working in collaboration – being an effective team 07022015

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An Employee Development Initiative byIrcon

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Working in Collaboration –

Being an Efective TeamMember

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B ilding a Collaborative TeamEnvironment

• Teams are expected to provide results.

• Results efected when members do notwork well together.

•A collaborative team environment is

essential or the team!s success.•"ow is collaborative team environmentcreated###


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"ave a $ommon %urposeand &oal

• Team = A Group working together towards a common goal.

• If there is no Goal there is no Team

• Common goal can be arrived at by

Create and!or review the team"s charter.

#iscuss why the team e$ists.

Allow each team member to e$press commitment.

Create motto% symbols% awards% or posters that portray the team

as one unit.

&se the common purpose to prioriti'e team actions.


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Trust Each 'ther(ACT ) * Team member must T+&,T each other if they are to work

together successfully.

- / T C+0AT0 T+&,T

1e honest.

/ork to eliminate conflicts of interests.

Avoid talking behind each other"s back.

Trust teammates 2you must trust them before they will trust you3.

Give team members the benefit of the doubt.


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$lari y Roles(ACT ) 4 5nowing everyone"s role and being familiar with the

responsibility of those roles.

/-6 +07&I+0#8 1ecause it creates efficiency and fle$ibility.

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+eview team members roles fre9uently.

+elate team member e$pectations to the teams overall

purpose.

Clarify responsibilities when action planning.

:earn what others do on the team.

(igure out ways to help each other.


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$ommunicate 'penly andEfectively

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0rr on the side of over communicating.

,eek to understand all angles.Take responsibility for being heard and understood.

/ork to clear up misunderstandings 9uickly and accurately.

+einforce and recogni'e team member efforts.


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Appreciate Diversity(ACT) ? Team members can be from all walks of life% with

different backgrounds and perspectives.

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+easonable people can and do differ with each other and can do

things differently.

Try to learn as much you can from others.

0valuate a new idea based on its merits. Avoid remarks that draw negative attention to a person"s uni9ue

characteristics.

#on"t ignore the differences among team members.


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(alance the Team!s )ocus(ACT) Team members need to recogni'e that they should

measure and monitor the products and services theteam provides as well as the team"s internal groupdynamics and relationships.

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+egularly review and evaluate the effectiveness of team

meetings.

-old team celebrations for achieving results.Braise individual effort.

#esign individual performance goals that emphasi'e both

results and teamwork.

Assign certain team members to monitor task needs and


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Ten -ualities o an Efective Team ember

• #emonstrates +eliability.

• Communicates Constructively.

• :istens Actively.

• (unctions as an Active Barticipant.

• :istens Batiently.


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Ten -ualities o an Efective Team ember

• ,hares openly and willingly.

• Cooperates and pitches in to help.

• 0$hibits fle$ibility.

• /orks as a problem8solver.

• Treats other in a respectful and supportive manner.


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