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Section 7
Teamwork
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Teamwork Skills US Embassy Soft Skills Series
Nick Yinger, MA
Doctoral Student
Teaching Assistant, Global Leadership Center at Ohio University
Agenda
Vital Teamwork Skills
The Team Leader
Dealing with Problems
Yourself as a Teammate
Vital Teamwork Skills
Communication
Hard Work
Patience
Compromise
Commitment
Professionalism
Any others?
Communication
Listen
Everybody has input
Analyze successes and failures
Demand honesty
◦ Why honesty?
Hard Work
Setting high
expectations
The drive to go
above and beyond
Willpower to fight
through problems
What is 20-60-20?
Patience
Don’t take criticism personally
Remain positive
◦ Don’t complain
Different team members are at different levels
◦ Everybody can contribute
Be prepared to fail – and to accept it
Are you OK with failure?
Compromise
You can’t always win
Accept that others’ ideas may be better
Avoid ego trips – everybody has them
How do you avoid ego trips?
Ego trip (N)- an act undertaken to draw attention to
your own importance and overconfidence
Commitment
“We” not “I”
Push through
difficulties
Finish the job you
start
Respect
Professionalism
Focus on the task at hand
Don’t complain about what the job is
◦ Get the job done
Work should be fun
How can fun be professional?
Being a Team Leader
Be prepared for anything & everything
Understand strengths and weaknesses
◦ Don’t try to be somebody else
Delegate wisely
Have a vision
◦ See it through
Accept criticism
Mission, Men, Me
Dealing with Difficult Teammates
Understand the person
Anybody can be a bad teammate
What steps do you take?
WHAT KIND OF TEAMMATE ARE YOU?
Lion
Strengths – Visionary,
practical, productive,
strong-willed, independent,
decisive
Weaknesses – Cold,
domineering, unemotional
self-sufficient, unforgiving,
sarcastic
Otter
Strengths – Outgoing,
responsive, warm, friendly,
talkative, enthusiastic,
compassionate
Weaknesses –
Undisciplined,
unproductive, hyperbolic,
egocentric, unstable
Golden Retriever
Strengths – Calm, easy-
going, dependable, quiet,
objective, diplomatic,
humorous
Weaknesses – Selfish,
stingy, procrastinator,
unmotivated, indecisive,
fearful, worrier
Beaver
Strengths – Analytical,
self-disciplined, industrious,
organized, sacrificing
Weaknesses – Moody,
self-centered, touchy,
negative, unsociable, critical
WHAT DOES YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE VALUE?
HOW DOES YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE AFFECT YOUR TEAM?
WHY SHOULD WE KNOW
OUR TEAMMATES’
PERSONALITIES?
TEAMWORK WORKSHEET 1. Why are good teamwork skills a primary requirement of most jobs? 2. List the ways that good teamwork skills can positively impact a project. 3. How is a team more beneficial to a project than letting a single individual perform the entire project alone? 4. How do good communication skills enhance your performance as a team member? 5. List three ways to develop good communication skills. 6. Which element of good leadership skills is useful as a team member? 7. List four ways to better motivate others. 8. Which time management element can be key to developing teamwork skills? 9. List three ways to increase your productivity through time management. 10. What should be the overriding skill used by every team member? 11. Why is that skill so important to a team setting? 12. List the three aspects of the skill discussed in questions 10 and 11. 13. Which are soft job skills and which is a hard job skill? 14. Which of the soft job skills is least likely to be followed by most team members? Why? 15. List three ways that you can overcome any discomfort at presenting your ideas and suggestions in a team setting.
Effective Team Members . . .
v play their positions well; are competent, motivated, and confidentv help get the job donev give positive energy to the teamv “run with the ball”; make decisions and move projects closer to completionv put team goals ahead of their ownv take appropriate risksv ask for help during hectic periods, and give it to others when neededv are trustworthy and help create a climate of trustv give others the benefit of the doubtv help new players adjust successfullyv are patient, enthusiastic, and respectfulv are fun to work withv look for ways to add valuev handle emergencies smoothly and effectivelyv spend time together, have fun, and celebratev are constantly learning, applying skills, and sharingv are customer- and quality-focusedv are flexible and innovativev are accepted and respected as team members.
Individual Reporting Form
ChallengeYour task is to individually identify the five most important behaviors from the"Effective Team Members" worksheet. As you select the items, give carefulconsideration as to why each item is important to you personally.
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Group Reporting Form
ChallengeIn small groups, determine five behaviors that are the most important to your group andthat you believe your group can practice. Be prepared to report on your top five with abrief rationale as to why each behavior is important.
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