Introduction to teamwork self paced lesson 3 jm final
- 1. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© -
- 2. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© LEARNING OBJECTIVES for lesson 3 During this lesson you will learn about four new types of teams that have emerged in the 21st century (virtual, diverse, startup and self-managed teams) and why are they important. You will also reflect on essential knowledge that influences your ability to function well in such teams.
- 3. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© VIRTUAL TEAMS Groups of geographically, organizationally and/or time dispersed workers brought together by information and telecommunication technologies to accomplish one or more organizational tasks.(DeSanctis & Poole, 1997; Jarvenpaa & Leidner,1999) Information technologies and knowledge-based work make virtual teams possible and globalization make them necessary.
- 4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© MAKING VIRTUAL TEAM WORK 1. Get the team together physically early-on 2. Clarify tasks and processes, not just goals and roles 3. Commit to a communication charter 4. Leverage the best communication technologies 5. Build a team with rhythm 6. Agree on a shared language 7. Create a “virtual water cooler” 8. Clarify and track commitments 9. Foster shared leadership 10. Don’t forget the 1:1s Read more here:http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/06/making-virtual-teams-work-ten/
- 5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© STARTUP TEAMS A startup company is an entrepreneurial venture which is typically a newly emerged, fast-growing business that aims to meet a marketplace need by developing or offering an innovative product, process or service. A startup is usually a company such as a small business, a partnership or an organization designed to rapidly develop scalable business model. They are typically but not necessarily technology oriented and have high growth potential.
- 6. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© STARTUP DEVELOPMENT PHASES
- 7. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© DIVERSE TEAMS There has never been more diversity in teams as today due to: - MULTICULTURAL: Increase of ethnically and culturally diverse teams - GENDER: Increase of women in the workplace. - GENERATIONS: Increase of the variety of generations in the workplace due to increase of age of retirement and faster paste of introduction of new generations. - PERSONALITY: The type of work needed today requires more often diverse people to be in a team. - MULTIDISCIPLINARY: To cope with the paste of change and meet needs of society, team are expected to work well across traditional boundaries of research and industry, different disciplines, etc.
- 8. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© VALUE OF DIVERSITY AWARENESS: “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ― CARL JUNG TRANSFORMATION- GROWTH: “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― CARL JUNG PROGRESS: “If we can stay with the tension of opposites long enough —sustain it, be true to it—we can become vessels within which the divine opposites come together and give birth to a new reality.” ― MARIE-LOUISE VON FRANZ
- 9. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© DIVERSITY COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT STEPS RECOGNIZE & ACCEPT DIFFERENCES • Acknowledge, appreciate, understand ADAPT TO DIFFERENCES • Move outside own comfort zone • Adaptation does not mean adoption and assimilation INTEGRATE DIFFERENCES • Able to analyze from different perspectives and remain grounded in reality • Effectively communicate & operate LEVERAGE ON DIFFERENCES • Make the most of differences • Strive for synergy • Create unity AWARENESS START OF CHANGE COMPETENCE INTELLIGENCE
- 10. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© HOW DO WE DIFFER AS A TYPE OF PERSONALITY? 1. WHERE DO WE DRAW OUR ENERGY FROM? EXTRAVERSION THE OUTSIDE WORLD INTROVERSION THE INSIDE WORLD 2. PREFERENCE FOR TAKING INFORMATION FROM SENSING THE FIVE SENSES (ACTUAL) INTUITION THE SIXTH SENSE, CONCEPTS 3. PREFERENCE FOR STRUCTURING INFORMATION TO DECIDE THINKING IN A LOGICAL, OBJECTIVE WAY FEELING IN A PERSONAL, VALUES-BASED WAY 4. PREFERENCE FOR LIVING JUDGING A PLANNED & ORGANIZED LIFE PERCEIVING A SPONTANEOUS & FLEXIBLE LIFE 16 PERSONALITY TYPES ACCORDING TO MYERS–BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR Click here to check your own profile: https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types
- 11. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© SELF-MANAGED TEAMS Self-managed teams, known also as “teal organizations operate effectively, even at a large scale, with a system based on peer relationships. They set up structures and practices in which people have high autonomy in their domain, and are accountable for coordinating with others. Power and control are deeply embedded throughout the organizations, no longer tied to the specific positions of a few top leaders.” Frederic Laloux Read more about the different type of organizations here: http://www.strategy- business.com/article/00344?gko=10921
- 12. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330 EudaimoniaSolutions© OPEN YOUR NOTEBOOK AND WRITE YOUR ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: • What would do differently based on this new knowledge? • What would happen if you change nothing? • What are your key takeaways from this part of the course?