Creating and sustaining effective teams
- 2. MODULE OUTCOMES On completion you will have… Greater awareness of issues pertaining to teams ,team building and the leadership role of the Principal Generated strategies for addressing team issues in the context of your own school A model for building and sustaining effective teams in your own school
- 3. WHAT IS A TEAM? ‘A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and an approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.’ (Katzenback and Smith)
- 4. ADULT LEARNING Self-motivation/directed Personal and professional experience Outcome oriented Respect Involvement Collaboration Reflection
- 5. BENEFITS OF AN EFFECTIVE TEAM They are MORE ……….. Democratic in decision –making / Share the leadership Consultative Flexible Synergy Professional Development Empowerment Communicative Thrive v Survive Share the load
- 6. Forming … Storming … Norming … Performing … Adjourning … (Gold & Evans) Orientation Trusting Building Goal Clarification Commitment Implementation High Performance Renewal (Dexler / Sibbet) STAGES/PERFORMANCE MODEL
- 7. LEADERSHIP - BEHAVIOURS Demonstrate integrity/ Model Behaviour Be clear and consistent Create positive energy Manage agreement and disagreement Encourage, Support and Mentor Provide Resources Share information
- 8. LEADERSHIP - ACTIONS • Identify team members • Involve members in objective setting • Give time for introductions, expectations and clarifications • Deal with issues when they arise • Communication
- 9. Focus on a team in your school, of which you are a member. Use the rating scales in each section to measure how well or poorly you consider this team to be performing currently. VALUES/PURPOSE ARE NOT WE SHARE AND IMPLEMENT DISCUSSED 1 2 3 4 5 COMMON VALUES LEADERSHIP IS RESTRICTED LEADERSHIP IS SHARED TO 1 OR 2 PEOPLE 1 2 3 4 5 ACCORDING TO NEED Team effectiveness analysis: Are you leading teams or groups? (West-Burnham)
- 10. What are the factors influencing effective team leadership? § VISION § DELEGATION § COMMUNICATION § SHARING § TRUST § ABILITY TO LISTEN § INTEGRITY § BE ABLE TO PRIORITISE AREAS § COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP § TIME ALLOCATION AND COMMITMENT § TARGETS CLEARLY SET
- 11. BELBIN • A Team Role is defined as "a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way." • For a team to be successful it needs to have access to each of the 9 Belbin Team Roles. • Typically, most people have two or three Team Roles that they are most comfortable with; a few others that they can manage to cover if they need to; and finally the rest that they prefer not to adopt at all.
- 12. Belbin Team Roles Team roles test - Free psychological tests https://www.123test.com/team-roles-test/ 5 minutes
- 13. An Effective Team!Giraffe Donkey Frog Monkey Tortoise Lion An Effective Team Which one are you?
- 14. I’m a Tortoise Don’t ask me to run!
- 15. ROLE-PLAY
- 16. • Did some members block/opt out of the process? • Did people listen to each other? • Did the team start with clear, agreed objectives? • Was the use of time properly planned/managed? • Did ideas get lost? At what point? Why? • Did the team accomplish its objectives within the time-frame allowed? Team Process Review!
- 17. FINALLY?....... Action Plan Does your staff need in-service on teams? What ideas will you bring back to your school? How will you apply your learning to existing teams or teams you wish to create in your school?