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OPIE: A
Simple Process for Project Management by Teams
Summary:
Teams need a process like OPIE to help them know how to open, plan,
implement, and end a project successfully. Key steps for each stage of
this simplified process are presented. Click title above to read full article.
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A Few Tips
on How to Do a Team Building Activity
Summary:
Team building activities help teams learn and grow. It is important to
educate teams in teaming concepts and help them with work processes during
all the team-building stages. For those leading teams, a few tips on
planning a team building activity can aid the success of their team.
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11
Responsibilities of Great Team Leaders and Sponsoring Managers
Summary:
Organizations looking to build teams that are effective and provide the
desired results need guidelines. Providing 11 leadership responsibilities
management should consider when implementing teams. Click title above to read full article.
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Evaluate Team Performance
and Determine Training Needs 
Summary: Organizations
struggle with ways to measure their teams and whether training may be
required. A periodic team evaluation can measure success and show what
training is needed. Click title above to read full article.
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8
Considerations for 3 Types of Teams
Summary: There are three common types of business teams
used in high performance organizations: work, project, and
cross-functional. Presented are eight things to consider if deciding
which of these types of team to implement to meet a particular business
need. Click
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Difference
between Self-managed and Self-directed Teams
Summary: Companies use teams to help improve quality,
work processes, or customer service. Leaders need to understand what sort
of team they want to use, self-managed or self-directed. Characteristics
are offered to consider when selecting which team to implement. Click
title above to read full article.
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5
Characteristics of a Great Team
Summary: Teams are popular in many business
organizations. The best teams will display 5 characteristics that have to
do with their roles, attitudes, behaviors, and both group and individual
work processes. Knowing the 5 characteristics may help teams and
organization measure success. Click title above to read full article.
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Project
Celebrations and Team Recognition are Important
Summary:
Project leaders and business managers need to understand the importance of
project celebrations and team member recognition in motivation for making
a project successful. Click title above to read full article.
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10 Ideas to
Reward Teams and Members
Summary: Where businesses are using teams, rewards may
be needed to motivate them. Ten simple and easy to implement ideas are
presented for rewards which recognize and motivate team members in their
team-building and work contribution.
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3 Ideas for
Team Recognition Gifts or Gift Baskets
Summary: Desire to find an appropriate gift idea to say
thanks to employee, vendor, or customer team members from the business
organization? Determine how to proceed before shopping by deciding if the
gift should be practical, unique, or fun.
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Give Your Teams the Gift of Productivity
Summary: Does finding the right gift
to say thank you to team members have to be hard? Individuals who need
help finding the right gift to say thank you to employee, vendor, or
customer team members will find the easiest solution for a diverse group
of people is often a business book. Finding the right gift book may
increase team and individual productivity.
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6
Requirements of Effective Team Membership
Summary: Organizations building effective teams must
understand requirements for membership. Provided are 6 member
requirements management and selected individuals should know when choosing
team membership.
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Project
Manager Considerations When Building a Project Team
Summary: Project Managers and Leadership need to
consider what requirements they should expect in team members, how
membership affects planning, how to convey project team responsibilities,
and develop team members. Click title above to read full article.
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10 Ways
Leadership Can Motivate Team Building and Performance
Summary: Offers 10 low-budget ways to motivate teams to
have better attitudes and be more productive. The most effective methods
encourage increased recognition and open communication on the part of the
team leadership. Click title above to read full article.
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10 Ways
Teams Can Motivate Team Building and Performance
Summary: Offers 10 ways to motivate team members to
have better attitudes and be more productive. The most effective methods
encourage increased recognition and open communication on the part of the
team members. Click title above to read full article.
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Whatever
Happened to Weekly Progress Reports?
Summary: Review the
pros and cons of reporting individual progress in weekly meetings instead
of writing progress reports, followed by the best things to include in a
progress report. Click title above to read full article.
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The 5
Stages of Team Development
Summary: Experts in team development agree that teams
will go through five different stages. Evidence of the 5 stages is
presented along with leadership responsibilities during each stage. Click title above to read full article.
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The 5 P’s
of Team Design and Development for Managers
Summary: Teams are a good tool for
business improvement and managers recognize the benefits teams may bring.
When designing teams and determining development, managers will consider
what it takes to make a functional team using the 5 P’s of purpose,
participation, placement, process, and plan. Click title above to read full article.
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Power Totes
for Team Roles and Rotation
Summary: Team power totes are an idea for developing a
plan for how to transition members who are switching roles within the team
and a simple process for doing so. Click title above to read full article.
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The 4 C’s
of Team Goal Setting
Summary:
Clear goals with measurable standards are a great way to improve team
performance. A simple way to help determine what team goals should be is
to utilize the 4 C’s of goal setting. Click title above to read full article.
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Planning
Self-Managed Team Member Rotation
Summary: Team members will take more responsibility for
their different roles as they move from a developing team to a
self-managed work team. Options for rotating roles within a team using a
rotation gird or a sequential list are presented. Click title above to read full article.
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The 3 R's in
Forming Teams
Summary:
Before
forming any type of work team, organizations should consider what the team
will need to be successful. Consider the three R’s of team rules and the
member roles and responsibilities for each team before forming them. Click title above to read full article.
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The 3
P’s of Reward and Recognition
Summary: Motivation of business team members may be
tied to the type of rewards and recognition given. Rewards should be
personal, proportional, and pleasurable. Recognition should be precise,
principled, and prompt.
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The Power
of Positive Reinforcement
Summary: As a business manager, how can one apply and
monitor positive reinforcement? Understand that everyone enjoys being
acknowledged when they do good work as a typical human response. Consider
the positives rather than only mentioning when employee may be performing
badly. Click title above to read full article.
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