Team building approach: Unlocking true potential of team members

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Life is an unpredictable
Life is an unpredictable
and inexact environment
and inexact environment
In the midst of this environment…
In the midst of this environment…
How can you
How can you
unlock your true potential
unlock your true potential


as a member and leader of
as a member and leader of
teams
teams
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?
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Leadership and followers
Leadership and followers
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What Randy is telling us
What Randy is telling us
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How we need to live our life
How we need to live our life

properly
properly
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Dreams come to those who work hard
Dreams come to those who work hard
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Appreciate those around you; learn to apologize
Appreciate those around you; learn to apologize
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People are more important than things
People are more important than things
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Brick walls (obstacles) are there for a reason
Brick walls (obstacles) are there for a reason
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Never underestimate the power of having fun
Never underestimate the power of having fun
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Experience is what you get,
Experience is what you get,
when you don’t get what you want
when you don’t get what you want
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Don’t complain
Don’t complain
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None of us can make it

None of us can make it
on our own
on our own
All
All
our successes have come
our successes have come
because of others
because of others
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ogether
ogether
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veryone
veryone
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chieves
chieves
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ore
ore
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Guest Lectures
Guest Lectures
Chaz Seale

Chaz Seale
Dustin Seale
Dustin Seale


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My path to you…
My path to you…
Chaz Seale
Chaz Seale
The Father
The Father
Began life quite poor and making lots of mistakes.
Began life quite poor and making lots of mistakes.
Became a career leader in a variety of industries.
Became a career leader in a variety of industries.
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My path to you…
My path to you…
Dustin Seale
Dustin Seale
The Son
The Son
A natural leader, but with no clue as to direction.
A natural leader, but with no clue as to direction.
Became an executive in international consulting.
Became an executive in international consulting.
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What this class is about?
What this class is about?
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What’s a team?
What’s a team?
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How can I be a great team member?
How can I be a great team member?
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How can I build an excellent team?
How can I build an excellent team?
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How can I avoid team disasters?
How can I avoid team disasters?
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And Your Resource Library
And Your Resource Library
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Gathering Your Thoughts
Gathering Your Thoughts
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What’s a team?
What’s a team?
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Are you currently part of any team?
Are you currently part of any team?
Teams are people joining
Teams are people joining

together to…
together to…


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Accomplish something
Accomplish something
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Improve performance
Improve performance
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Develop working relationships
Develop working relationships
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Challenge individuals within the team
Challenge individuals within the team
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Improve overall motivation,
Improve overall motivation,
communication, support & trust
communication, support & trust
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How can I become a great
How can I become a great
team member?
team member?
Gain experience.
Gain experience.
Volunteer, even for those teams (jobs)

Volunteer, even for those teams (jobs)
that no one else wants.
that no one else wants.
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How can I be a great
How can I be a great
team member?
team member?
Fully understand the team’s
Fully understand the team’s
vision and mission
vision and mission
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* Vision and Mission
* Vision and Mission
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Vision
Vision


The picture of where we want to go
The picture of where we want to go
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Mission
Mission
How we intend to get there

How we intend to get there
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Learn to communication
Learn to communication
correctly within a team
correctly within a team
How careful do your words
How careful do your words
need to be?
need to be?
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How much can you show strength/power?
How much can you show strength/power?
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When can you safely disagree with your manager?
When can you safely disagree with your manager?
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How should you express an alternative course of
How should you express an alternative course of
action from the team?
action from the team?
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What should you do when things aren’t clear?
What should you do when things aren’t clear?
Learn to speak authentically…with no pretense…
Learn to speak authentically…with no pretense…
talk about what you really feel
talk about what you really feel
From Star Trek

From Star Trek
TM
TM


"The needs of the many outweigh
"The needs of the many outweigh
the needs of the few, or the one.“
the needs of the few, or the one.“
(See the “10 traits of an effective team player” in the Resource Library.)
(See the “10 traits of an effective team player” in the Resource Library.)
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The Thrill of Team Building
The Thrill of Team Building
#1 Building great teams
#1 Building great teams
is one of two most rewarding
is one of two most rewarding
aspects of being a leader.
aspects of being a leader.
#2 Companies will normally fail without
#2 Companies will normally fail without
high quality teams.
high quality teams.
Teamwork can also be fun…
Teamwork can also be fun…
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Building a team…the first step
Building a team…the first step
Define Reality.
Define Reality.
Understand the situation
Understand the situation
and the goal.
and the goal.
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uilding a new team,
uilding a new team,
the next steps
the next steps
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Do a SWOT analysis
Do a SWOT analysis
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Prepare an initial plan of action
Prepare an initial plan of action
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Base your plan on an team and goal analysis
Base your plan on an team and goal analysis
(see Situational Leadership in Resource Library)
(see Situational Leadership in Resource Library)

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Get the right players in the right seats
Get the right players in the right seats
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Communicate the vision, mission and plan
Communicate the vision, mission and plan
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Gain
Gain
alignment
alignment
on the basics
on the basics
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Define the decision making process
Define the decision making process
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Create a “bias for action”
Create a “bias for action”
Basics - SWOT Analysis
Basics - SWOT Analysis
Critical to a team
Critical to a team
understanding itself and potential
understanding itself and potential
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S
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trengths
trengths

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W
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eaknesses
eaknesses
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O
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pportunities
pportunities
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hreats
hreats
How can I avoid
How can I avoid
team disasters?
team disasters?
Every great team has certain
Every great team has certain
characteristics, but
characteristics, but
“
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Trust is the lubrication that
Trust is the lubrication that
makes teams work.”
makes teams work.”

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How we have (sometimes)
How we have (sometimes)
avoided team disasters?
avoided team disasters?
(a list of 10)
(a list of 10)
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Established good leadership
Established good leadership
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2.
Gained corporate support
Gained corporate support
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Recognized need for diversity of talent
Recognized need for diversity of talent
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Understood reality, strategy, people and common purpose
Understood reality, strategy, people and common purpose
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Able to handle stress
Able to handle stress

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Built strong spirit and pride
Built strong spirit and pride
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Felt supported and celebrated successes
Felt supported and celebrated successes
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Were unselfish in actions and assumed best intentions
Were unselfish in actions and assumed best intentions
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Avoided protecting individual turfs
Avoided protecting individual turfs
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Accepted accountability
Accepted accountability
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Example of building a team
Example of building a team
Centralizing high risk loan approval
Centralizing high risk loan approval
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A concept that had previously failed
A concept that had previously failed
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Only one chance for success
Only one chance for success
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Selected people with “potential”, but weren’t a team (yet)
Selected people with “potential”, but weren’t a team (yet)
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Prioritized how our field sales people would judge us
Prioritized how our field sales people would judge us
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Didn’t let team talk to the field sales force for 3 weeks
Didn’t let team talk to the field sales force for 3 weeks
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Spent that time with team building exercises and discussion
Spent that time with team building exercises and discussion
Result:
Result:
A total success.
A total success.
The “field” loved the new attitude and bias for action.
The “field” loved the new attitude and bias for action.
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Example of building an
Example of building an
international team
international team


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International team building needs one key

International team building needs one key
ingredient…
ingredient…
TRUST
TRUST
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Example: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Global
Example: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Global
Manufacturing and Supply
Manufacturing and Supply
Result:
Result:


Led a sustainable shift in engagement, profits,
Led a sustainable shift in engagement, profits,
performance, and enabled corporate growth
performance, and enabled corporate growth