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Team Charter
Team Charter is a tool for building the team and for establishing clarity around elements critical to the team’s work. It makes explicit agreed upon the Key Elements:
•Team Composition•Scope of the Task•Sponsor’s expectations•Roles and Responsibilities•Team Success Indicators•Team Operating Principles•Behavioral Norms
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Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership
The Chartering Process
A participative undertaking to ensure that that everyone is:•Clear about the Purpose and Expected Results
•Participates in clarifying/ co–creating goals and committing to them
•Determines how team will work together to achieve Results
Most Often Employed •Launching of Teams
• New Initiative
•Getting Everyone on Same Page
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Foundations of Team Leadership
Support of Team Leaders In •Sharpening personal leading & team-building competencies
•Enhancing self-awareness & ability to understand others
•Developing better communications skills
•Enabling cultivation of team synergy
•Increasing interpersonal collaboration abilities
•Learning-to-Learn to improve Team results & performance
•Assembling Best Practice Tool Kit
Objectives/Purpose
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Research Shows: Setting Goals = 10 to 25%
Improvement in Performance
Setting Learning Goals
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Transforming the Way We Work and Learn Together HRSLOFoundation of Team Leadership
GOALS GOALS
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S M A R T GOALS
GOALS
•Specific
•Measurable
•Actionable
•Realistic
•Time Bound
GOALS
Foundations of Team Leadership
Operating Principles Safeguards
oPlenary Let People finish their thoughts -One voice at a time (Most times)-Be concise- Clarifying & paraphrasing always adds VALUEoResponsible Public Record Flipcharts are cohort’s public record - Speak up (class or Offline) or ask for a poll when in doubt or disagree
oDeference to Group Monitor individual plenary time & how often- Mentor & coach each other
oConfidentiality If starts here - Stays here
oTrust, Respect, Diversity & Inclusion Value everyone’s uniqueness- Challenge ideas not individuals- First seek to understand-Leave no one behind
oResponsible for Learning Set Learning Goals- Slip In/Slip Out- Test techniques- Gather tools-
oValuing of Learning Take risks- Try new things- Learn from mistakes- ENJOY
oSafe Learning No such thing as stupid questions- No judgments- Pass anytime
Safe Learning Environment
Team Leader Enacting Safe Learning in Own Environment
Aspiration for Team Leaders Post FTL
ClientsOrganization
TEAM
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Roles and Responsibilities for Week
FTL Week
Learning CoachesFacilitating a Learning Context: •Enabling Safe Learning Environment•Managing Time and Trust•Small Team Coaching •Private Feedback by Appointment•Fostering Cohort for the WeekParticipantsResponsible for Own Learning: •Staying Open and Curious •Enhancing Inner & Outer Awareness •Setting Learning Goals •Building a Tool Box•Actively Peer Learning•Cultivating Generosity of Spirit
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Operating PrinciplesoSafe Learning Environment- (Facilitator safeguards)
Group NormsoParticipant Generated Behavior Norms ( How we will work and live the week together)
Roles & Responsibilities:oFacilitators: Facilitating a Learning Context-Safe Environment- Coach
oParticipant: Be Responsible for own Learning -Engage in LAB- Gather Tool KIT-Support Cohort
Charter Membership: Members of FTL Cohort
Purpose - Achieve Course Goals & Achieve Individual Learning Goals:
Learning Goals: Facilitators Re Outcomes of Week: That participants can capacity build once back in work context
Participants RE Goals:
oDaily Learning Goals- Stretch goals for ourselves every day-
o Week’s Objectives: Walking away with great Tool KIT
Clarifying Expectations:oParticipants RE Course Content: What is and what is not part of curriculum
o Facilitators RE Participants:oOUTLOOK: Open to Learning—Positive –Curious --Generous--SupportiveoTASK: Open to learning through all types of vehicles & approaches
FTL Cohort Charter
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A Team Charter is a Tool for Aligning Around Questions Important to the Team’s• Purpose (WHY)• Goals (WHAT)•Nature and Organization of the Team’s Work (HOW)• Purpose of Undertaking (WHY Engagement is to be Done)&
Expectations (Clients and other Stakeholders)• Goals, Scope &Timelines (Achievements & Milestones to be
reached by when)• Team Composition (Who is core- who is extended-?)• Roles and Responsibilities (Who does what- when?)• Team Success Indicators (E.G Monitoring outputs, outcomes &
adjusting for results)• Team Operating Principles (E.G Principles of Trust- Safe Learning-
Collaboration- Common Vision- Shared Learning?)• Team Interactions & Behavior Norms (E.G. How are decisions
made- How we communicate virtually-How we support each other- How credit is shared/or not-)
• People and Task Processes (E.G How often we meet- Meeting practices we follow- How we do missions & write Aide Memoires –How we produce papers )
Team Charter Template
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Leadership andOrganizational Effectiveness
Team Charter Format (Bank Sample)
Sponsor’s Expectations and Constraints
Scope of Task
Team Compositiono Selectiono Gapso Strengths
Importance to the Region
Type of TeamPurpose
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Leadership andOrganizational Effectiveness
Team Charter Format (Bank Sample)
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