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Staff Teamwork and Staff Teamwork and CooperationCooperation
by Habeeb Quadri by Habeeb Quadri
“ “ The good Lord gave you a The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.”have to convince.”
Vince LombardiVince Lombardi
Define TeamworkDefine Teamwork
SportsSports Sharing, cooperating, and Sharing, cooperating, and
helping othershelping others Any group that works together Any group that works together Two people paired up (marriage Two people paired up (marriage
and partnership) and partnership)
Reason for a TeamReason for a Team
To support and build confidence To support and build confidence in the membersin the members
Promote involvementPromote involvement To win a competitionTo win a competition
The Experts Definition The Experts Definition
A team is a small number of A team is a small number of people with complimentary skills people with complimentary skills who are committed to a who are committed to a common purpose, performance common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually they hold themselves mutually accountable (John Katzenbach accountable (John Katzenbach and Douglas Smith)and Douglas Smith)
Essential skills for the teamEssential skills for the team
Technical and functional Technical and functional expertiseexpertise
Problem solving and decision-Problem solving and decision-making skillsmaking skills
Interpersonal skillsInterpersonal skills
Vision of the teamVision of the team
A common and meaningful purpose A common and meaningful purpose sets the tonesets the tone
Specific performance goals are an Specific performance goals are an integral part of the purposeintegral part of the purpose
The combination is essential to the The combination is essential to the performance (measure the progress)performance (measure the progress)
By staying rooted in our By staying rooted in our commitment, today’s vision becomes commitment, today’s vision becomes tomorrow’s realitytomorrow’s reality
Knowing yourselfKnowing yourself
AttitudeAttitude Silly gooseSilly goose Multiple intelligencesMultiple intelligences Be honest with yourself-Be honest with yourself-
Ask yourself If someone wants to Ask yourself If someone wants to confront or advise me, I would confront or advise me, I would prefer if they….prefer if they….
If I am mad, I prefer people to…..If I am mad, I prefer people to….. Things that annoy me are……Things that annoy me are……
The way I would like to be The way I would like to be thanked is by…..thanked is by…..
My hobbies are……My hobbies are……
Define the rolesDefine the roles
AdministrationAdministration TeacherTeacher Department headsDepartment heads Committee chairs (calendar, Committee chairs (calendar,
graduation, uniform committees etc.)graduation, uniform committees etc.) After-school activities (arts and After-school activities (arts and
crafts, nasheed club, sports team, crafts, nasheed club, sports team, etc.)etc.)
Parents support groupParents support group
CustodianCustodian School boardSchool board CommunityCommunity MediaMedia Building ManagerBuilding Manager Islamic schoolsIslamic schools To be successful as a team it takes To be successful as a team it takes
individual to work together.individual to work together.
Positive ReinforcementPositive Reinforcement
Small notesSmall notes Parent newsletterParent newsletter Morning assemblyMorning assembly Staff meetingStaff meeting IndividuallyIndividually
Teacher notablesTeacher notables
Best committeeBest committee Best team playerBest team player Best lesson plansBest lesson plans Best personalityBest personality Best disciplineBest discipline Cleanest roomCleanest room Best cross-curricular activityBest cross-curricular activity Etc. - Etc. -
Personality TraitsPersonality Traits
Self Confident.Self Confident. Stress Tolerant.Stress Tolerant. Emotionally Mature.Emotionally Mature. Integrity.Integrity.
Self ConfidentSelf Confident
Ask yourself: Ask yourself: ““Are you a person who is likely to Are you a person who is likely to
set high goals for yourself and set high goals for yourself and your followers?”your followers?”
““Are you able to attempt difficult Are you able to attempt difficult tasks?”tasks?”
““Are you able to be persistent in Are you able to be persistent in the face of problem and defeat?”the face of problem and defeat?”
Stress TolerantStress Tolerant
Ask Yourself:Ask Yourself: ““Do you have the personality to Do you have the personality to
make good decisions, to stay make good decisions, to stay calm, and to provide decisive calm, and to provide decisive direction to subordinates in difficult direction to subordinates in difficult situations?”situations?”
Emotionally MatureEmotionally Mature
Ask Yourself:Ask Yourself: ““Are you a person that who tends to Are you a person that who tends to
have accurate awareness of your have accurate awareness of your strengths and weaknesses?”strengths and weaknesses?”
