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Entrepreneur's Foundation www.focusedsolutionsgroup.com. 2. What is Team Building? . Probably most popular Organization Development (OD) activityGoals are: improved and increased effectiveness of a teamCan focus on in-tact team, start-up team, newly integrated team, cross-functional team, pr
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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.com 2 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.com 3 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.com 4 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.com 5 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.com 6 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?