TEAM: Together Everyone

Achieves More

TEAMWORK

TEAM

With your partner, come up with as many words as you can out of the word TEAM.

MET

Have you met all of the people in your team?What are their names?What are their interests?What are their goals?

○ Do they match the team goals?What skills do they bring?

Getting to know your team members makes doing the work much easier and eliminates a lot of discrimination

MATE

Partner Friend Helper Encourager Supporter Person who wants the best for you and

the others on the team

MEAT

Think of this as what you bring to the tableAttitudeSkillsIdeasCreativityOpen mind

What do you have to offer? How will it positively affect the workings of

the team?

AT

Where are you “at” in the process? Where are you “at” in achieving the goal

set out for the team? Where are you “at” in supporting the rest

of your team?

MAT Are you the door mat of your team? Do you allow others to “slack off” and be lazy? Do you pick up the slack by doing other team

members work? Do you hold all team members accountable for

their portion of the success or failure of the team?

DON’T BE A DOOR MAT

and

DON’T TREAT A SOMEONE ELSE LIKE A DOOR MAT

TEA

What do you do for “down” time? How do you relax and recharge? How much time do you spend doing

things you love and NOT working? How does your team relax? How often do you take breaks and time

out for “small talk?”

ATE/EAT

What do you do to feed your soul? What do you do to feed the souls of your

team mates? What do you do to fuel the energy within

the team?

MA

Think of your “Ma”Ma is nonjudgmentalMa is caringMa is compassionateMa thinks about others before herselfMa is empathetic

○ She understands○ She’s there for you

AM

Am I doing my part? Am I fulfilling my responsibilities? Am I giving my best 100%? Am I listening? Am I understanding?

TAME

Is your attitude in check Have you left your “baggage” at the door Have you removed yourself from the

drama

ME

Not “I” Me is self-reflective:

What portion of the work was done by me?

IT IS NOT BOASTFUL OR PROUD“I did …”

Me, My, MineMe takes ownership and responsibility:

○ What is my contribution to the team?○ This section is mine

ATM

Am I depositing into the relationship bank accounts I have with each one of my teammates?

OR Am I withdrawing?

Not listeningKeeping my ideas to myselfActing condescendingThinking everything should be my way