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THE RECIPE FOR SELF-LED TEAMS
Team Leadership Model for C ulture C hange W ork, cont.
Project Leader:
Focuses the team on the outcomes, works with the team to determine the overall process, plans for and guides the efforts. Makes decisions when necessary to continue the process toward the outcomes. Should be able to function as a contributing team member, but must be able to coach the meeting leader as needed to accomplish the outcomes.
Meeting Leader:
Rotated on a volunteer basis among team members, with the goal to strengthen everyone’s leadership abilities. Often decided at the meeting before so that meeting leader can prepare and work with project leader. Focuses the team on the outcomes of the meeting, works with the team to determine the agenda, time needed, process to be used. Guides and redi- rects the efforts as needed. Moves the meeting through the agenda. Makes decisions when necessary to continue the process toward the outcomes.
Process Coach:
Rotated on a volunteer basis among team members, with the goal to strengthen everyone’s process skills. Observes the process, advises the meeting leader, reflects observations on the process back to the entire team. Assures that everyone has opportunity to share. Gently intervenes to reduce excessive talking, to bring people back on track, to acknowl- edge agreement and conflict. Should be someone who is less emotionally involved in the content and can therefore focus on the process. Should function as a contributing team member, but must remember that his/her primary responsibility is to be a process coach.
Timekeeper:
Rotated on a volunteer basis among team members, with the goal to strengthen everyone’s process skills. Has a clear understanding from leader or team as to time - how much time do we want to spend on this activity? and then reminds them periodically of where the team is at - we have 7 minutes left... we have 2 minutes left ... etc.) Points out excessive deviation from agenda - we had planned to spend 15 minutes on this item, it’s now 20 - do we
continue, and for how long, and what do we drop off of our agenda to compensate for it?
Notetaker:
Records on the Flipchart or takes notes as per meeting leader’s direction. Should work to record words as stated and not “reword” (“rewording” results in generalizations that are not helpful - “they don’t talk to each other” becomes “communication” and that could mean 50 other things). Records attendance; records key content of discussion, action steps and outcomes. Distributes copies of notes.