LEADING BETTER TOGETHER

Part 3 of Creating Your New Normal Through Change Leadership

Ritch Hochstetler and Tracy Buller

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CHAT: Which quote captures your attention and why?

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses.

- Simon Sinek

www.change-architects.org

Ritch Hochstetler

Tracy Buller

www.change-architects.org

Creating Your “New Normal” Through Change Leadership

A 3 Part Series

• October 8: Transforming Human Connections

• October 22: Leading Through Change

• November 5: Leading Better Together

Change Leader Change Manager

Future state is more uncertain and unknown

The future state is decided

Creates new realities, new ways of being in the world/ leads teams and organizations to new destinations

Keeps change under control by implementing a process with clearly defined steps

Capitalizes on disruptions as opportunities for growth

Minimizes disruptions

Empowers members to become agents and drivers of change

Members are seen as the subject of change

Often based on a sense of urgency of mission/ people

A sense of urgency around the process/ tactical elements

2 Key Questions For Teams Who Want to Lead Better Together

• How do we choose to be together?

• What do we want to create together?

3 Transformational Practices of Healthy Leadership Teams

Healthy Leadership Teams….

• Work together for the success of others on the team= SYNERGISTIC COLLABORATION

• Elevate relationships on the team to at least the importance of the agenda and the tasks= COMMITTED COVENANT

• Identify as a learning community = CONTINUAL LEARNING

What’s your definition of a team?

Team versus Working GroupTeam

Shared leadership roles

Requires both individual and mutual accountability

Thrives in heterarchical environment where roles are flexible and team accountability is prioritized

Members engage in open discussion that leads to active problem-solving

Members are deeply committed to one another’s personal growth and success

Members agree upon specific performance objectives and goals that are concrete and actionable

Working Group

Strong, clearly focused leader

Individual accountability

Thrives in hierarchical structures where individual accountability matters most

Members come together primarily to share information, perspectives, insights

Members do not take responsibility for the results other than their own.

Members do not work with others to contribute to combined performance.

3.Transformational Practices of Healthy Teams

1. Synergistic Collaboration

Six Roles On A Collaborative Team

Breakout Room Assignment

1. Which of the collaborative roles do younormally take on? Why?

2. Which roles would you like to becomestronger at or take on more? Why?

3 Transformational Practices of Healthy Teams

1. Synergistic Collaboration

2. Committed Covenant

Committed Covenant

Tenants

1. Be Present

2. Pay Attention

3. Speak Your Truth

4. Be Open To Outcomes

5. Create A Safe Environment

Questions Answered

1. How will I be treated?

2. What is expected of me?

3. What am I allowed to do?

4. What behavior is out of bounds?

5. How honest can I be?

6. Why am I really here?

Breakout Room Assignment

1. Which of these tenants are strengths orgrowth areas for your team? Examples?

2. Which questions do you sense it wouldbe helpful for your team to spend timewith? Why?

3 Transformational Practices of Healthy Teams

1. Synergistic Collaboration

2. Committed Covenant

3. Continual Learning

Characteristics of a Growth Mindset

• Believes intelligence and talents can be developed

• Believes effort is the path to mastery of a skill

• Believes mistakes are a part of learning

• Views failure as an opportunity

• Believes failures are temporary

• Embraces challenges

• Welcomes feedback

BREAKOUT: Which of these characteristics does your team do well? What is an area of growth for your team?

ACTIONS FOR FOSTERING A TEAM LEARNING COMMUNITY

• Reflect and Debrief experiences you have together as a team:

o What worked well?

o What could have been better of different?

o What did you learn about your strengths and weaknesses?

o SBI: Situation, Behavior and Impact

Where to from here?

• Using the follow up Resource Sheet, assess your understanding of what a team is vs a working group with your team

• Using the Resource Sheet as a guide, you and your team will walk away with actions steps for each of the three transformational practices we have talked about today

• Website: www.change-architects.org

• Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out!