
• Excited and interested
• Self-consciousness

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Storming

• Resisting tasks, rules and good suggestions.
• Sharp changes in attitude
• Disunity, tension and jealousy
• Arguing about minor details or picking holes in
  an idea, even when you might agree with the REAL
  issue
• Choosing sides, camps or cliques
• Questioning the wisdom of those appointed as
  leaders

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Norming

• Acceptance of the team, ground rules, roles in
  the team, individuality of fellow team members
• Emotional conflict is reduced
• Cooperation is increased

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This process can move in cycles
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If only Id known, we might have just got on a
bit better!

• Identify which phase your group or team is in
  (forming, storming or norming)
• Expect the expected
• Address the blend of roles within the team
• lead from the middle, the back and the front
• Be patient

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Any combination of personalities can eventually
work well as a team as long as you have the right
personalities within the team Are you one of
those personalities?
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