ComposingSMARTer
Teams(a generic slide set)
Brian Fraser & the Jazzthink Trio
[your next great event]
The Jazzthink Trio
Cory Weeds
Bill Weeds
Doug Stephenson
Discovering Your Wisdom
What qualities of great teamwork do you see in the performance of the jazz group?
Frequently Noted Qualities
??? A Query ???
FHow many of youconsider yourselves
to be jazz musicians?
A Crucial Connection
The most common form of jazz in
human experience is ordinary
conversation.
So, if …
… you build your teams
through conversations,
you are jazz musicians
Composing Great Teams
You build successful teams through
SMARTer
Conversations
SMARTer Conversations
Soulful in managing yourself
Mindful in cultivating positive relationships
Astute in analyzing and deciding
Responsible in generating mutual accountability and support
Trusting in monitoring and measuring for improvement
Making Great Things Happen
[ a quote from your vision/mission or from a key leader that summarizes your aspirations]
The Tune for Your Conversations
[key words from your documents
that form the basic melody of
your organization]
An Example from the Trio
Notice how the musicians move from simplicity to complexity to simplicity in their conversation
Curiosity & Conversation
Compose a question that will initiate your next conversation with your team back at work
And remember …
… curiosity creates space for people to participate and contribute their best
Key Notes in the Questions
[We’ll create a Wordle from your key words]
Great Team Leadership
Great team leadership involves:
1. Creating a context that nurtures an alternative future, one based on gifts, generosity, accountability, and commitment.
2. Initiating conversations that shift people’s experience through the ways people are brought together and the nature of the questions that are used to engage them.
3. Listening, learning, and modeling.
Jazz & Composing Teams
“[Jazz] is an endless road of discovery leading to more maturity and acceptance of personal responsibility, a greater respect for cultures around the world, an invigorating playfulness, an excitement about change, and an appetite for the unpredictable.”
Wynton Marsalis
The Vibe of Great Teams
Teamwork, at its best, is a situation in which participants willingly support each other, working together as one, each team member bringing:
• virtuosity• optimism• mutual respect• good will• the desire to make it feel
good.
- adapted from Monty Alexander
Help from Jazzthink
For more ideas and resources, visit
www.jazzthink.com