Topics

Assessing and working with teams 

Administrative Overview

The Society of Consulting Psychology suggests the following competencies in this second of three skill areas (Individual, Team and Organizations):

A)      Primarily Group-Level Core Competencies

(1)     ___/___Group assessment

(2)     ___/___Assessment of the functional and dysfunctional group behavior

(3)     ___/___Assessment and development of teams

(4)     ___/___Creating group level teams in organizations (e.g., self-directed work groups)

(5)     ___/___Inter-group assessment and intervention

(6)     ___/___Group boundary assessment and intervention

(7)     ___/___Identity group (racial, gender, ethnic) management in the organizational context

See http://www.apa.org/divisions/div13/Guidelines.html for details

  Presenter

Pre-work

1.  Complete Tuckman e-mail

2.  What are your criteria for assessing and working with teams?

Content

Print out or have available on your computer screen:

• Drawing exercise - fun and diagnostic

• Tuckman's model of team stages

• Types of teams

• A taxonomy of team member performance

Five Key Behaviors of Self-Management:

• The ability to take and show personal responsibility for the outcomes of their work and the quality of it.

• The ability to continuously monitor their performance, seeking feedback and information to see how well they are doing.

• The ability to manage and drive their own work.

• The ability to seek help from others when needed.

• The ability to reach out and help others on each of the teams.

Three Key Characteristics of Leaders of Self-Managers:

• Courage

• Emotional Maturity

• Clear and appropriate values

Source:  Hackman (1986).  The Psychology of Self-Management in Organizations.

Four Roles in Organizations:

• Finders

• Minders

• Binders

• Grinders

Contact

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