Once I am forced (as in a trust fall) into a trust situation choice is removed and one of two behaviors surface a. Get Revenge b. act like a victim. Then I blame the person who I had to catch for removing my choice —> making me dis-trust and hate that person more.
Shared process and structure for leadership team to make decisions and solve problems within a time span.
Skill in active listening and communication to peers, supervisors and direct reports.
Co-creation of decision making methods for Leadership team to utilize in real-time. Leadership team will make a decision that is applicable to the organization at the time of our meeting.
Co-creation of team problem solving for Leadership team to utilize in real-time. Leadership team will solve a problem, develop an action plan & plan the step to a solution that is applicable to the organization at the time of our meeting.
Characteristics of Effective Teams and Teamwork:
Have you ever been a member of a team before? Perhaps it was a work team or a sports team or even Scouts or the military. Was the team performing optimally? Was it a smooth running team? Or, maybe the team you were part of was totally dysfunctional.
Discussing and listing what created success, and then when I asked “If we were to go through this challenge again what would you as a group and individuals continue to do to be successful?” they had counter-examples to utilize.
Going negative to highlight and create a comparison tool for the solutions is just what is needed.
I realized today that sometimes I get wrapped up in trying to prove that team building activities are more than fun. While arguing the learning, the fun can be removed from the initiative. It is alright to have fun!
It is acceptable and effective to have fun at work and training.
Levels of facilitative leadership intervention. The meeting facilitator can raise the team to heights of success and pull the group into an inward spiraling doom loop.
When creating mixed project teams with people who report to different supervisors. Who is the direct supervisor when these mixed groups are on a team? For example; Mike works for Celia in Alpha house. Celia is Mike’s direct manager. Gail works for Antoine in Omega house. Antoine is Gail’s direct manager. Both Antoine and Gail … Continued
Team dynamics defined as the motivating and driving forces that propel a team toward its goal and mission 1. Identify a leader – a common mistake teams make is the failure to recognize that any team endeavor a leader must either be identified or emerge. Teams must have leadership. Two key leader roles are required … Continued
Joy Kuebler Landscape Architects(JKLA) is a team that Team Building & Leadership Facilitation Experts, like me dream of. Smart & Talented people, who are creative, fun, really want to be there, and are part of the solution. Having the program at the Buffalo & Erie Botanical Gardens made the entire day such a success! In … Continued
ASQ Buffalo NY Lean Six Sigma Conference. View more presentations from michael cardus. The slide show information for the workshop I am facilitating with for the 2010 ASQ Buffalo Lean Six Sigma Conference. The presentation will take place on October 19th from 8:30am-4:00pm. To register Developing / Leading / Being Part of Effective 6 Sigma … Continued