Team Lessons from Geese

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Team Lessons from Geese
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Team Lessons from Geese

• When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into
  the formation and another goose flies at the
  point position.
• Lesson It pays to take turns doing the hard
  tasks and sharing the leaders role.

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Team Lessons from Geese

• In formation, the geese from behind honk to
  encourage those in front to keep up their speed.
• Lesson Sometimes team members need to hear a
  little honking.

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Team Lessons from Geese

• Whenever a goose is sick or wounded, two geese
  drop out of formation to help and protect it.
  They stay with it until it can fly again or dies.
  
• Lesson Stand by one another in times of trouble.
  
• Team Lessons From Geese - Adapted from 40 Tools
  for Cross-Functional Teams, Walter J. Michalski.
  Productivity Press. 541 NE 20th Ave, Portland, OR
  97232

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NCODP - Team Building

• SFC Todd Sanbury
• CIO/DSS Operations
• 3rd Platoon Sergeant

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Team Building

• Why are we talking about Team Building?
• Team Building (Soldier-Team Development) is an
  integral part of being a Non-Commissioned Officer.

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LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
Soldier Team
Technical and Tactical Proficiency

Development
Teaching and
Decision Making
Counseling
Planning
Supervision
Use of
available
systems
Professional ethics
Communication
TC 22-6, Pg 18
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Team Building

• What is a Team?
• Dictionary defines a Team as
• a group organized to work together

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Team Building

• There is no I in T E A M
• Being a member of a team is being part of the
  we, not being the me

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Team Building

• What does this have to do with me?
• FM 22-100, Paragraph 1-62 states
• No one is only a leader each of you is also a
  subordinate, and all members of the Army are part
  of a team.

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What is a Good Team?

• Work together to accomplish the mission
• Execute tasks thoroughly and quickly
• Meet or exceed the standard
• Thrive on demanding challenges
• Learn from their experiences and are proud of
  their accomplishments

FM 22-100, Pg 5-19
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OKSo how do we make a team?

• 3 Stages to building a Team
• Formation Stage
• Enrichment Stage
• Sustainment Stage

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Fig 5.5 of FM 22-100
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Formation Stage

• Reception and Orientation Phase
• Leaders Welcome
• New Soldier meets the rest of the Team
• Learn the schedule and work requirements
• Get to know the lay of the land
• New Soldier is concerned about fitting in and
  belonging

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Leader Actions during Formation

• Coordinate reception of new soldier(s)
• Assign Sponsor
• LISTEN TO THE NEW SOLDIER
• TALK TO THE NEW SOLDIER
• Make sure the soldiers family is taken care of

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Fig 5.5 of FM 22-100
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Enrichment Stage

• Transition from questioning everything to
  trusting themselves, their peers, and their
  leaders
• Most important part is TRAINING
• Vital during Enrichment Stageit is here that the
  team is building a collective proficiency

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Leader Actions during Enrichment

• LISTEN to your soldiers
• Establish clear lines of authority
• Develop soldier and unit goals

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Fig 5.5 of FM 22-100
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Sustainment Stage

• The point where the group thinks of themselves as
  our Team
• Team members will do what needs to be done
  without being told
• Leader uses this stage to develop subordinates,
  because they are the future leaders

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Leader Actions during Sustainment

• Deal with the change in the team
• Reassess Goals and Priorities
• Focus on Teamwork
• Focus on Training
• Respond to Soldier Concerns

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A Final Quote

• It is difficult to be a good Non-Commissioned
  Officer, if it had been easy, they would have
  given it to the Officer Corps.
• Sergeant Major of the Army Connelly

Quote from The Three Meter Zone by CSM J.D.
Pendry
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As MSG Dettler used to say...

• Questions ?
• Comments ?
• Snide Remarks ?

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Fig 5.5 of FM 22-100
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HORIZONTAL BONDING
RESPECT
ROLES
TRUST
PROFICIENCY
BONDING
INTERDEPENDENCE
CONCERN
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
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VERTICAL BONDING
LEADERS SHOW CONCERN FOR THEIR SOLDIERS
LEADERS TRUST AND RESPECT EACH OTHER
BONDING
SOLDIERS TRUST AND ARE CONFIDENT IN THEIR
LEADERS
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