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Groups

A gathering of persons located together

Teams

A group organized to work together

Team Mission

As an NCO, you must completely understand and accept your teams mission before you can influence and motivate others to commit to it

Creators

-Focus on possibilities


-Spontaneous, exciting, etc.


-Offers fresh perspective


-See "big picture"


-Willing to solve problems


-Generate new ideas


-"Orange" temperament

Advancer

-Focus on interaction


-Positive w/self-confident attitudes


-Energetic support of team goals


-Well developed promoters


-Not easily discouraged


-"Blue" temperament

Refiners

-Focus on analysis


-Challenge all concepts


-Identifies/clarifies problems


-Detail oriented


-Off new ideas & alternatives


-"Green" temperament

Executor

- focus on realization
- follow up on tm objectives


- implement ideas/solutions


- meticulous in directions


- assertive/independent
- “Gold” temperament

Flexor

- focuses on everything; combination of other four roles


- able to connect & negotiate w/all types of people
- able to identify what’s missing in process and fill in gap

“Z” PROCESS

Creator


Advancer


Refiner


Executor

P.E.P. Cycle

Panic


Elation


Panic

Five C’s of a Team

-Community


-Cooperation


-Coordination


-Communications


-Coaching

Community
- feel essential & important part of team
Cooperation
- everyone knows & understands mission & purpose
Coordination
- members are important to the mission
Communications
- feel like part of team, need feedback early and often
Coaching
- teach others, positive reinforcement.
Five Common Dysfunctions

-Absence of Trust


-Fear of Conflict


-Lack of Commitment


-Avoidance of Accountability


-Inattention to Results

Absence of Trust
- impacts willingness for members to open up/share knowledge, feelings, and concerns w/ one another.
Fear of Conflict
- lack of trust
Lack of Commitment
- refusing to trust. Will cast doubt & struggle to commit
Avoidance of Accountability
- fear retaliation & conflict are likely to avoid situations
Inattention to Results
- members place their individual needs & goals ahead of team and organization.
Stages of Team Development

-Forming Stage


-Storming


-Norming


-Performing


-Adjourning/ Transforming

Measuring TEAM Success

-Talent (skill and abilities)
-Expertise (knowledge and experience)
-Assessments (Customer surveys, inspections, performance evaluations)


-Means (Resources to include: equipment, facilities, financial, time, information)

Wingman Concept

- Being alert to others in distress and intervening when necessary


- Seeking help when needed
- Confidence and willingness to approach those who need help


- Incorporates the skills of Ask, Care, and Escort (ACE)

Dimensions of Wellness

-Physical


-Emotional


-Spiritual


-Social

Physical
- Cardio, respiratory endurance, muscular endurance, etc
Emotional
- self-confidence & high self-esteem
Spiritual
- whatever may bring you joy
Social
- surround yourself with people who care
Suicide Awareness

-Reasons
-Warning Signs
-Prevalent Problems


---Relationship Problems (70%)
---Legal Problems (44%)
---Financial Problems (29%)
---Deployed in previous year (21%)


---Receiving psychological services (25%)


-Barriers


-Reactions


---Fear


---Anxiety


---Anger

Suicide Awareness Do's

-Be direct and matter-of-fact


-Listen openly w/ out judgment


-Accept their feelings


-Show interest and support


-Get Help


-Stay with them


-Remove potential means of self-harm

Suicide Awareness Don'ts

-Ignore what you see or hear


-Debate what is right or wrong


-Criticize or condemn them


-Act shocked, repulsed, or avoid them


-Keep secrets


-Leave them alone


-Assume they’ll be okay



Followership

- one in the service of another; one that follows the opinions or teachings of others; one that imitates another.


- provide feedback (after actions) and give advice to their leaders (recommendations)

Five Essential Qualities

1.Self Management


2. Committed


3. Competent


4. Integrity


5. Initiative

Self Management

- ability to determine one’s own goals w/in a large context & decide what role to take

Committed

- to organization, effective followers strive to excel at everything they do

Competent

- strive to reach higher levels of performance & expand themselves

Integrity

- willingness to tell the truth

Initiative

- motivation, determination, perseverance, and risk-taking

Leadership Compass

“True North”. As a leader, it is sometimes difficult to stay on course due to changes in our lives and the effects of external forces.

