Engineering Design Building the Team Elements of Cohesive Teams Trust Willingness to engage in conflict Commitment Accountability Attention to results Trust Develop confidence in your teammates Their objectives are those of the team Your objectives are those of the team To build trust Learn something about your teammates unrelated to the team activity Share something of yourself Engaging in Conflict Push the envelope Actively challenge ideas Focus on benefits to the team Conflict ≠ Personal attacks Personality type influences your approach ASSERTIVENESS high Approaches to Conflict competing collaborating low compromising avoiding low accommodating COOPERATIVENESS high Commitment Set aside personal agenda Team success personal success Personal success ≠ team success Accountability Accept responsibility Tasks Schedule Deliverables Quality Hold others accountable Remain professional Use constructive criticism Attention to Results Agree on the objective Know how to measure it Define milestones Document decisions Cohesive Teams Focus on collective results Hold each other accountable Commit to decisions and action plans Engage in unfiltered conflict around ideas Trust each other As A Team: You can Develop that Iterative Process Identify need Documentation Test / Implement Solution Analyze / Select Solution Define problem Gather Information Criteria / constraints Generate Multiple Solutions As A Team: Which would be the Best to Do as a Team versus Individually? Identify the Need? Define the Process? Gather Information and Constraints? Develop Multiple Solutions? Select the Best Solution? Test the Solution? Document? They are ALL done best as a team!