When your supervisor assigns you to a team to implement a new project, does your heart begin to pound? Do you feel a sense of dread wash over you? If so, this session is for you!
Learn how to be a better team player in your library, on a committee, in sports, or as a family! Face your insecurities, eliminate unhealthy competitiveness, improve your communication skills, and overcome your fear of change.
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CSL In Session - Playing Nice in the Sandbox of Life: Working on a Team
1. Playing Nice in the Sandbox of Life: Working
on a Team
Our facilitator:
Jean Marie Heilig, MBA, MLIS
Fiscal Officer, LSTA Grant Coordinator
Colorado State Library
4. If Teamwork skills are gained by
simply being on teams,
then we should all be experts!
5. Types of Teams
Circle of
Families
Friends
Sport Clubs
Groups
Professional Work
Associations Groups
6. Definition
Teams are groups of people placed together to
use the strengths and talents of each person to
solve problems or reach a goal.
Therefore, a team is only successful if
everyone participates.
22. Decision Making Skills
Wait Think Try Resolution
• Identify • Think • Choosing • Has the
the about a solution Problem
problem solutions and Been
• Brain- trying it Solved?
storming out.
25. Take Me To Your Leader!
Facilitator and Driving Force
Cheerleader for the Team
Engage Team Members
Keep Team Organized and On-Task
Meeting Deadlines
Possible to start with some kind of exercise where attendees reflect on their team experiences, and share something – e.g. what was the last time you had a good team experience, what made it good, what did you do that you felt good about; OR, what was the last time you had a bad team experience, what made it bad, what did you try that was ineffective, etc. – could depend on what’s planned for laterNot suggesting you use the though bubble – just a placeholder
After you’ve presented the definition, have them reflect back on their team experience from the beginning – type in chat - was this what was happening? Can you see how that team experience was good/bad from the point of view of this definition?
After talking through some of these – type in chat – can you think of others?