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Building Effective Teams

Presented By:

528th Medical Detachment (CSC)

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RESOURCES

–FM 22-51, Leaders Manual for

Combat Stress Control

–FM 22-100, Military Leadership

–FM 22-102, Soldier Team

Development

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PURPOSE

Discuss team-building techniques that prevent combat or operational stress among military units.

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OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

• Better understand how effective teamwork fights stress

• Be able to implement teambuilding strategies to improve their units•

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OUTLINE

• How a Leader Defeats Combat Stress

• Four Keys to Leading a Team

• Three Team Building Stages

• Soldier Hurdles and leader actions at each Stage

• Team Building for Families

• Summary

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How a Leader Defeats Combat Stress

• LEADING his/her unit

• Building COHESION

• Developing CONFIDENCE

• TRAINING

• Developing PHYSICAL FITNESS

• ATTITUDE!

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Team Building Stages

1) Formation Stage

2) Enrichment Stage

3) Sustainment Stage

*Combat and Garrison Perspective

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Formation StageHurdles

• Achieve belonging & acceptance

• Settle personal & family issues

• Learn about their leaders & peers

• Face/survive uncertainties of war

• Adjust to home/family separations

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Formation StageLeader Actions

• Calm, Stable Atmosphere

• Reception & Orientation

• Individual Attention

• Assist with Immediate Problems

• Buddy System/Mentorship

• Provide Vital Safety Tips

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Enrichment StageHurdles

• Learning who’s in charge

• Learning to trust leaders & others

• Accepting the way things will be done

• Resolve any lingering conflicts

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Enrichment StageLeader Actions

• Train as a Unit to Instill:– Trust– Growth– Clear Lines of Authority– Unit and Individual Goals/Priorities– Discipline– Can-do attitude

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Sustainment StageHurdles

• Continue to:– function as a team– have trust and confidence in self/others– share ideas and feelings– look out for each other– endure continuous operations – adjust, control, overcome

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Sustainment StageLeader Actions

• Every Task a Team one

• Keep Soldiers Productively Busy

• Know and Deal with Human Nature

• Incentive Program

• Team or unit-to-unit competitions

• After Action Reviews

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Team Building for Families?

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Four Keys to Leadinga Team

• Right Garrison/War focus

• Developing–Individual Leaders

–Leadership Teams

• Decentralize

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Other Family Points

• Army first, Families always

• Get Army families together

• Family Support Groups

• Resources available

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SUMMARYAll these Stress-Proof Soldiers

• Feeling a part of the unit

• Confidence/Trust in self, others

• Physical, Mental Adjustment

• Discipline: – Army vs. Individual– Who’s in Charge– What is Right

All these Depend on Effective Team Building!