Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Authored by Andrea White, PHD and Valerie West, Edd For The C3 Initiative
Authored by Andrea White, PHD and Valerie West, Edd For The C3 Initiative
Competencies/ Content for teaching Team exercise as an example Observation and Feedback Review Handbook Contents Questions and evaluation
What is a Team?
Two or more individuals
with a high degree of interdependence geared toward the achievement of a goal or the completion of a task.
Teams make decisions,
solve problems, provide support, accomplish missions, and plan their work.
task interdependency
Members of the team agree on the goal
potential to be outstanding, our system currently is not as safe, effective, or efficient as it should be.
Promoting teamwork and good communication
among health professionals can dramatically improve healthcare delivery, resulting in much better outcomes for our patients.
How do we know this?
game Natural Work Group people working together every day in same office with similar processes and equipment Business Team cross-functional team overseeing a specific product line or customer segment Improvement Team ad hoc team with responsibility for improving an existing process Healthcare Team several healthcare professionals working closely together for the benefit of a patient or group of patients
discussion
Group Process - how the group works, methods,
decisions? Is the process agreed upon by everyone? Does the process change as group proceeds? Does anyone make a decision and carry it out without agreement from the others? Is there evidence of a majority pushing a decision Are minority opinions heard?
Presentation
Details/Finish Motivate Monitor progress Find resources
Generate ideas
Involve people Listen for common Themes Organize ideas Evaluate alternatives Manage conflict
Get information
Withdrawing
Out of field behavior
Initiating Seeking and Giving Information Clarifying Summarizing Consensus Taking Accountability
Encouraging
Resolving Conflict Acknowledging Feelings
Setting Standards/Norms
Openness
Openness to feedback
Reflection on group process and interest in improving
Shared vision
Team Exercise
Instructions for
Observers Instructions for Team members Team Exercise Scoring, Team members and Observer comments Discussion
Members have a clear goal The focus is on achieving results There is a plan for achieving the goal Members have clear roles Members are committed to the goal Members are competent They achieve decisions through consensus There is diversity among team members Members have effective interpersonal skills They know each other well and have good relationships
More Characteristics
Each member feels empowered to act, speak up, offer
ideas Each member has a high standard of excellence An informal climate and easiness exists among members The team has the support of management The team is open to new ideas There is periodic self-assessment There is shared leadership of the team The team is a relatively small size There is recognition of team member accomplishments There are sufficient resources to support the team work
Forming
Team members are introduced and begin getting to know each other Goals and tasks are established Generally polite behavior among
Storming
Members are sizing
each other up and may feel more comfortable and voice their views Members may compete for team roles May argue about goals or how they should be accomplished May choose sides against other members
Norming
Once issues are resolved, agreement occurs around team norms and expectations Trust and common interests are developing Roles and objectives are clarified and understood
Performing
Members make
contributions and are motivated by results Leadership is shared according to members knowledge and skills Norms and culture are well understood Tasks get accomplished effectively and efficiently
References
Thiagarajan, S. and Parker, G. (1999). Teamwork and Teamplay. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. Dean, P., LaVallee, R., & McLaughlin, C. (1999). Teams at the core of continuous learning in McLaughlin, & Kaluzny, A. (eds.) Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care: Theory, Implementation, and Applications, 147 168.