BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS

The stages of group formation and True Colours Test to enhance team dynamics and self-awareness. Understand Tuckman's stages, True Colours model, and why team compatibility matters. Dive into the essence of different personalities and how they contribute to team success.

• Team Dynamics
• Group Formation
• True Colours Test
• Personality Types
• Team Compatibility

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1. BUILDING EFFECTIVE AMBER NORMAN & HASSAN SHABAN TEAMS

2. PURPOSE Identify the stages of group formation Determine your colour orientation Heighten your self awareness

3. AGENDA Tuckman s Stages of Group Formation True Colours Test True Colours explanation Hypothetical Questions How do I know . Group scenarios

4. TUCKMANS STAGES OF GROUP FORMATION Adjourning Forming Performing Storming Norming

5. TRUE COLOURS TEST Read each row left to right and rate from a choice of 4, 3, 2, 1 4 = most like you, 3 = a lot like you, 2 = somewhat like you, 1 = least like you You cannot score yourself a 4 on everything. Total up the letters below when you are done and flip over the sheet

6. Model help you understand self & others Orange, Green, Blue Gold None is better than the other WHAT IS TRUE COLOURS We each have all 4, just depends on how much Gives you insight into motivations, actions and communications of others 1st colour = innate (nature), 2nd = learned (nurture), 3/4th = underdeveloped

7. Why you click with some and not others Guidance in working with others you don t get along with Self reflection: direction on personal improvements WHY IS THIS USEFUL? Useful in interviews what are your weaknesses? Employers better able to distinguish if you fit with their team Essential to managing people Storming Stage

8. MUST BE TRUE TO SELF NEED TO FEEL UNIQUE, & CREATIVE LOOK FOR SYMBOLISM, ENCOURAGE EXPRESSION WHAT IS A BLUE? DESIRE QUALITY TIME WITH LOVED ONES, VALUE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS NEED HARMONY, COOPERATION AND COMPROMISE COMFORTABLE SHARING EMOTIONS, DECISIONS = FEELINGS BASED

9. WHAT IS A BLUE? Nurturing careers Involved in causes, committed to ideals Bring unity to a group

10. Are free & spontaneous, impulsive risk-takers Resist commitment & too much structure Drawn to tools & action oriented jobs WHAT IS AN ORANGE? Love to be the centre of attention, are dynamic and animated communicators Are active, competitive, need variety and have great endurance Optimistic, thrive on crisis and present moment

11. WHAT IS AN ORANGE? Are bold in relationships & generous people Difficulty finding acceptance Bring excitement to society Full of ideas Not always realistic

12. Must feel useful & be self sufficient Natural parents dutiful, stable, responsible, rule oriented Value organization, punctuality, & structure WHAT IS A GOLD? Make Commitment = Follow through, dedicated Goal & Purpose oriented Good at preparing for the future

13. WHAT IS A GOLD? Safeguard tradition, sometimes resist change Work before play Value orderliness & cleanliness Occupy positions of authority Bring stability to society

14. Innovative, logical, seek to understand the world Require intellectual freedom & competency Curious & question authority Perfectionism - Push themselves to improve WHAT IS A GREEN? Value concise communication & require intellectual stimulation Sometimes slow to make decisions Prone to intellectual isolation

15. Sometime oblivious to emotions = emotionally detached Work is play & means to perfect technical occupations Good at analyzing & rearranging systems WHAT IS A GREEN? Focus on the future

16. Highest score = your colour (natural orientation) Second highest score = your secondary colour (nurtured) FLIP YOUR TEST BACK OVER Golds, find a new orange friend and sit together Blues, find a new green friend and sit together

17. Find a partner Talk over each scenario & how you d respond SCENARIOS Ask yourself, how is my response associated with my top two colours? Be prepared to share with the group You only have 3 minutes to discuss

18. YOU WIN THE LOTTERY. WHAT WOULD DO YOU DO WITH YOUR WINNINGS? WHY? SCENARIO #1

19. You receive your phone bill only to find out you've been overcharged by $500 and you are sure that you didn't incur these charges. How do you handle this? SCENARIO #2

20. You have a midterm on Friday night, Saturday morning, Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon, and your friend asks you to go out Saturday night, do you go? Why? SCENARIO #3

21. You just got a 35% on a huge paper. How do you cheer yourself up? SCENARIO #4

22. CONFLICTS Make a group of 3 or 4 (or more) Applicability Try to have all colours represented

23. CONFLICT #1 You have been practicing all summer for a significant presentation, expecting your name to be called to perform in front of the audience. When it comes time to pick the presenter for the final day, your boss picks the person who always does the presentation. You know very well that you have practiced hard and you were really looking forward to at least getting to present once.. What do you do? How do you feel? HINT: Think about which colour would be most willing to present in front of a large audience? What colour may be the most against presenting?

24. CONFLICT #2 You are sitting through a long meeting and are asked to provide input on a particular issue. However, whenever you give your opinion, another group member steps in to explain how your solution to the problem will not solve it and is not possible. How will you react in this situation? How does it make you feel? HINT: Thinking about the true colours, do you believe that this person is intentionally trying to turn down your ideas? What color would this person most likely be?

25. CONFLICT #3 You are sitting in your office working on a vital task when out of the blue, your office mates starting throwing a ball over your desk across the office. They, too, have critical work to get done; however, they ask if you want to join in the fun. Knowing very well they also have work that must get done, do you join them? How do you react? How do you feel? HINT: Think about the colours at play in this situation. What would be the best way to find common grounds among the opposing colours?

26. THINGS TO CONSIDER ALONG YOUR JOURNEY What are the needs of your colour? What frustrates you about other colours? What is frustrating about your colour? What does your colour give to this group? How can you use this in an employment setting? Employment sought out skill: Self awareness

27. CHALLENGE YOURSELF Even out your colours Who is different from you on the team? How are you the same? What kinds of skills do others have that you are weak at?

28. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?