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Motivation
Teamwork The Dream Team
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The Dream
Together,
Everybody
Achieves
More
• Difference between “group”
and “team”
• Characteristics of teamwork
• Criteria for teamwork• Barriers to teamwork
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Characteristics of Teamwork• Better decisions
° Filters off bad ideas and errors
° Less need to “sell” them
• More time and energy needed fornegotiation
- Reverse can happen, too
- Deciding factor?
• Better acceptance of decisions
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Synergy• Definition
°“When the combined efforts of the team far exceeds the sum of
the individual contributions.”
• Put it another way
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Criteria for Teamwork
Leader
Objectives
Parameters
Resources
• Two to six persons
° If more?• Organization
• Active listening
• ClimateEncouragement Constructive
Criticisms
(1 of 2)
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Barriers to Teamwork(1 of 2)
• Always the potential for conflicts
° “I” vs “we”
° Open-mindedness vs prejudice
° Innate resistance to change° Patience
° Capacity or willingness to express° Capacity or willingness to listen
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• Recognition of individual hidden
talents• The most common problem?
• Tasks vs relationships
Barriers to Teamwork(1 of 2)
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Inter-Teams• Multi-partied win-win
• Rationale?
Guest
CompetitionPurveyor
StateStaff