Working as One Team

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Working as One Team: What does “Team Collaboration”

really look like?

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• What IS team collaboration?

• Common problems encountered

Agenda


WHAT IS TEAM COLLABORATION?

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TEAM COLLABORATION IS A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH A TASK THAT CANNOT BE DONE BY A SINGLE PERSON, OR A TASK THAT CAN BE

FINISHED MUCH FASTER WHEN PERFORMED BY A TEAM.

(TASK MANAGEMENT GUIDE.COM)

Collaboration is where two or more people or organizations work together to realize or achieve a goal or project successfully. Collaboration is very similar to, but more closely aligned than

cooperation. Most collaboration requires

leadership… Teams that work collaboratively

can obtain greater resources, recognition and regard when facing competition for finite resources. (Wikipedia.org)

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Collaboration can be described as the act of working together to accomplish a common goal…. you can’t have real teamwork without having an environment which is conducive to effective communication. (www.cobaltpm.com)


TEAM WORK VS. TEAM COLLABORATION

Internally… Group of

two or more people…

• Take on different

tasks/ roles

• Individually work on

these tasks/ roles

… All to achieve the

same goal

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Internally and

Externally… Group of

two or more people…

• Share tasks/ roles

• Develop ideas and

insights as a group

… All to achieve a

common objective

WWW.DIFFERENCEBETWEEN.COM


WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???

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Team

Work:

• Working as

individuals

• Individual

tasks

• All having

the same

goal

Team

Collaboration:

• Group NEEDS

to work

together…

• And THINK

together… www.theatrefolk.com


THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM COLLABORATION


WAS THIS TEAM COLLABORATION?

Group of two or more

Shared tasks and roles

Brainstorm and develop ideas, share insights

Provide Value

Equal partaking

All share the same objective

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WHY IS TEAM COLLABORATION SO VALUABLE TO US?

• Pooling of Resources and Strengths

• It Promotes Self – Analysis

• Speed up Solutions and Increases

Efficiency

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www.nutcache.com/blog/the-importance-of-team-collaboration-in-the-workplace/


• It Results in Problem Solving

• Development of Employee Skills

• It Makes You Look at the Bigger

Picture

• It Teaches

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www.nutcache.com/blog/the-importance-of-team-collaboration-in-the-workplace/


WHY IS OUR TEAM COLLABORATION SO VALUABLE FOR THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH?

They can tell there is a problem…

• Lack of Emotional Engagement

• Lack of Respect of Skills

• Lack of Trust in Each other

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COMMON PROBLEMS THAT TEAMS ENCOUNTERED


LACK OF COLLABORATION CAN LOOK LIKE OR RESULT IN…

• Absence of Team Identity

• Difficulty Making Decisions

• Poor Communication

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https://workplacepsychology.net/2010/12/17/eight-common-problems-teams-encounter


• Inability to Resolve Conflicts

• Lack of Participation

• Lack of Creativity

• “GroupThink”

• Ineffective Leadership

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https://workplacepsychology.net/2010/12/17/eight-common-problems-teams-encounter


THIS ALL LEADS TO….

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BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE TEAM


WHAT GOOD COLLABORATION CAN LOOK LIKE OR PRODUCE…

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• Absence of Team Identity

• Difficulty Making Decisions

• Poor Communication

Team Identity

Ability to Make Decisions

Quality Communication


• Inability to Resolve Conflicts

• Lack of Participation

• Lack of Creativity

• “GroupThink”

• Ineffective Leadership

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Ability to Resolve Conflicts

Participation

Creativity

Individual Thinking

Effective Leadership


This all sounds good…

but, How do we get there?

https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams

• Support Sense of “teamness”

• Have a willingness to share knowledge

• Have a willingness to share workloads/ tasks



• Define… and REVIEW roles

• Model Collaborative Behavior

• Ensure there is a team leader is both task driven and relationship oriented



• Build on Heritage Relationships

• Speak the same language

• Create Routine Check ins… even if there are no updates


https://www.isixsigma.com/implementation/teams/high-performance-teams-understanding-team-cohesiveness/

• Make time to appreciate each other’s skills

• Identify, Raise, and Manage emotional concerns



Four Traits that are Crucial to Teams (but can also undermine them…)


