Chapter 10: Managing teams Develop your career potential Evaluate your team skills Answer the following questions the way that you think other members of your team would if they were describing your actions. Use the following scale for your responses: 1 - Almost never 2 - Seldom 3 - Sometimes 4 - Usually 5 - Almost always 1. Honour team values and agreements As a team member, : a. shows appreciation for other team members' ideas. b. helps other team members cope with change. c. encourages others to use their strengths. d. helps the team develop a productive relationship with other teams. e. willingly assumes a leadership role when needed. Total for Section 1 2. Promote team development As a team member, : a. volunteers for all types of tasks, including the hard ones. b. helps orient and train new team members. c. helps organise and run effective meetings. d. helps examine how we are doing as a team and makes any necessary changes in the way we work together. e. Total for Section 2 helps identify milestones and mini-successes to celebrate. 3. Help make team decisions As a team member a. analyses what a decision entails. : b. ensures that the team selects and includes the appropriate people in the decision process. c. clearly states his or her concerns. d. searches for common ground when team members have different views. e. Total for Section 3 actively supports the team's decisions. 4. Coordinate and carry out team tasks As a team member, : a. helps identify the information, skills and resources necessary to accomplish team tasks. b. helps formulate and agree on a plan to meet performance goals. c. stays abreast of what is happening in other parts of the organisation and brings that information to the team. d. finds innovative ways to meet the needs of the team and of others in the organisation. @ Cengage Learning Australia 2020
e. maintains a win-win outlook in all dealings with other teams. Total for Section 4 5. Handle difficult issues with the team As a team member, : a. brings team issues and problems to the team's attention. b. encourages others on the team to state their views. C. helps build trust among team members by speaking openly about the team's problems. d. gives specific, constructive and timely feedback to others. e. Total for Section 5 admits when he or she has made a mistake. Transfer the section totals to this table: Category Honour team values and agreements Promote team development Help make team decisions Coordinate and carry out team tasks Handle difficult issues with the team Total score Interpreting Scores · A score of 20 or above in any activity indicates an area of strength. . A score of below 20 in any activity indicates an area that needs more attention. Questions to ask yourself 1. Looking at your scores, what areas are strengths? How can you maintain these strengths? 2. What areas are weaknesses? What steps can you take