1.
HOW TO IMPROVE
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
BETTER TEAMWORK – HINT:
IT’S NOT BY “TEAM-BUILDING”
Monthly Webinar Series
October 29, 2015

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2
Topic Agenda
Item Time
(min)
Introduction/Why the Topic? 5
Teamwork and Employee Engagement 10
Teambuilding: Why so popular? 5
Building Engagement through Better
Collaboration
10
Q&A 5
Norm Baillie-David
SVP Engagement - TalentMap
Monica Helgoth
VP Engagement - Western Region
Agenda

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3
15 years in business
7,000+ employee engagement surveys
since inception
1,000,000+ employees surveyed
500+ employee engagement surveys
annually
Only 1 Focus
TalentMap by the Numbers

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4
Sample Clients & Benchmark
Award Programs Technology & Engineering Not-for-Profit & Association
Financial Services
Health Sciences
Other

5.
Why the Topic?

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TEAMWORK AND ENGAGEMENT - A SYMPTOM OF
SOMETHING BIGGER
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COMPENSATION
WORK ENVIRONMENT
PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
WORK/LIFE BALANCE
INTERNAL INFORMATION &
COMMUNICATION
TEAMWORK
INNOVATION
CUSTOMER FOCUS
IMMEDIATE
MANAGEMENT
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONAL VISION
Strong
Engagement
Driver
Weak
Engagement
Driver
Worse Than
Benchmark
Better Than
Benchmark

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14
6
10
25
13
23
19
15
29
27
64
75
75
46
60
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Overall Teamwork
People work like they are part of a team.
Cooperation with different parts of this
organization is encouraged.
People share information willingly.
There is a strong feeling of team spirit
and cooperation in this organization.
% Frequency
Unfavourable Neutral Favourable
-7
0
-3
-23
-1
TEAMWORK – EXAMPLE CLIENT 7
Data is rounded to the nearest whole number
+/- TM Benchmark

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The Typical Reaction to the These Results:
8
OR WORSE……..

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THE TEAMBUILDING EVENT!
9

10.
What are some of your “worst” teambuilding
experiences?
10

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 A temporary euphoria – people feel good immediately after.
 An easy “solution” to a complex and difficult problem.
 It’s quick: 1 or 2 days.
 Hinges on theory that collaboration in the workplace is built
by knowing the person behind the worker.
WHY SO POPULAR AND PERVASIVE?
11

12.
“Workers would much prefer being able to communicate with
each other better at work rather than being forced to build
rapport with their coworkers by sharing adrenaline
experiences or performing 'trust' exercises”
Engagement through Teamwork = COLLABORATION@ Work
THE REASON TEAM-BUILDING DOESN’T WORK
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9063890/Teambuildingdoesntimprovework.html

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So, how do we improve engagement
through better teamwork, i.e.
collaboration?

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14CAMARADERIE

15.
THE EPITOMY OF COLLABORATION AND
CAMARADERIE
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THE SECRET SAUCE:
SHARED ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH SHARED
CHALLENGES

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 Create cross-functional teams to work on organization-wide
issues (hints: employee engagement!).
• Charitable initiative also works well.
• Project can be long (several months), or short (a day or even half-
day).
 “Draft” team members like any successful team – each
individual needs to make a distinct contribution.
 Nominate the leader (the team may do this). Leaderless
team = rudderless boat.
 Keep it challenging – but ensure success.
IMPROVE TEAMWORK THROUGH SHARED
ACHIEVEMENT
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 Build or maintain Commitment and Trust
• Each member must be committed to reaching the team’s goals
• Most importantly: ensure workload is shared equally.
 Put an “I” into Team: Recognize and reward the
individuals on the team. Not just the team.
 Build camaraderie with fun, but only after the work is done.
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18.
Event Format Topic Date
Top Employer Summit,
Toronto
Conference Canada’s Top 100 Employers with keynote
speaker Bill Clinton
November 16-17
TalentMap Monthly
Webinar Series
Live Webinar Engaging your Employees through a
Compelling Organizational Vision
November 26
OMHRA (Ontario
Municipal Human
Resources Association)
King City, ON
Conference The Future Of Workplace Harassment And
Mental Distress Claims and How To Deal
With Them
November 27
TalentMap Monthly
Webinar Series
Live Webinar No DECEMBER Webinar – Happy Holidays
TalentMap Monthly
Webinar Series
Live Webinar Turning Performance Feedback into
Positive Employee Engagement
January 28, 2016
TalentMap Monthly
Webinar Series
Live Webinar Work-life Balance and its Impact on
Culture: Confessions of a Reformed
Workaholic
February 25, 2016
UPCOMING TALENTMAP LEARNING SESSIONS

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THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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Monica Helgoth
VP Engagement – TalentMap West
mhelgoth@talentmap.com
1-888-641-1113, x515
Norm Baillie-David
SVP Engagement
nbaillie-david@talentmap.com
1-888-641-1113, x504