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Trust, commitment, and drive to achieve a common goal are at the
heart of successful team functioning. Without these intangible qualities,
teamwork will happen occasionally, if at all. With these, team members
have the inspiration to work together in a meaningful way.
Trust, commitment, and common goals do not, however, guarantee the achievement
of teamwork. Teambuilding with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument provides
a deep and broad basis for understanding others and practical tools for
negotiating and compromising differences. With the mastery of these tools,
people who work together and depend on each other have a powerful way
to creatively and constructively use their differences, to work at their
best, to justify the trust and commitment they have to each other, and
to achieve their common goals.
Goals for team building using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® instrument include
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Encouraging each team member to appreciate and value his or her
own individual strengths and contributions.
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Developing clear recognition of individual differences within the
team membership.
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Acknowledge that these differences are important and necessary to
the team's achievement of its goals.
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Assist the team in developing a work environment that encourages
and values each individual's contribution.
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Creating a team identity made up of those individual contributions.
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Focusing on the constructive use of differences! |
Working together more effectively
Team building sessions typically focus on a core team consisting
of individuals who must work together effectively to achieve their objectives.
We have also facilitated team building sessions with “extended teams”
– groups from 50 – 250 who are responsible for various parts
of a project.
Topics and approaches vary depending on group size and identified needs.
Typical components include the following
 Understanding
differences in work styles
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Introduction to Type and return of MBTIŽ results
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Applying type to increase self-understanding
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Negotiating differences to work together more effectively |
Analyzing a team
with type
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Identifying internal dynamics, strengths, potential problem areas |
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Assessing external effectiveness of team |
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Creating action plans for improving team functioning |
Tools
for integrating type into everyday work together
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(Focus on 2-3 tools: communication, teamwork, stress, time management,
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Using the tools
with customers/clients
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