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Teambuilding
From the
Electronic Discussion on Group Facilitation
www.albany.edu/cpr/gf/
From: Tree Bressen <tree@IC.ORG>
To: GRP-FACL@listserv.albany.edu
Subject: [GF] team-building resources, compilation
Here is the original query from Becky Schaller at Sonora Cohousing,
followed by a compilation of the suggestions people sent in response.
Original Post:
"Most of what I read about group facilitation seems to pertain to larger
groups and not committees. I believe that in our community, we need to pay
more attention to how the committees are working since that is where
relationships are getting strained. Because these groups are so much smaller
than the larger general meetings, they tend to be more informal which some
people really like. Does anyone recommend any resources which address
questions about how committee members can best work together?"
ANSWERS:
(1) Karen Hannan
I suggest you include "Reaching for Higher Ground in Conflict
Resolution"
by Frank Dukes et al.
This isn't really a teambuilding or small group facilitation book per se,
but I think it gets to the heart of why some committee member relationships
break down and what could be done to prevent it from the "get go" (or
perhaps to fix the issues if they've already arisen). The authors have
taken a look at the whole concept of working agreements and pushed it
another notch by advocating for more explicit, deep and shared commitments
-- they encourage people to work toward not just reaching common ground,
but "higher" ground. The book offers practical "steps" or
things to do in
a range of situations and back it up with great demonstration
examples/stories.
(2) Robin Gast
More Than 50 Ways to Build Team Consensus by R. Bruce Williams was
recommended to me through this discussion group a few months ago when I was
searching for a team building exercise. I have done at least one of the
exercises in the book with great success (IMHO). It is currently out of
print but can be found on the internet.
(3) Kimberley Ann Klint
"Essential Elements of Facilitation" by Priest, Gass, and Gillis. I
think
it is now out of print in most places, but I hear it is coming back in a
new edition soon.
(4) Jeffrey H. Goldberg
The work that I do is mostly team building related, and is primarily
experiential in nature. The resoureces that I keep going back to interms of
books is anything written by Karl Rohnke, and specific books are Islands of
Healing,, Processing the Adventure Experience, and A Manual for Group
Facilitators (by the Center for Conflict Resolution).
* * *
The other items people sent in were recommendations of standard
facilitation material which they thought would also be applicable to
team-building: Dynamic Facilitation as taught by Jim Rough, Sam Kaner's
book on Participatory Decision-Making, and the work of Chris Argyris.
By the way, while A Manual for Group Facilitators (mentioned in #4 above)
was originally published by the Center for Conflict Resolution, it went out
of print for a long time until it was brought back a few years ago by
Fellowship for Intentional Community. It is now available through FIC
online at store.ic.org, or call 800-995-8342. (I'll also mention that FIC
would like to give the book an overhaul before its next reprint and is
searching for a volunteer to create a new cover design, so if anyone out
there knows of anyone with the talent and time to help, they can get in
contact with FIC at 800-995-8342 or email fic@ic.org.)
Cheers,
--Tree
Tree Bressen
tree@ic.org
http://www.efn.org/~bressen
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 07:20:16 -0400
From: Dora-Lynn Davies <ddavies@BMTS.COM>
Another little handbook that may be helpful is called Team Work and can be
purchased from Goal QPC.
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:35:48 +0200
From: Jon Jenkins <jon@imaginal.nl>
I believe that the best book on teambuilding dynamics is Katzenbach and
Smith's "Wisdom of Teams".
Date: Sun, 18
Aug 2002 14:51:14 -0400
From: Jo Nelson
<jnelson@ICACAN.CA>
Bruce
Williams' book "More than 50
Ways to Build Team Consensus" can be
bought through
ICA Associates at <www.icacan.ca>.
We use it extensively in
our own work,
recommend it to our trainees, and I believe we still have some
in stock.
A previous compilation of unknown date:
Several weeks
ago I asked for information on team building. I received many responses.
The complete list of reponses follows.
Thanks, Rose
Wentz rwentz@casey.org
Team building training and consulting is part of what I do.
Please email me
your address and I will send you my brochure, etc.
Charles K.
Markline, Ph.D.
Leadership Forum
1300 Quarter Horse Trail
Santa Maria, CA 93455
805-937-5415
http://speaker.com/spkr1159.html
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set of 26
modules that follows a team from forming through to performing.
It is now done
at one time but during the lifespan of a team. The Atlanta
contact we have
is Mark Meredith at 404-238-2747. We have also done
extensive in
group consenses facilitation methods done by the Institute of
Cultural
Affairs. They do public and private training seminars. You can
reach them at
their Phoenix office at 602-955-4811. I would love any info
you get back
from others. Thanks and good luck!
have seen is
from Tercon out of Kansas. I did not have the
opportunity to see
it before we took on our project, but in hindsight
sure wished we
had! Their client list includes several US agencies if
you'd like to
get some references (Dept of the Army, Dept of Commerce,
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Jay Terry is the CEO and Chief Consultant
Quality
Improvement through teamwork. We train in-house facilitators for
our teams.
Two references we provide all our departments: "Team
Handbook"
by Joyner and "Memory Jogger" by Joyner as well. I am looking
at other
institutions curriculum and find we are all remaking the same
wheel on many or
our in-house training modules. Are you looking for
information to
develop your own courses, or are you trying to find referrals
for already developed
courseware?
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NC State Human
Resources
Training &
Development
FAX 515-7543
PHONE 515-6371
You might try
something like Personal Insight Inventory from Insight
Consulting, Inc.
in Dallas,Texas or Atlanta, Georgia. It is based from the
work of Jung,
Lewin, Allport, Marston, Luscher and DeBono combined and is
an instrument
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tool.
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Karen suggested, I would recommend the Personal Profile
System, an
instrument marketed by Carlson Learning Company. It too is based
on the work by
Marston. The Personal Profile System provides an analysis of
understanding
yourself and others in a specific environment.
D Dominance
I Influence
C Conscientiousness
S Steadiness
We have
successfully used this instrument to break the ice so to speak, and
to get our teams
thinking, focusing, and appreciating the differences in
personalities
and behaviors of various team members.
sound like a
course on diversity, but it appears that your team is stuck in
the second stage
of team development:
1 Forming
2 STORMING
3 Norming
4 Performing
Helping your
team see through the differences (strengths and weaknesses) of
each style may
facilitate a growth spurt to the next stage.
Good luck on
your project.
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617 287-0347
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Good luck!!
take to get
teams up and running and then do some ongoing team development A
firm in New
Jersey, Sherwood Consultants is doing some wonderful work in
helping
organizations move to a team based structure and has excellent
customized
programs that addresses the principles in the Smith and Katzenback
book Wisdom of
Teams. They have also developed a team tool kit that can be
used by internal
consultants, trainers , team leaders and team members to
improve their
effectiveness in many areas covered in your list.
To contact
Sherwood, call 201-808-1166.