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Team Talk. Dr. Alexa S. Chilcutt, The University of Alabama. People don’t leave jobs, they leave other people. This office is like a(an)_____________? Where are we now, as a team? Strengths- Weaknesses –. Honest Appraisal of Current Team Climate. The greatest of faults is to be
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Team Talk Dr. Alexa S. Chilcutt, The University of Alabama
People don’t leave jobs,they leave otherpeople. Alexa S. Chilcutt, Ph.D.
This office is like a(an)_____________? • Where are we now, as a team?Strengths-Weaknesses – Honest Appraisal of Current Team Climate
The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. -Thomas Carlyle Recognize your own and then each other’s communication competencies.
Primary Goals • Create Shared Meaning • Express Understanding • Relay Value/Respect
Estimated between 65% and 93% of a message’s meaning is nonverbal. Harris, 2008 Approximately 7% of the message is communicated by words. Dr. Albert Mehrabian at UCLA Nonverbal Communication
Facial Display • Paralanguage • How we say it: tone, pitch, volume, dialects • Body language • Kinesics: appearance, gestures • Proxemics • Spacial orientation • Chronemics • Use of time Types of N.V. Communication
Listening & Feedback Seek first to understand, thento be understood.
4 Active Listening Methods Paraphrasing Expressed understanding Asking questions Using non-verbal communication
The Team We All Want interdependent Influence one another common goal or purpose specialized roles sense of mutual belonging engage in interactive communication. Go Fish! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDP9jLuzXU
The Mission – Minded Team (Re-)Discovering your core principles and vision…
Mission: • What? • Why? • Who? • How? Demystifying the Mission
Write down 2 relational behaviors that would help to create a positive work environment. • Write down 2 functional behaviors that would help the team function more productively. Team Agreement
Talk first about yourself not the other person. • State facts specifically as possible • Uses descriptive statements without judgment, exaggeration, labeling, or attribution of motives. • Phrase issue as statement not a question. • Describe how actions have impacted or affect you and what you change you desire for the other to make (be descriptive). • Provide both positive and negative feedback. • End asking for feedback or their side of the issue. Rules of Engagement for delivering ConstructiveFeedback
Always remember to breathe! • Listen carefully and don’t interrupt or discourage the feedback giver. • Ask questions for clarity or examples. • Acknowledge and paraphrase. • Take time to sort out information. Receiving Feedback