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Effective Teamwork: Farrokh Alemi, PH.D

Effective teamwork requires structured group processes. Key processes include nominal group technique which involves silent idea generation, sharing ideas, voting, and discussion to reach consensus. The Delphi technique uses inter-related surveys to list options and reasons, review with comments and votes, and vote again. These techniques separate ideas from individuals and postpone evaluation to increase creative solutions. Overall, effective teams should have agendas, timekeepers, and instruct members to avoid conflict and view differences objectively. The integrative group process incorporates these elements to improve decision making.

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Effective Teamwork: Farrokh Alemi, PH.D

Effective teamwork requires structured group processes. Key processes include nominal group technique which involves silent idea generation, sharing ideas, voting, and discussion to reach consensus. The Delphi technique uses inter-related surveys to list options and reasons, review with comments and votes, and vote again. These techniques separate ideas from individuals and postpone evaluation to increase creative solutions. Overall, effective teams should have agendas, timekeepers, and instruct members to avoid conflict and view differences objectively. The integrative group process incorporates these elements to improve decision making.

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Effective Teamwork

Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.


Ôhat do you like about teams?
Ôhat needs improvement?
Takes too much time ! Get to meet new people
Rewards popularity not ! Listen to new ideas
good ideas ! Check on my thinking
Many make no effort ! Help from others
but get the credit ! Commitment from
others to follow up with
the team·s decision
rbjectives

Describe the advantages of structured group


processes.
Describe key structured group processes.
Describe what makes teams more effective
and why.
Describe steps in Integrative Group Process.
How do you meet?
Ôhat is your process of meeting?
Make an appointment
People get together
The issues are raised and discussed
A consensus is arrived (how?)
Possible Ôays to Improve

Agenda
Timekeeper
Evaluation
More ways to improve: Tell
Members to Behave
Avoid arguing,
Avoid win-lose statements,
Avoid changing opinions in order to
reduce conflict,
Avoid conflict-reducing techniques such
as majority votes and bargaining.
View differences of opinion as natural and
initial agreements as suspect.
Improve the Process Not People
Nominal Group Process

1. Silent idea generations


2. Round-robin sharing of ideas
3. Voting and feedback to the group
4. Explanatory group discussion
5. Individual re-assessment
6. Mathematical aggregation of revised
judgments
Ôhy it succeeds?

Postponing evaluation increases creative


solutions
Thinking again improves
Separating ideas from people helps judging
ideas based on their merit
Problems Ôith Nominal Group
Technique
Awkward restrictions on interactions
Not fun, participants do not have large
commitment to decisions
Delphi - Inter-related surveys

1. List the options and give the reason for


them
2. Review the reasons, add comment and vote
3. Review votes and comments and vote
again
Ôhy it succeeds

Separates evaluation from generation of


ideas
Separates ideas from people and lets the
group decide on the merit of ideas not who
said it
Can involves hundreds of people
Ôhy it fails?

Awkward
People like to talk
Takes time
Summary of Lessons

Postpone evaluation
Do it again
Meet before the meeting
Instruct the group about meeting process
Integrative Group Process

Have agenda and timekeeper


Select the best, even if they disagree
Meet before the meeting
Do it again
Vote before discussion
Talk through differences
Document group·s decision
Take Home Lesson

Post pone evaluation


² Ôhat else is bothering you
² Ôould someone else volunteer

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