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What Is a Team?
A team is several persons who are grouped together to accomplish a common goal, who are dependent on one another for results, and who are equally accountable for the quality of the results.
Purpose
Determine What the Team is Suppose to Do and Why? List Team Goals and Targets
Tip: Write a Brief Team Purpose Statement and Make it Visible at Each Team Meeting
Stakeholders
Who are the Stakeholders?
Your Team Members Your Classmates Not in Your Team Your Graduate TA Your Professor The ME Department Your Parents
Team Limitations
Money/Budget/Materials Time and Deadlines Workloads and Priorities People on the Team Outside Resources Training
Team Roles
Team Leader
Keeps Team on Target Resolves Conflict Arranges Logistics Communicates to Stakeholders
Team Member
Focuses on Team Goals Listens Keenly Participates Fully Keeps Commitments Values Different Ideas
Tip:
The Team Leader is also a Team Member, and all Team Members Share Equal Responsibility for the Outcome.
Rotate meeting leadership responsibility to help develop this skill in all team members. Everyone participates.
Making Decisions
Tip:
Clarify Exact Decision to Be Made Be Factual and Use Available Data Outline Pros and Cons Choose Decision Method Vote on Decision Check for Consensus
Explore important decisions by informal polling. Go around once and have each team member state which way they are leaning in the vote.
Consensus
Consensus Means Finding an Option That All Team Members Will Support. It Does Not Mean That All Team Members Would Select That Option as Their First Choice.
Tip:
Consensus Decisions are Smooth to Implement Since They are Supported by the Entire Team.
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