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Do Now On your post-it note, complete the sentence: Effective teams are like _______ because _____. © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 2
Learning Objectives During this session, participants will… • Identify and reflect on their personal styles to facilitate understanding when working on a team. • Practice positive presupposition strategies for working effectively as a team. © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 3
Steps for Building Effective Working Relationships STEP 1: Understand your work style STEP 2: Reflect on your work style and styles of your team STEP 3: Practice with the positive! Focus on positive ways to communicate with your team and students © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 4
Step 1. Understand Your Work Style Leadership Compass BUFFALO EAGLE BEAR DEER Adapted from: http: //www. bethechangeconsulting. com/sites/default/files/worksheets/Leadership-compass-self-assessment. pdf © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 5
Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. © 2017 Public Impact Read each of the statements on the handout. Place a check mark in the box next to the statements that apply to how you make choices and decisions at work. Each of these statements will apply to all of us some of the time; we are interested in knowing which of these statements represent you most of the time. Count the total number of check marks on each section and place that next to the direction work style. The section with the highest number is your dominant decision-making style. Opportunity. Culture. org 6
Leadership Compass North West © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 7
Step 2. Reflect on Your Work Style What are 3 -4 strengths of your work style? What are 3 -4 limitations of your work style? What work style might be the most challenging to work with? Why? What could your work style do to more effectively work with other work styles? © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 8
Step 3. Practice with Positive Presuppositions Frame your thinking in a positive way rather than making negative assumptions which can lead to negative behavior or reactions. Image source: http: //bethesignal. com/wp/2016/08/should-return-loss-be-positive-or-negative/ © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 9
Positive Presuppositions with Adults “Let’s be on time so can “Don’t be. I late pull myback small coming group right at from lunch!” 1 p. m. ” “I justmodel sweptfor up “Let’s that areathat – students don’t we onlymake eat in crumbs!” the cafeteria. ” “Today is the “Are you surelast review day what for you know the test. Let’s to do with your make your smallsure group small group aces today? ” fractions. ” © 2017 Public Impact “Students have learned so “Only 5 more much in the days to spring first 115 days of break!” school!” Opportunity. Culture. org 10
Positive Presuppositions with Students “I’d love to hear “Didyou youare figure how out the answer going about yet? ” this solving problem. ” “Remember to “Don’t drop hold the science beaker with beaker!” two hands for safety. ” “I want to is “This book challenge hard so youyou with something probably won’t new that understandyou all haven’t of it. ” already read. ” “Remember to “Don’t forget turn your work to turn into yourin your work!” to track mailbox progress. ” © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 11
Give 1—Get 1 Share ideas for how you, as a Reach Associate, will create positive school culture with your teams of teachers, especially in light of your working style. What will you say that’s positive? © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 12
Exit Ticket Jot down two things that you will do differently tomorrow at school, based on your takeaways from this session. © 2017 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 13
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