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Issues with teaching teamwork

by Prof Phil

Dec 29, 2014

In my introductory course for our major (Industrial Engineering) I have been teaching teamwork and having students do a team project. I teach them to use the High Performance Team Model. I also have them discuss the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. I do lots of assessment during and after. About half the teams have successful experiences and the other half range down from there. After some exploration with various resources, I believe that a major problem is that some students are not seeing themselves properly and don't know how to fit into groups. I want to use the Myers Briggs, True Colors, FIRO-b or other type of self-analysis to help students learn about themselves and how to relate to others. Does anyone have any experience with actually using these in the college classroom? If so, any recommendations?

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Prof Eunice On 12/29/14, Prof Phil wrote: > In my introductory course for our major (Industrial > Engineering) I have been teaching teamwork and having > students do a team project. I teach them to use the High > Performance Team Model. I also have them discuss the Five > Dysfunctions of a Team. I do lots of assessment during > and after. Abo...See More

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Prof Eunice On 12/29/14, Prof Eunice wrote: > On 12/29/14, Prof Phil wrote: >> In my introductory course for our major (Industrial >> Engineering) I have been teaching teamwork and having >> students do a team project. I teach them to use the High >> Performance Team Model. I also have them discuss the Five >> Dysfunctions of a...See More

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On 12/29/14, Prof Eunice wrote: > On 12/29/14, Prof Eunice wrote: >> On 12/29/14, Prof Phil wrote: >>> In my introductory course for our major (Industrial >>> Engineering) I have been teaching teamwork and having >>> students do a team project. I teach them to use the High >>> Performance Team Model. I a...See MoreOn 12/29/14, Prof Eunice wrote: > On 12/29/14, Prof Eunice wrote: >> On 12/29/14, Prof Phil wrote: >>> In my introductory course for our major (Industrial >>> Engineering) I have been teaching teamwork and having >>> students do a team project. I teach them to use the High >>> Performance Team Model. I also have them discuss the Five >>> Dysfunctions of a Team. I do lots of assessment during >>> and after. About half the teams have successful >>> experiences and the other half range down from there. >>> After some exploration with various resources, I believe >>> that a major problem is that some students are not seeing >>> themselves properly and don't know how to fit into >>> groups. I want to use the Myers Briggs, True Colors, >>> FIRO-b or other type of self-analysis to help students >>> learn about themselves and how to relate to others. Does >>> anyone have any experience with actually using these in >>> the college classroom? If so, any recommendations? > > I like what you are doing, because it clearly supports the > theory that understanding "self" is always the strongest > beginning. I have utilized DiSC in some of my courses and I > find a strong level of understanding of both "self" and others. > I know the Five Behaviors very well and I've utilize that > program with Clients. I also introduce Tuckman's Stages of > Group Behavior, which I've found highly effective. The Teams > have to develop a charter, which spells out the various Team > roles (the initial orientation is key, as well as constant > Minim Workshops that cover a number of subjects that are > supportive to Team formation and supportive areas). They have > to sign a note of commitment. It would appear that you will > often have one or two that don't succeed; however, there are > far more winning teams.

Thank you for the information and confirmation! It will be useful. I have already looked at the things you mentioned. The on-line DISC free test was nice but they didn't give much analysis. I'm going to explore on campus to see if we have any free resources available. Thanks again!

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