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| At QPC Inc., we
facilitate your team's awareness and understanding of the way
it achieves results. From our many years of facilitation and teambuilding
experience, we know what makes a team extraordinary - and what
doesn't. And while the subject and writings of teams, team work,
and team building are extensive, we have narrowed the characteristics
of an extraordinarily successful team to having a few common elements:
We can help your
team move to higher levels of performance! Please contact
us for further information or if you have any questions. Check
out this site or visit our other pages to learn more about QPC,
Inc. and to make your teams truly extraordinary. |
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| Extraordinary Teams
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A
Clear Vision
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| An extraordinary
team has a clear vision of its desired result, purpose, direction
and goals. The extraordinary team recognizes the diverse roles
and unique contributions that each member brings to the team,
both job-related and in other areas such as organizing, clarifying,
creating, team building. You'd be surprised at how many people
don't know why they are doing certain activities, but with an
extraordinary team, everyone is pulling in the same direction
for success and each person contributes to the overall success. |
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Open
and Clear Communication
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| Poor listening,
poor speaking, and the inability to provide constructive feedback
can be major roadblocks to team progress. For success, team members
must listen for meaning, speak with clarity, engage in dialogue
and discussion, and continually provide feedback to each other.
Please
don't confuse talking with communication. We all know people
who talk alot and say nothing. In an extraordinary team, people
not only talk, but they participate in a meaningful fashion.
Each individual contributes when appropriate.
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Cooperation
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| There is a real
feeling of cooperation in an extraordinary team. Since the team
members know that they need each others' skills, knowledge and
expertise, they can build or produce something together that they
could never do separately. There is a sense of belonging and a
willingness to make things work for the good of the whole team. |
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A
Positive Atmosphere
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| In an extraordinary
team, people are comfortable enough with each other to be creative,
take risks and make mistakes. There is a climate of trust and
openness. Members of the team are committed and involved. It also
means you hear plenty of laughter and the team members enjoy what
they are doing. |
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Managed
Conflict
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| Extraordinary
teams have conflict too! Only the team members just make sure
that their problems aren't swept under the rug. It's only natural
that some folks deal with conflict by competing to have their
opinions heard, while others accommodate stronger team members
or just avoid the conflict altogether. The extraordinary team
manages the conflict - generating light about the issues rather
than beat up on each other over positions. They see conflict as
a healthy way to create new ideas and to solve difficult problems. |
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Effective
Decision-Making
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| Extraordinary
teams are aware of and use many methods to manage conflict and
arrive at difficult decisions. Consensus is often touted as the
best way to make decisions in a team environment - and it is in
many cases - but the team doesn't get stuck using just one method,
but uses other appropriate methods like command decision, expert
decision, majority vote, minority control, or command decision
with input, depending on the time available, the amount of commitment
and resources required. |
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Shared
Leadership
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| And finally, the
litmus test of an extraordinary team is whether the "leader"
is a good coach and teacher, shares responsibility and the glory,
is supportive and fair, and creates that climate of trust and
openness. This leadership role shifts at various times, and in
the most productive teams, it is difficult to identify the leader
during casual observation. |
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| We'll Help You Reach
Your Goals! |
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| Whatever your
team goals may be, QPC Inc. can help your team move to a higher
level of performance. As facilitators,
we guide the team to achieve their desired results, reinforcing
the team strengths and working with the team to improve it's own
processes. We clarify the objectives, plan, facilitate, and evaluate
your team, especially around the areas of strategic and business
planning, decision making, collaborative problem-solving, and
process improvement. So your team can be truly extraordinary. |
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