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| An assemblage of persons (or objects) located or gathered together. |
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| An organized set of individuals working together to reach a common goal. |
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| What is an example of not being a team? |
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| Not coordinating, or organizing, their individual efforts to reach a specified goal. |
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| When an organization operates as a team and not a group, they will often show team spirit. What are signs of team spirit? |
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- Increased productivity
- High morale during high ops tempo
- Willingness to help fellow teammates
- Strong identity/camaraderie
- Little to no negative conflict
- Differences resolved through compromise or collaboration
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| A duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken. |
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| What is a method used to assist in guiding personnel? |
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| What are the roles typically found on teams? |
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| Creators, Advancers, Refiner, and Executor |
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What do Creators focus on in the CARE process?
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Focus on possibilities. They generate new ideas and fresh concepts.
They see problems or situations from a globalist perspective so they are often able to recognize alternatives that others may miss. |
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| What are some traits of a Creator? |
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- Offer fresh perspectives
- Spontaneous, exciting, enthusiastic, and great at brainstorming ideas
- Sees the big picture
- Optimistic
- Willing to solve problems
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| What do Advancers focus on in the CARE process? |
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They focus on Interaction. They communicate new ideas and carry them forward. They manage the human component of any solution and enjoy whippping up enthusiasm for a project
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| What do Refiners focus on in the CARE process? |
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They focus on the analysis. They challenge all concepts.
THey use a methodical process to analyze things in an orderly manner to detect possible flaws and identify potential problems under discussion. |
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| What are some traits of a Refiner? |
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- Identify and Clarify possible problems
- Detail-oriented
- Analytical
- Offer new ideas and alternatives
- Development of a sound implementation strategy
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| What do Executors focus on in the CARE process? |
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| They focus on the realization. They follow up on team objectives and implement ideas and solutions. They deliver concrete results and seek successful implementations. |
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| What do Flexors focus on in the CARE process? |
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| They focus on everything. They are a combination of Creator, Advancer, Refiner, and Executor. They have an equal preference for most or all of the roles. |
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| What are some traits of a Flexer? |
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- Able to connect and negotiate with all types of people
- Tolerant and understand different members of the team
- Identify what is missing in the process
- Able to fill in the gap to all for uniterrupted progress
- Willing to offer suggestions to improce the process
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| When ideas bounce back and forth among the Creators, Advancers, and Refiners. |
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| An ongoing process involving interaction of individuals within a team to move toward or away from achieving the desired objective. |
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| What are the five (5) C's of a team? |
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| Community, Cooperation, Coordination, Communication, and Coaching. |
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| What is Community within the five C's of a team? |
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| Ensuring every member of the team feels like he/she has an essential and important part of the team and the unit. |
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| What is Cooperation within the five C's of a team? |
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| Encourages the team concept by making sure everyone knows and understand the organization's mission and purpose, a participative approach to meeting the objectives, and allowing the members the opportunity to assist by sharing ideas and suggestions is valuable in fostering team cohesion and mutal respect. |
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| What is Coordination within the five C's of a team? |
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| Ensures all members realize ow important they are to the mission. Explains members responsibilities in detail and how their actions affect the organization's success. |
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| What is Communication within the five C's of a team? |
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| In order for people to feel like part of the team, they need feedback early and often. Make sure everyone knows what's going on by including such vital infromation in staff meeting, roll calls, and other daily/weekly get-togethers. |
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| What is Coaching within the five C's of a team? |
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| Creates a positive outlook for your personnel enabling your team to meet and even exceed their goals. Training opportunities and advancement are two essential components that encourage and motivate members to grow and excel. |
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| What five (5) common dysfunctions of a team? |
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- Absence of Trust
- Fear of Conflict
- Lack of Commitment
- Avoidance of Accountability
- Inattention to results
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| What is Absence of Trust? |
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| Impacts the willingness for members to open up and share knowledge, feelings, and concerns with one another. |
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| What is Fear of Conflict? |
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| Lack of trust increases potential for conflict. Though positive conflict and debate produces greater ideas and better solutions; negative conflict threatens trust, healthy communication, morale, welfare, and mission accomplishment. |
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| What is Lack of Committment? |
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| Refusing to trust one another and failing to openly communicate will have negative consequences on efforts to reach a mutual agreement or consensus among team members. |
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| What is Avoidance of Accountability? |
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| A person's lack of dedication will likely surface in their duty performance. Substandard performance or behaviors is oftentimes counterproductive and detrimental to the team's success and merits correction. |
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| What is Inattention to Results? |
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| Occurs when members place their individual needs and goals ahead of the team and organization. |
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| What are the stages of Team Development? |
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| Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjouring |
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| What is the Forming Stage? |
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| Members will cautiously explore the boundaries of acceptable group behavior. This stage transitions people from individual to member status. |
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| What is the Storming Stage? |
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| This is considered the most difficult stage. In this stage members realize the difficult of the task which leads to increased stress and anxiety levels. |
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| In what stage does conflict escalates to the highest levels. Cliques begin to form, reducing the confucsion and conflict. Teams leads are encourages to clearly define the team's goals and objectives. There is some productivity. |
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| What is the Norming Stage? |
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| Members reconcile disputes, "agree to disagree," and abandon negative and unproductive energy, redirecting all efforts to acheive the team's objective. |
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| What is the Performing Stage? |
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| There is heightened morale and loyalty to the team and its success. Members work together to diagnose problems by collectively brainstorming and collaboratively selecting solutions. |
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| What is the Adjourning/Transforming stage? |
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| When a team disbands or moves on to a new task. |
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| One in the service of another; one that follows the opinions or teachings of another; one that imitates another. |
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| What type of followers does the Air Force need? |
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| Who choose to follow a leader because of the leader's character, ability, or vision. |
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| What are the 5 essential qualities of effective followership? |
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Self Management
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Committed
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Competent
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Integrity
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Initiative
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| Offer or suggest information or ideas as a reaction from an inquiry. |
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| Name three sources for gathering feedback: |
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| List five (5) areas essential for personal professional leadership development: |
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- Self-awareness
- Values and Principles
- Motivations
- Support Team
- Integrated Life
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| Getting to know yourself to understand your strengths and developmental needs. |
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| The Amount of enthusiasm and dedication to a commonly shared goal that unifies a group. Assess it by observing the personal conduct, appearance, response to direction, and motivation of your people. |
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| Loyalty to, pride in, and enthusiasm for a unit shown by its members. Observe whether people display satisfaction and commitment to the organization, respect toward other members, confidence in leadership, and knowledge about the organization. |
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| The element in an organization that leads to prompt execution of orders and the initiation of proper actions when orders are not given. |
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| The ability of a unit to perform its mission and it is based on professional and technical standards of excellence. |
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