Post on 18-Jul-2015
Challenging!
• Managing a team at a GP or head judging a PTQ/WMCQ with a large team (> 3 judges) is more than assigning tasks: it can be quite a challenge…– At GPs you don’t know all the judges, you don’t know their
experience, we speak different languages and often there are some minor things different than you are used to.
– The GP location is very chaotic, many more people are playing than just your event and yours is likely not the most important one.
• Who remembers the first time as a team lead / PTQ head judge?
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What do you expect from a team lead?
• What are the qualities of a good team lead?
• Does the event and circumstances matter?
• When did you remember a bad experience with a team
lead?
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Start of a team
It all starts with a great plan:
• Getting to know each other
• Planning for the day
• Sharing experiences
• Team meetings
• Working together
• Finish together
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Effective way to start
• Setting goals for your team to achieve.
• Giving your team a list of tasks to complete.
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Managing Tasks
• Giving precise instruction what needs to be done or how it needs to be done.
• Task are not goals, they focus on what.
• Very common and useful in judging!– Rules & Policy, deck
checks, deck lists
Time Logistics Papers Floor DC
Arrival 7.30-7.45 Team meeting Team meeting Team meeting Team meeting
Registration 7:45-8:30Table numbering +
room setup
Pairing Boards
setup +
Crowd Control
Help Logistics Help Papers
Late registration 8:30-9:30 Control late players Post Name Ranges Help LogisticsCoordinate DL
collection
Player's meeting 9:30-10:00Byes/not on list
problems
Post Seat all
playersCollect DL Collect DL
R1 10:00-11:05 Float + EOR Pairings + slips
Count DL +
Coordinate team
breaks
Count DL
R2 11:05-12:10 Float + EOR Pairings + slips Float + FeaturesDL Penalties + DL
Sorting
R3 to R8 12:10-18:40 Float + EORPairings + slips +
DropBoothFloat + Features
Beginning + Mid-
round DC
R9 18:40 - 19:45Help Papers + Float
+ EOR
Standings +
Pairings + slips +
DropBooth
Float + FeaturesMonitor contention
tables
End 19:45 Debrief Debrief Debrief Debrief
9 rounds no shifts
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Managing Goals
• Setting or creating a
target that needs to be
achieved.
• Together with team lead
and team member.
• Goals are not tasks,
they focus on how and
why.
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1. Directing your team
Examples:
• Explaining the
procedures: appeals,
deck checks
• Break schedule
• Team meeting planning
Approach:
• Very directive, one-way
communication
• Detailed and precise
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Coaching the team
Examples:
• Asking for input and
ideas about situations
• Think about ways to do
our work better
• Delegate tasks to team
members
Approach:
• Not directive, but
keeping control on the
result
• Discussion possible
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Support your team
Examples:
• Delegate goals to the
team members: deck
checks, breaks, etc are
managed by team
• Team leader only there
when needed, on
request
Approach:
• Little control by team
leader, team members
decide
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Delegating to the team
Examples:
• No team leader
involved: team works
by themselves
• Not so common...
Approach:
• No control by team
leader, team members
decide and are
responsible
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Situational Leadership
A team leader chooses a
type for each situation:
• It’s not a type of leader
• Different situations
need a different type
• However the flow is
always the same
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Communicating with the team leader
Each type has a different
communication:
1. Directive: “task completed”
2. Coaching: “how to do this?”
3. Supporting: “I need help.”
4. Delegating: “Taken care of!”
• Team meetings agenda:
– What did you do?
– What are you going to
do?
– Do you need help?
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