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Effective Team Management. Guiding Your Team to Success. Essential Coaching Elements. Consistency Availability Dedication Focus. Coaching Role: What To Do. Know the basics of the problem at the outset Provide the basic resources to the team members: Vis Moot website CISG Database
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Effective Team Management Guiding Your Team to Success
Essential Coaching Elements Consistency Availability Dedication Focus
Coaching Role: What To Do • Know the basics of the problem at the outset • Provide the basic resources to the team members: • Vis Moot website • CISG Database • CISG and UNCITRAL Digests • Essential books • Be available to the team members for questions/concerns/arguments
Coaching Role: What To Do • Tasks the Coach sets are MANDATORY • Establish regular mandatory meeting times for the entire team • At the very least, this must be once a week • Set deadlines upfront for: • Timeline and summary of the facts • First Draft • Second Draft • Final Draft
Pro Tip: • Create a Google Calendar • Include both Official Deadlines set by Vis Organizers (available at vismoot.pace.edu) AND team deadlines (such as draft submission deadlines) • Share calendar with entire team. Set reminders to go out to team members before major deadlines. *For a tutorial on how to set up a Google Calendar, see me during office hours*
Pro Tip: • Demand a 5-10hours/week commitment at the outset • Includes team meetings 2x/week, and independent research/writing • Increase to 15+ hours/week after second draft • Includes team meetings at least 2x/week (but should be 3 or 4 as the final deadline approaches) and independent research/writing • In the 2-3 days before submitting the final draft, teams should expect to work on the memo almost full time.
Coaching Role: What To Do • Review in detail every draft the team submits and return substantive comments • Work with team members individually to address their questions • Insist on timeliness, commitment, and dedication from each team member
Pro Tip: Identifying issues and addressing questions ≠ providing the answers! Your role is to facilitate learning and guide teams towards successful competition. You are not responsible for giving your teams the solutions – they are responsible for finding the solutions themselves.
Cultivate the Vis Culture • Set an example: • Always be on time. • Demand hard work and equal participation from each team member. • Attend team meetings at least once a week to observe, facilitate, and guide research. • Reward teams for excellence. • Encourage solidarity and team pride.
Discussion • What will be the main challenges for your team members? How will you address them? • What are your concerns as a coach? • How will you handle team members who are not carrying their weight? • How will you help manage team members who are struggling with the language or the issues?