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CHAPTER FOUR
TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
TOOLS AND STRATEGIES
It is easy getting the players; getting them to play
together is the hard part.
—Casey Stengel, Yankee Baseball Manager
This section provides tools and strategies to help you
become a Star Performer in the area of Teamwork and
Collaboration. It begins with a profi le of Paulette Jones,
Director of Technical and Strategic Business Development
of NMB Technologies Corporation. Jones is a Star Performer
who shares 10 Secrets & Current Practices that help her shine as a
successful team leader and player. The profi le is followed by the
Coach’s Corner, which presents a series of 23 strategies and activities
you can implement with your team right away to increase Star
Performance in teamwork and collaboration. These include: 7 tools
to improve your meetings, 2 Experiential Teambuilding Exercises,
2 Team Activities. To augment the process, take the Teamwork
Ingredients Survey, which monitors positive changes.
WHAT IS THE TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION COMPETENCY?
Teamwork and Collaboration are competencies that contribute
to building an atmosphere of friendly and cooperative relationships
within a team. Members are drawn into active, committed,
and enthusiastic participation and exhibit respect and helpfulness.
There is a team identity and an esprit de corps, which members
work hard at developing and protecting.
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