How To Be A Better Team Contributor
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Only those who have learned theOnly those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillmentdeepest joy: true fulfillment.
Tony Robbins
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Courage is the only keyCourage is the only key for better contribution
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More and more often, employees are expected toemployees are expected to
contribute to the performance and success of their work teams.
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While it sounds great on paper itWhile it sounds great on paper, it isn't all that easy to work in a team, since often team members are different in style attitudedifferent in style, attitude,
commitment and work ethic.
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If you are a work team member, supervise, manage or lead a team, take a p ggood look at these tips and hints which will make it easier for team members towill make it easier for team members to contribute more productively to their teams and decrease friction amongteams, and decrease friction among
team members.
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Stay tuned to the Teamwork File
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Stop The Blaming Cycle
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St Th Bl i C lStop The Blaming Cycle
Often teams get bogged down in blaming members when things
go wronggo wrong.
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St Th Bl i C lStop The Blaming Cycle
As a team member you can do two things to stop this wasteful and destructive team behaviorand destructive team behavior.
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St Th Bl i C lStop The Blaming Cycle
First eliminate blaming languageFirst, eliminate blaming language you may use.
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St Th Bl i C lStop The Blaming Cycle
Replace blaming and finger‐pointing comments or questionspointing comments or questions with a focus on solving problems,
or preventing problems.
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St Th Bl i C lStop The Blaming Cycle
Second, if other team members get into the blaming cycle stepget into the blaming cycle, step in and "turn" the conversation back to a constructive approach.
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St Th Bl i C l
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Stop The Blaming Cycle
For example, here's a good phrase: "Ok, maybe we could save some time here by
trying to ensure that the problem doesn't happen again, so what can we pp g ,
do to prevent it next time?”
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Focus On The Present And
FutureFuture
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Focus On The Present AndFocus On The Present And Future
This is related to the blaming cycleThis is related to the blaming cycle.
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Focus On The Present AndFocus On The Present And Future
Don't dwell on the past. Use the past (successes and team failures) to help the(successes and team failures) to help the team determine where they need to go
t ito improve.
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Focus On The Present AndFocus On The Present And Future
You can't change the past
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Focus On The Present AndFocus On The Present And Future
you can only use it to learn from.
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Stop Back ChannelStop Back Channel Talk
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Stop Back Channel TalkStop Back Channel Talk
Talking about a team member in private with another team members usually
involves a blaming process. g p
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Stop Back Channel TalkStop Back Channel Talk
While sometimes it's good to went frustration about a fellow team matefrustration about a fellow team mate, you shouldn't be doing it within the
tteam.
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Stop Back Channel TalkStop Back Channel Talk
It's counter productive, and harmful. Stop doing it unless you have a specific,
constructive reason for doing so.g
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Personal Responsibility
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
Take responsibility for your behavior and the results that your team produces, but NOT the behavior of your team mates. y
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
Take responsibility for your behavior and the results that your team produces, but NOT the behavior of your team mates. y
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
When you take responsibility for another member's actions you will tend to wantmember s actions, you will tend to want to change your team mate, something
th t ft t di ithat often creates dissension.
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
Finally focus on YOUR contributionsFinally, focus on YOUR contributions.
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
Don't spend your time thinking about or telling team mates what THEY should be
doing for the team. g
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
Think about what you can contribute, and how you can contribute more
effectively. y
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
Then do it. For example, if you have a great suggestion don't dump it in thegreat suggestion, don t dump it in the
group with the expectation that l ill i l t itsomeone else will implement it.
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Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility
You offer to do it after all it's yourYou offer to do it...after all it s your suggestion.