Midterm Flashcards
Define Conditions
The context in which the team operates favourable for performing effectively
Define Cognition
Do team members possess a shared understanding about key factors such as priorities, roles, and vision
Define Coordination
Are team members exhibiting the necessary teamwork behaviours for team success?
Define Cooperation
Do team members possess the right beliefs and attitudes about their team?
Define Coaching
Does the leader and/or team members demonstrate the necessary leadership behaviours?
Define communication
Do team members communicate effectively with each other and with people outside the team?
Define composition
Do we have the right people with the right mix of knowledge, skills, and other attributes
What is being aware in a team?
Being aware of your teams priorities and needs and how you can contribute
learn about your teammates capabilities and preferences so you know who may need your help or help you
What is being proactively helpful?
Be generous with your support and expertise. Consistently helping others makes team members view you as a trusted collaborator and teammates are more likely to help you.
Be open and willing to accept assistance. Thank your teammates when they offer to help, even if you decline.
What is adapting and improving?
Teams become great when they learn and make adjustments over time. Continually look for and share ways to improve team performance.
Demonstrate personal flexibility and a willingness to try new ways of working
Don’t get discouraged if you make a suggestion that your team leader ignores
What is doing your work?
Trust is essential in any team, and failing to do what you said you would do is among the top trust killers
People like working with teammates they can count on
If you start to anticipate a delay or a problem in something your responsible for, give others a head-up about it.
What is communicating?
communicating starts with listening to what others are saying and then conveying back your understanding of what they told you. This is a type of “closed loop” communication which gives them a chance to clarify or confirm what they said which greatly reduces any misunderstandings
it is easy to assume incorrectly that others know what you know, this is called “everybody knows” bias, when it doubt share information you have
one simple and effective way to improve team communication is to ask “who else should know this”?
What is caring about what is right?
Caring about what is right is described as giving your point of view, but your goal should be to ensure the best idea wins, not necessarily your idea wins.
Teams that disagree collaboratively perform better than teams that disagree competitively and teams that avoid disagreements.
If you find yourself continually defending your ideas and repeating your point of view that is a sign you may be more concerned with winning rather than with what’s best for your team.
Sometimes the best solution is a combination of ideas, so you should look for ways that combines ideas to provide a better alternative.
What is acknowledging success and failures?
We all make mistakes, however, if you make a mistake or hurt someone’s feelings, own it, and genuinely apologize and avoid repeating it in the future
it is annoying to work with someone who can not admit fault
When a team member does something that is helpful or positive, thank them.
What is Provide and seek feedback
Seek feedback from your teammates, it shows that you’re open to input. Offer constructive feedback but know when to provide it in private.
Feedback allows for an individual to discover areas of improvement and gives an individual the chance to offer feedback in order to help someone.
