Units or sub teams f the reason for this is that

units or sub teams
f The reason for this is that larger
numbers of people have trouble
communicating effectively, often
disagreeing on specific actions and
outcomes.
f Ten people are far more likely to
work through their differences, agree
to a common approach or plan and
implement that plan. The simple
logistics of a team larger than ten
meeting is a complication

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Develop strategies Discuss Comments
Long-term or short-term plans
factoring in opportunities for
team input
Is your team willing to get involved
with new ideas and to be part of a team
environment to maybe question what has
been in place for some time?
f Some staff may approach all new
ideas and innovative strategies in a
totally negative manner that may not
be in your power to resolve, so they
need to be removed from the group
The cynics
f Distinguish between team cynicism
and unwillingness
f Cynics will point out the weakness
and risks of a new idea which is
helpful to measure how the group
is doing in the overall assessment
process
Mentoring and ‘buddy’ systems
to support team members in
providing input
Mentoring – Get involved
f Share suggestions, ideas, solutions
and proposals with your team
members.
f Take time to interact with other team
members and accept their requests
for more information or assistance.
f You can establish trust and maybe
there will be a time in the future when
you will need some help or advice
from them.
Training and development
activities
f Put staff training into context and
understand its role clearly
f Assess the improvement
effectiveness of any proposed training
programs planned
f Assess the training needs within a
team
f Evaluate the training model
and assessment approach with
participants
Barriers to training include:
f Money, time, relevance, ability

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Strategies
As discussed earlier in this session, it has been found that using a “process”
such as a planning tool will focus attention when it comes to growing and
developing your team to the next level.
You can include several areas such as decision making and operational aspects
of the work team on which to base your ‘strategic’ planning. This strategy review
mentioned earlier, involves examining the following:
f Well – Looking at what you do well as a team
f Improve – Looking at what needs to be improved in your team.
f Strategy – What strategy do you need to develop to improve your
teamwork
f How – Now that you have a strategy – how are you going to
implement it into your team environment?
Example
Well Improve Strategy How
Decision
making
Operational
aspects

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