John C. Maxwell
ACTIVITY
Evaluated Experience
Accelerating Teamwork
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Element One
TEAM VALUE
• Individuals play the game, but teams win
championships.
• Teamwork is birthed when you concentrate on “we”
instead of “me.”
• If you do everything alone and never partner with
other people, you create huge barriers to your own
potential.
• An individual cannot do the incredible, significant
task. If it’s significant it takes a team.
Accelerating Teamwork
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What does a successful team look like?
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Purpose and Effectiveness
Effective teams create and improve key
organizational performance indicators:
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Employee Morale
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Purpose and Effectiveness
Every team has to learn how to develop good
communication in four areas:
1. From Leader to Teammates
2. From Teammates to Leaders
3. Among Teammates
4. The Public/Organization and the Team
Accelerating Teamwork
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Purpose and Effectiveness
Every team has to learn how to develop good communication in four
areas:
1. From Leader to Teammates
2. From Teammates to Leaders
3. Among Teammates
4. The Public/Organization and the Team
It is important as a leader to
• Be Consistent.
• Be Clear.
• Be Courteous.
Accelerating Teamwork
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Purpose and Effectiveness
Every team has to learn how to develop good communication in four
areas:
1. From Leader to Teammates
2. From Teammates to Leaders
3. Among Teammates
4. The Public/Organization and the Team
Good leaders want
communication that is direct.
The other thing they want is
honesty.
Accelerating Teamwork
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Purpose and Effectiveness
Every team has to learn how to develop good communication in four
areas:
1. From Leader to Teammates
2. From Teammates to Leaders
3. Among Teammates
4. The Public/Organization and the Team
When communicating among
teammates, it is important to
• Be Supportive.
• Stay Current.
• Be Vulnerable.
Accelerating Teamwork
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Purpose and Effectiveness
Every team has to learn how to develop good communication in four
areas:
1. From Leader to Teammates
2. From Teammates to Leaders
3. Among Teammates
4. The Public/Organization and the Team
When communicating outside the team, it is important to be
• Receptive – Be calm and graceful.
• Responsive – Time is of the essence.
• Realistic – Set and receive real expectations.
When communicating with people not on the team, the most
important thing is unity.
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Purpose and Effectiveness
COLLABORATION
Cooperation is working together agreeably. Collaboration is
working together aggressively. Becoming a collaborative
team player requires a change in four areas:
1. Perception
2. Attitude
3. Focus
4. Results
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What does a successful team look like?
How does an effective team work together?
1
Right People. Right Places. Having the right people in
the right places is essential to team building.
2
Great Vision. Great vision precedes great achievement.
3
Good Attitude. Good attitudes among players do not
guarantee a team’s success, but bad attitudes guarantee its
failure.
4
Game Plan. The game plan tells what you want to happen.
But the scoreboard tells what is happening.
5
Know the Score. The scoreboard provides a snapshot of the
game at any given time.
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How does an effective team work together?
6
Consistent Communication. Communication increases
commitment and connection; they in turn fuel action.
7
Team Countability. Teammates must be able to count on
each other when it really counts.
8
Recognition. Help the people on your team develop morale
and momentum to create a winning team.
9
Adjustments. The higher the level on which you and your
team are competing the smaller the adjustments become to
achieve your best.
10
Leadership Depth. Great teams have great depth.
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PERSONAL STRENGTHS
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Feedback and Accountability
APPLICATION
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Feedback and Accountability
The SCOREBOARD is essential to
Understanding
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Evaluating
Decision Making
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How Do We Produce?
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Sustaining Production
Catalysts are players who make things happen.
APPLICATION
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