• Keep the teams smaller

• Keep Virtual Participation to a

Minimum



• Become familiar and

comfortable with one another

• Be aware of Different

Education levels


ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS


Online Collaboration Tools to Help Your Team be More Productive

• Phone calls/ conferences

• Emails

• Face to Face Meetings


• TimeDoctor.com


• Yammer.com


• GoToWebinar

• GoToMeeting

• Skype


• Slack.com


• Chanty.com


• Realtimeboard.com


DOCUMENTATION TOOLS

• Google Docs/ Google Drive

• Office Online

• Etherpad

• DropBox

• Hightail

• MediaFire

• OneDrive


ASSESSMENT TOOLS

• (online) Team Collaboration Assessment: www.collaborative-coaching.com

http://www.collaborative-coaching.com/


• (paper) Team Collaboration Assessment: www.alpinelink.com

http://www.alpinelink.com/


PERSONALITY ASSESSMENTS

• Myers- Briggs Type Indicator

• Clifton Strengths Finder

• DiSC Profile

• The Enneagram Type

• Color Code


References

Cross, R., Ehrlich, K., Dawson, R., & Helferich, J. (2008). Managing Collaboration: IMPROVING TEAM

EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH A NETWORK PERSPECTIVE. California Management Review, 50(4), 74-98.

Team Collaboration. (n.d.). Retrieved February 01, 2018, from

http://www.taskmanagementguide.com/solutions/collaboration/team-collaboration.php

Collaboration. (2018, February 03). Retrieved February 01, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaboration

D. (2017, June 07). Difference Between Teamwork and Collaboration. Retrieved February 04, 2018, from

https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-teamwork-and-vs-collaboration/

TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE: This industry is made up of many partnerships, but there is something unique when two

heads come together to launch and lead a firm. Eight dynamic teams share insights into their collaboration-from how

they got started to where they are headed. (2017). Hospitality Design, 39(6), 134-149.

Collaboration vs. Teamwork - What's the difference? (2015, July 20). Retrieved January 28, 2018, from

https://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/collaboration-vs-teamwork-whats-the-difference/

Nguyen, P. S. (2016, December 03). Eight Common Problems Teams Encounter. Retrieved January 10, 2018, from

https://workplacepsychology.net/2010/12/17/eight-common-problems-teams-encounter/

Hill, N. S., & Bartol, K. M. (2016). Empowering Leadership and Effective Collaboration in Geographically Dispersed

Teams. Personnel Psychology, 69(1), 159-198. doi:10.1111/peps.12108

Team Collaboration Assessment. (2012, 2017). Alpine Link Corporation.

doi:http://www.alpinelink.com/Docs/Team_Collaboration_Assessment.pdf

http://www.taskmanagementguide.com/solutions/collaboration/team-collaboration.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaboration

https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-teamwork-and-vs-collaboration/

https://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/collaboration-vs-teamwork-whats-the-difference/


References

Crittenden, V. L., & Fisher, D. (1996). InterPersonal Communication Skills: Training to Minimize Conflict and Build

Collaboration in Today's Team-Oriented Workplace (Book). Journal Of The Academy Of Marketing Science, 24(2),

171.

M. (2015, June 10). Retrieved February 07, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMT1ut8xgY

The Importance of Collaboration in the Workplace. (2017, May 02). Retrieved February 01, 2018, from

http://www.nutcache.com/blog/the-importance-of-collaboration-in-the-workplace/

Desk, W. (2017, October 31). 28 Teamwork Quotes From Great Leaders - #Infographic. Retrieved February 07, 2018, f

rom https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2017/10/28-teamwork-quotes-from-great-leaders.html?m=1

A. (2017, November 19). What is Collaboration? Is it the Same as Teamwork? Retrieved February 07, 2018, from

http://www.team-building-bonanza.com/what-is-collaboration/

Erickson, L. G. (2016, November 15). Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams. Retrieved January 07, 2018, from


Yosh. “Free Online Team Assessment | Team Collaboration | High-Performance.” Collaborative Coaching, Collaborative

Coaching, 19 Jan. 2017, collaborative-coaching.com/team-assessment/.

High-performance Teams: Understanding Team Cohesiveness. (n.d.). Retrieved February 08, 2018, from


http://www.nutcache.com/blog/the-importance-of-collaboration-in-the-workplace/

https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2017/10/28-teamwork-quotes-from-great-leaders.html?m=1

http://www.team-building-bonanza.com/what-is-collaboration/



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