Team Building Flashcards
Teams
A group organized to work together
Team mission
As an NCO, you must completely understand and accept your team’s mission before you can influence and motivate others to commit to it.
What does “CARE” stand for
The four team roles
What does the C in CARES stand for?
Creators:
Focus on the possibilities. Generate new ideas
Spontaneous, exciting, enthusiastic, and great at brainstorming
Typically, the ones who offer a fresh perspective
Offer bold, untried approaches and ideas
Able to see the “big picture”
Optimistic and visualize the possibilities
Willing to solve problems
What does the A in CARES stand for?
Advancers
Focus on interaction. They communicate new ideas and carry them forward.
What does the R in CARES stand for?
Refiners
Focus on the analysis. They challenge all concepts. Use methodical process to analyze things in an orderly manner to detect possible flaws and identify potential problems under discussion
What does the E in CARES stand for?
Executors
Focus on the realization. They follow up on team objectives and implement ideas and solutions. Deliver concrete results and seek successful implement ions.
What is a Flexer
Flexes can focus on everything
What happens when you only have creators and executors
Without advancers to promote the idea and refiners to think through the implementation process, the team will likely rush into implementing a new but unfeasible idea or plan
What happens if you only have refiners and executors
Without a creator to propose fresh concepts and an advanced to promote the concepts, the team winds up idling indefinitely because they review problems and revisit old solutions over and over
What happens if you only have creators and refiners
Without advancers to promote ideas and think of ways to implement them or an executor to “execute” the plan, the team discussion results I an endless debate between the Creator and the Refiner. By the continuously reevaluating and challenge their own ideas, creators and refiners struggle to “advance” and/or “execute”
What happens when you only have advancers and creators
These teams would likely move forward with the creator’s new ideas even though they have not been scrutinized. Though skeptical, the advancer would promote the idea with the hope of eventually discovering how an idea could be successfully implemented.
Describe the P.E.P. Cycle
Panic, Elation, Panic
What is the “Z” process
Ideas that bounce back and fourth from Creators, Advancers, Refiners, until the are ready to pass off to Executors. Flexers assist the other roles by satisfying the unfulfilled needs of the team in order to reach the goal.
What is up to the team lead to do in order for the “Z” process, and P.E.P cycle to work effectively
Recognize when creators reach elation
Allow productive discussions with advancers to exist and continue
Involve refiners at the appropriate time
Activate executors to put the idea in motion
What are the five stages of team development
- Forming
- Storming
- Morning
- Performing
- Adjourning/transforming
What are the five Cs to a team
Community: feeling part of the team.
Cooperation: working together knowing the organizations mission and purpose allowing members to voice opinions and listen
Coordination: knowing how important you are to the team and accepting their roles and responsibilities
Communication: good feedback making sure everyone is on the same page
Coaching: creates a positive outlook provide training opportunities and advancement
Five common dysfunctions
Absence of trust Fear of conflict Lack of conflict Avoidance of accountability In attention to results
What happens if you have an absence of trust?
Impacts willingness for members to open up/share knowledge, feelings, and concerns w/ one another
What happens when there is fear of conflict
Lack of trust
What happens when there is lack of commitment
Refusing to trust failure to openly communicate
What happens when there is an avoidance of accountability.
Substandard performance or behavior