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Re: FAHA: How to Make Things Enjoyable Again
When a team stretches and grows, sometimes it seems like the team is growing and stretching in different directions. That's a signal that it is time to take stock of the situation and spend some time working on the innards of the team. The parts that keep things running smoothly.
If it is at all possible, create some team building time - maybe a Saturday 'mini-retreat' and devote that time to the quiet inner workings of the team - the innards. Spend some time looking at what being successful means to the individuals that make up the team and what the expectations are that go with those viewpoints. I think you will find that there is a variety of perspectives, thoughts, and ideas about what success is. From there you can discuss the value of success as it applies to the team and set some short term goals to get re-established in getting everyone moving in the same direction.
Sometimes, teams (and individuals) have to take the time to get reacquainted with the bigger picture as it applies to their situation, their goals, and their communities. When teams take that time, they are strengthening their foundation and building the team that builds the robot, together.
Good luck with this,
Jane
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Excellence is contagious. ~ Andy Baker, President, AndyMark, Inc. and Woodie Flowers Award 2003
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
~ Helen Keller (1880-1968)
Last edited by JaneYoung : 07-07-2010 at 19:37.
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