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Working Effectively as a Team

The Compass ProgramJune Session

Next Month: Empowering Others for Success

What is a TEAM?

A group of people working together, committed to achieving a common goal

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This Workshop Will Help You To…

Create the environment where everyone is committed towards working together to achieve a common goal

Team Decision MakingWhy is the function of decision making so

important to the overall success of the team?

1. Allows the team to make better decisions which allows the team to produce better work

2. When done right, it helps to significantly increase the commitment level of the team members, as well as build relationships and trust

The Methods of Group Decision Making:

Lack of Response

The Methods of Group Decision Making:

Authority Rule

The Methods of Group Decision Making:

Minority Rule

The Methods of Group Decision Making:

Majority Rule

The Methods of Group Decision Making:

Consensus

The Methods of Group Decision Making:

Unanimous Consent

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What is Groupthink? Groupthink was a term coined by social

psychologist Irving Janis “A mode of thinking that people engage

in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members’ strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.”

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Criteria to Decide Which Method is Best Amount of time available The make-up of the members The Team Operating Norms The nature or importance of the task The history of the group The work climate the group wants to

establish

Consensus

When all team members understand the decision, commit to it, and will support it, even if they may not agree with it 100%.

Behaviors that help toencourage consensus Contributing ideas and opinions Building on your ideas and others’ Clarifying information Summarizing and pulling ideas together Focusing the group on the task at hand Encouraging other group members to share Regulating who participates and how much Harmonizing during disagreements

Group Decision Making Model

How to create a fishbone diagram1. Define the problem2. Identify several possible causes3. Brainstorm factors which contribute to or

cause each major category4. Explore more and more specific causes5. Identify and circle the most likely root

causes

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What we covered: Importance of group decision making Team Operating Norms 6 decision making methods Groupthink Consensus Group Decision Making Model,

brainstorming Team problem solving – fishbone diagram

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Coming up:

Recap E-mail: Today

MAP Meeting: This week

1-on-1: Next week

Accountability Call: Wed, 7/1 @ 8:30am

Next Month: Wednesday, July 8th Empowering Others for

Success

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Final Quote:

“The problem for the group as a whole is that is a substantial number of people take the wait-and-see attitude, it is difficult to

get any group action started.”-Edgar H. Schein