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Collaboration occurs when team members work together towards a single goal.

Successful collaboration requires everyone involved to respect and encourage diversity.

Address the importance of chemistry between team members.

People have to connect and balance each others’ strengths.

A team is a group of people with complementary skill sets who work together towards common goals.

There are three different types of teams:

Functional These teams work in a general area or department to support the customer needs.

Cross-functional Team members come with different areas of expertise to complete a single goal.

Self-managing These teams do not have much oversight as members work independently towards goals.

Feedback is necessary for any team setting

Effective leaders are able to provide feedback that is both timely and constructive.

For feedback to be timely, it needs to address issues as they arise.

When giving feedback, be careful not to act out of emotion.

Motivation is essential to the success of every team

Methods of motivation include: Avoiding negative criticism

Giving Praise

Meeting with individual employees

Reasons why wrong information can be creeping into your organization:

Unclear instructions and expectations

Lack of collaboration among team members

Poor communication could lead to decisions that are made using false assumptions and unreliable data.

Trust means that you rely on someone else to do the right thing

Without trust there's less innovation, collaboration, creative thinking.

Trust provides a sense of safety When your team members feel safe with each other, they feel comfortable to open up

Team members also become stronger, because they are part of an effective group.

Focusing on Culture & Diversity Making time to know people is very beneficial for your organization's culture.

Handling Conflict A high performance environment is one that encourages problem-solving.

Ways to Handle Conflict

Address problems immediately.

View problems realistically.

Be Fair.

Choose a problem solving approach.

Ways to Avoid Conflicts

Understand what offends others and avoid doing it.

Be polite and tolerant when others have different opinions.

Foster a culture of handling conflicts in an open and constructive manner.

If you want to avoid conflicts, you need to:

Managing Interests: Is compromising to meet other people's objectives.

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Working toward a common vision is the beginning of progress for any team.

Team Building An investment in team building activities is an investment in success.

Good communication helps foster an environment in which conflicts are addressed openly.

The sense of having a shared purpose tends to foster effectiveness and productivity.

A sense of shared goals and values serves as valuable motivation.

Team building helps to foster a sense of shared identity.

How People Feel about Being on Teams: Many people do not like the idea of being on teams.

Everybody has been on a team with that one person who did not contribute.