Team Orientation Process

Getting more done with others over whom you have no control may be the most important skill to develop.

The steps in the Team Orientation Process are proven to give a group of people the best chance of coming together as a high performance team.

Accomplish each step in dialog among team members.

The same list has been found to be worth re-visiting any time a team has lost energy or direction and needs re-orienting.

1. Team%Orienta+on%Process™%

2. Execu+ve%Summary%
Ge8ng%more%done%with%others%over%whom%you%have%no%control%may%
be%the%most%important%skill%to%develop.%
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The%steps%in%the%Team%Orienta+on%Process%are%proven%to%give%a%group%
of%people%the%best%chance%of%coming%together%as%a%high%performance%
team.%
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Accomplish%each%step%in%dialog%among%team%members.%
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The%same%list%has%been%found%to%be%worth%reDvisi+ng%any%+me%a%team%
has%lost%energy%or%direc+on%and%needs%reDorien+ng.%%

3. Step%0.%Take%100%%Responsibility%
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Only%one%person%can%ensure%you%have%a%
great%team%experience.%
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Take%Responsibility%for:%
• being%on%a%great%team%
• deserving%to%be%on%a%great%team%
• knowing%how%teams%get%built%(and%
how%they%don’t)%

4. Team%
Orienta+on%
Process
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5. 1.%The%TASK%is%the%reason%
Facilitate%shared%clarity%about%the%team’s%task,%
purpose,%or%assignment:%
• Ask%the%team’s%sponsor%what%is%wanted%
and%expected%of%the%team%
• Dialog%with%team%members%un+l%they%reach%
complete%shared%clarity%about%what%group%
output%(not%individual%output)%is%expected.%

6. 2.%Surface%Member%MOTIVATION%
Align%individual%and%team%outcomes:%
• Ask%each%team%member%to%clarify%what%is%in%it%
for%them%(beyond%a%paycheck)%
• Acknowledge%that%unique%personal%outcomes%
are%held%by%each%team%member%
• Explore%poten+al%compe+ng%loyal+es%or%
commitments%between%the%role%on%this%team%
and%other%responsibili+es%
• Invite%the%group%to%commit%to%support%each%
member%in%ge8ng%their%individual%outcomes.%

7. 3.%Promote%Team%AGREEMENTS%
Make%and%keep%agreements:%
• With%the%team,%develop%5%to%9%
behavioral%(i.e.,%observable)%agreements%
team%members%vow%to%abide%by%in%
dealings%with%each%other%
• Consider%mee+ng%frequency,%
procedures,%and%roles;%workload%
distribu+on;%communica+on%policy;%
problem%solving%policy;%conflict%
resolu+on%policy;%etc.%

8. 4.%Clear%and%Eleva+ng%Goal%
To%cra]%a%clear%and%eleva+ng%goal:%
• Understand%the%TASK%is%what%must%be%
done;%the%GOAL%is%what%makes%it%worth%
doing%
• Listen%for%the%emergence%of%a%stretch%goal%
that%energizes%the%team%to%complete%the%
task%AND%delivers%on%each%of%the%individual%
outcomes%
• Such%a%goal%will%o]en%emerge%from%the%
storming%phase%

9. 5.%Discover%what%PEOPLE%bring%
Inventory%team%resources:%
• Ask%each%team%member%to%
discuss%what%they%can%bring%to%
the%team%in%terms%of%skill,%
experience,%contacts,%exper+se,%
etc.%%
• Reinforce%how%each%member’s%
gi]s%can%bring%value%

10. Team
Orientation
Process

(abbreviated)

11. Think%about%it%
As%a%leader…%
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Knowing%how%to%get%more%done%with%others%may%be%your%
most%important%skill.%
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Do%you%have%a%proven%and%repeatable%process%for%building%any%
team%any%+me?%
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Do%you%lead%in%such%a%way%that%people%want%to%share%
responsibility%with%you%to%get%the%project%done?%
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Read%more:%Teamwork)Is)An)Individual)Skill:)Ge6ng)Your)Work)
Done)When)Sharing)Responsibility,%Christopher%Avery%
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