SELF MANAGED TEAMS
PRESENTED BY:
TOM VALANT &
FORREST REYNOLDS
What are characteristics of
teamwork?
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Good communication skills
Open-Mindedness
Diversity
Motivation
Participation
Accomplishment
Efficiency
What is teamwork like at your site?
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Discussion
Worksheet – “Quick Team Check”
What is a Self Directed Team
A group of people working together in
their own ways toward a common goal
which the team defines.
What is a Self Managed Team
A group of people working together in
their own ways toward a common goal
which is defined outside the team.
Components of the
Self-Managed Team
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Team Sponsor
Team Leader
Team Member
Team Sponsor
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Provides direction by establishing goals
Gives timeframes for completion of
objectives
Determines “what” the team does, but
not “how” the team does it
Team Leader
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The team leader is equal with other
members of the team in terms of power.
Team Leader should:
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avoid taking over the team.
not impose their own ideas on the team.
not become the sole conduit of information to
management.
Teams should periodically rotate team
leadership to give everyone leadership
experience.
Team Member
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Composed of all positions from
traditional hierarchy
Ideally composed of 5-12 members, but
could be up to 20
Determines how objectives given by
sponsor are accomplished
Any member should be able to lead the
team
A Successful Self Managed
Team
Would Have Measured Results Showing
More
Enthusiasm
Learning from peers
Comfort knowing help is there
Camaraderie
Shared Responsibility
Focus on the Organization
Responsibility for the Team
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A Successful Self Managed
Team
Would Have Measured Results Showing
Less
Individual opinion about what’s important
Reliance on individual abilities
Panic when workload peaks
Backbiting
Protecting information
What’s in it for me?
Stress on the “Supervisor”
Feeling unaccomplished
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How would the SMT approach work at the
site level?
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Site Manager forms team(s)
Focus on meeting specific goals
Decide how to meet goals
Use at weekly meetings
Assess effectiveness periodically
Survey site staff
Sample Goals for SMT at the
site level
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Meet enrollment within 30 days
Complete 100% of Dial-3 screenings within
45 days
Complete and file 100% of Home Visits
Complete and file 100% of Parent
Conferences
Attain Nonfederal Goal each month
Dealing with a disruptive child at the center
How to handle vacancies at the center
Ensuring Success
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Increase employee satisfaction
Create employee incentive
programs
Use effective praise
Increasing Employee
Satisfaction
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Sense of purpose
Sense of being compensated fairly
Feeling appreciation
Feeling of participation
Inspired middle management
Top management commitment
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Sales and Marketing Magazine recently polled Fortune
1000 companies and found the #1 reason people leave
their jobs is lack of appreciation and praise.
Employee Incentive Programs
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This is a team function (not management)
Create fund for purchase of awards for staff
Use or solicit donation for incentives
Creative awards (day off with pay, employee of
month parking spot, etc.)
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“If you give somebody a 40-cent item in a $1 box with
$100 worth of recognition, that’s a thousand times
more effective than giving a $100 item in the same box
but with 40-cents of recognition”
Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Corp.
Effective Praise
Must Be:
Sincere
Immediate
Specific
Meaningful
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The End
There has been a lot of information shared
here today so if you are interested in or have
any questions about what was discussed you
can contact:
Tom Valant
Forrest Reynolds
Tim Devaney
Cinithia Melton
Ext. 431
Ext. 407
Ext. 406
Ext. 470