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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.�
Click title above to read full article.
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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
title above to read full article.
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Difference
between Self-managed and Self-directed Teams
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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
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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.����
Click title above to read full article.
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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.
�Click title above to read full article.
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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
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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
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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
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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.�
�Click title above to read full article.
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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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See also Meeting or Strategy articles and�Planning for Successful
Productivity During Your Career?
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