Self-awareness

- getting to know and understand yourself

Values & principles

- leaders must know their deeply held values, adhere to ethical principles that guide their leadership

Motivations

- balance both external and internal motivations

Support team

- must recognize their support team (family, co-workers, leaders, subordinates)

Integrated life

- integrate and balance every aspect of their life (family life, personal life, professional life, and community & friends)

Developing & Inspiring Others Leader Skills

Diagnose


Adapt


Communicate


Developing Airman

Diagnose

-What then situation is now; status of people & environment

Adapt

-Adjusting in order to act on what you learned from diagnosis.

Communicate

-listening, explaining instructions, providing feedback

Developing Airman

-Developing an individual

Coercive

Discipline and accountability

Connection

Who you know

Reward

Pats on the back, days off, etc

Legitimate

Rank; cannot lose

Referent

People Person

Information

Can find info

Expert

go to person

Cognitive Flexibility

- ability to use different thinking strategies & mental frameworks

Emotional Flexibility

- ability to vary your approach to dealing w/your own/others emotions

Dispositional Flexibility

- ability to remain optimistic and at the same time realistic

Cognitive Development

-Be curious


-Accept the difference


-Observe


- Have a plan


-Be resilient


-Continuous education

Emotional Development

• Support systems


• Feedback


• Decisiveness


• Avoid bulldozing change


• Triage


• Listen


• Collaborate


• Change your approach


• Face reality

Dispositional Development

• Be genuine


• Accept change as positive


• Adapt your plans


• Cast a wide net


• Rehearse


• Immerse yourself in new environment


• Be a mentor / coach


• Pay attention to life beyond work


• Seek feedback

Change Management Roles

-Change Sponsors


-Change Agent


-Change Target

-Change Sponsors

Initiates the change

-Change Agent

- implementing change initiated by change sponsor

-Change Target

-Key players affected by the change

Mayo's Four Levels of Change

-Knowledge


-Attitude


-Individual Behavior


-Group Behavior

Knowledge

-Easiest change to bring. Result of reading an article, or hearing something

Attitude

-Emotional part of what's happening

Individual Behavior

-'Teach old dog's new tricks"

Group Behavior

-"We've always done in this way!"

The Change Process

Phase1 Unfreezing


Phase 2 Change


Phase 3 Refreezing



Phase 1

Unfreezing - recognizing the need for change

Phase 2

Change - movement from old norm to new norm

Phase 3

Refreezing - Lock the change in

Substance Abuse

-the use of any illicit drug, misuse of prescribed medication, abuse of alcohol.


-pattern of misuse of any substance for non medical purposes that produces a knownhealth risk/danger to self or others

Five Methods to identify

• Self-identification


• Commander Referrals


• Medical Identification


• Substance-Related Incident


• Drug Testing

Supervisor Actions

1. Documentation


2. Counseling - encourage self-identification


3. After an incident, immediate referral, documentation and action required.


4. Notify CC and 1st Sgt immediately5. Involve medical

Outward signs of Substance Abuse

• Alcohol on the breath at work


• Glazed eyes or trouble focusing


• Appearing intoxicated or disoriented during duty hours


• Appearing disheveled or “hung over” at work• Indication of withdrawal, such as tremors, sweating, anxiety, and irritability


• Frequent absences from work for vague illnesses


• Interpersonal problems—with family, friends, and/or coworkers• Changes in work quality, work quantity, or duty performance


• Overly frequent bathroom breaks, sleeping at work, extreme fatigue


• Changes in habits—uniform wear, tardiness, forgetfulness

Stress

• the reaction our bodies experience to an external demand by our continually changingenvironment.

Eustress

Positive Stress (stress of winning & achieving; example: promotion)

Distress

Negative Stress (losing, failing, overworking, not coping)

Organizational Factors

-Task Demands


-Role Demands


-Interpersonal Demands


-Organizational Structure


-Organizational Leadership

Task Demands

- job design, working conditions, physical work layout, hot work center

Role Demands

--Role Conflicts - create expectations that may be hard to reconcile or satisfy




--Role Ambiguity - individual no sure what their role expectations are

Interpersonal Demands

pressures created by other individuals

Organizational Structure

excessive rules and lack of participation

Organizational Leadership

- (CEO) create a culture characterized by tension, fear, and anxiety

Physiological Symptoms

Things that happen to the body (ulcers, headaches)

Behavioral Symptoms

Actions, decisions, behaviors (eating habits, increased smoking, increased alcohol)

Psychological Symptoms

Things that happen in the mind (irritability, boredom, tension, anxiety, procrastination)

Approaches to Individual Stress Management

-Time Management


-Physical Exercise