““Are you a person who would be Are you a person who would be oriented toward self-improvement and oriented toward self-improvement and would not deny your shortcomings or would not deny your shortcomings or fantasize about success?”fantasize about success?”
““Can you maintain cooperative Can you maintain cooperative relationships with subordinates, peers relationships with subordinates, peers and supervisors?”and supervisors?”
IntegrityIntegrity
Ask yourselfAsk yourself ““Are you a person who is Are you a person who is
consistent with their stated values consistent with their stated values and are honest, ethical, and are honest, ethical, responsible, and trustworthy?”responsible, and trustworthy?”
Motivational TraitsMotivational Traits
3 types of motivational traits:3 types of motivational traits: Task and interpersonal needsTask and interpersonal needs Power and achievementPower and achievement High expectationsHigh expectations
Task and Interpersonal needsTask and Interpersonal needs ““Are you a person that is motivated Are you a person that is motivated
and characterized by their drive for and characterized by their drive for the task and their concerns for the task and their concerns for people?”people?”
Power and achievementPower and achievement ““Are you an individual who seeks Are you an individual who seeks
position of authority, who likes to position of authority, who likes to exercise power over others and to exercise power over others and to achieve?”achieve?”
High expectationsHigh expectations ““Are you a person who beliefs that Are you a person who beliefs that
they can do the job and will receive they can do the job and will receive valued outcomes for their effort?”valued outcomes for their effort?”
SkillsSkills
Four types of skillsFour types of skills Technical skillsTechnical skills Interpersonal skillsInterpersonal skills Conceptual skillsConceptual skills Administrative skillsAdministrative skills
Technical skillsTechnical skills- “Are you a person who - “Are you a person who uses specialized knowledge, uses specialized knowledge, procedures, and techniques to procedures, and techniques to accomplish?”accomplish?”
Interpersonal skillsInterpersonal skills- “Are you a person - “Are you a person who has the ability to understand who has the ability to understand feelings and attitudes of others and to feelings and attitudes of others and to establish cooperative work relationship?”establish cooperative work relationship?”
Conceptual skillsConceptual skills- “Are you person who - “Are you person who develops and uses ideas and concepts develops and uses ideas and concepts to solve complex problems?”to solve complex problems?”
Administrative skillsAdministrative skills- “Are you a - “Are you a person who combines technical, person who combines technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills to interpersonal, and conceptual skills to help perform managerial functions?”**** help perform managerial functions?”**** (this should be the goal)(this should be the goal)
What teammates doWhat teammates do
Teammates inconvenience Teammates inconvenience themselves to help each otherthemselves to help each other
Teammates demonstrate patience Teammates demonstrate patience and concern for each otherand concern for each other
Teammates consider love and caring Teammates consider love and caring an act of will – they choose to do itan act of will – they choose to do it
Teammates enjoy each others Teammates enjoy each others successes and avoid envy and successes and avoid envy and jealouslyjealously
Teammates show compassion for Teammates show compassion for each other. They can identify with each other. They can identify with the pain of others, and they’re the pain of others, and they’re compelled to help relieve it.compelled to help relieve it.
Teammates forgive each other. They Teammates forgive each other. They believe others will respond to believe others will respond to forgiveness with a deep sense of forgiveness with a deep sense of appreciation and a desire to act appreciation and a desire to act responsibly.responsibly.
RememberRemember
TTogetherogether EEveryoneveryone AAccomplishesccomplishes MMoreore WWithith OOrganizationrganization RResponsibility, andesponsibility, and KKnowledgenowledge
Stress ManagementStress Management
If you do not take of yourself it If you do not take of yourself it will cause:will cause: Physical sicknessPhysical sickness Mental sicknessMental sickness Hinder productivityHinder productivity Hinder communication with othersHinder communication with others Successful principals recognize Successful principals recognize
when they are stress and learn to when they are stress and learn to manage it.manage it.
Ways to deal with stressWays to deal with stress
Take a daily break 15-20 minutesTake a daily break 15-20 minutes Exercise-3 to 5 times a weekExercise-3 to 5 times a week Eat sensibly-avoid caffeine and avoid fatty Eat sensibly-avoid caffeine and avoid fatty
foodsfoods Don’t hide your sense of humorDon’t hide your sense of humor Recognize what you can and cannot Recognize what you can and cannot
controlcontrol Avoid gossip and rumorsAvoid gossip and rumors Praise achievementPraise achievement Set annual goalsSet annual goals Delegate taskDelegate task