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TEAMBUILDING: Re-energizing & Engaging EmployeesFacilitator: Mary T. Meyer
Introduction
• Agenda overview
• Qualities of high-performing teams
• Elements of an engaged workforce
– Activity
• Reaching agreement with diverse team members and perspectives
• Closing
Qualities Of High-Performing Teams
Brainstorm at tables – small groups of 4-5
- 4 minutes
Debrief – list qualities – 5 minutes
Team Member Qualities
- Trust
- Honesty
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Accountability – personal and team
- Risk-takers and innovators
- Assertiveness
- Success-oriented
- Results-oriented
- Ability to be a “team” member
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm
- Others?
Elements of an Engaged Workforce
Activity Instructions: Putting up a tent (15 min) - Handout List of Steps - Individually list how you would do this (3 min) - Get into small groups - Reach agreement on best sequence to accomplish the task (10 min)
Debrief – how did this go?
Lessons Learned?
How does this exercise apply to your workplace?
Elements of an Engaged Workforce
• How do you know that your workforce is “engaged?”
Elements of an Engaged Workforce
Eight Employee Passion Factors Ken Blanchard
- Meaningful Work- Autonomy- Collaboration- Fairness- Recognition- Career Growth- Connectedness to Colleagues- Connectedness to Leader
Elements of an Engaged Workforce
• What would cause employees to become dis-engaged?
• If you sense that some employees are disengaged, how do you help them re-engage and re-energize?
Leader/Supervisor Role
• Coaching & mentoring
• Encouragement
– Observation
– Reinforcement
• Develop operational strategies
• Team liaison to larger organization
• Assist in obtaining resources
• Acquire necessary technology
• Other?
Reaching Agreement
Why is this important?
How can you move beyond the diverse perspectives of team members?
-Recommendations?
Reaching Agreement
• Discussion to Agreement– What’s the issue?– What’s the underlying cause?– What are the options?– Select an option (how? *)– Develop an action plan (what, when, how, who)
• * Selecting an Option– Decision-making criteria
• Cost, time, available resources, desire, true solution• Others?• Make criteria explicit and create an objective
measurable way to support your decision process
Reaching Agreement
• What’s the difference between consensus and voting?
• If you can’t reach consensus, then what?
CLOSING
• Concepts to apply right away, next day at workplace
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For questions on this material, Please email Mary Meyer at mt414meyer@aol.com.
To host a similar workshop in your city, county, state or for your association, please contact the Public Treasury Institute at 301-229-6566 or email Info@PublicTreasuryInstitute.com.
“Engaged employees improve productivity because deep employee involvement builds intense commitment to personal, team and organizational success.”
Ken Blanchard
Resources
• Employee Engagement - Ken Blanchard – “From Engagement to Work Passion” www.kenblanchard.com
• Team Consensus– “Team Handbook”, Pfeifer
• Activities – supplemental handouts– Team Assessment– Discussion to Agreement Worksheet– Whacky Wordies (2), Hair Apparent