Mary Schaefer led us in an interactive workshop at the MLA/DLA Joint State Conference 2016.

1. Making Teamwork Work
Capitalize on Your Different Styles
as Team Members
Mary C Schaefer
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“My Best Team Experience …”
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Think about the best
experience you had as
part of a team.

3. “My Best Team Experience …” – cont’d
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• Focus on how you and your team
members worked together, and how
that made this your best
experience.
• Think about how you showed
leadership.
• Jot down a few words that describe
what made that experience posiOve.

4. Play to Your Strengths
AND be Adaptable
Your Typical Work Style
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Choose the category that MOST describes your
behavior in a team se8ng.
C
• Is punctual.
• Is a good planner.
• Uses systemaOc approach to
tasks.
• Values aTenOon-to-detail.
D
• Makes decisions quickly.
• Is asserOve.
• AcOon-oriented.
• AccepOng of challenges.
A
• Generates enthusiasm.
• Expresses self freely.
• Cares about people.
• Persuasive.
B
• Has good self-control.
• Is a good listener.
• Lets others offer soluOons.
• Creates stable environment.
As an Individual…
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A leW front corner
B leW back corner
C right front corner
D right back corner
Orient yourself to the front of the room.
Move to the area of the room assigned to the
category you chose and and await instrucon.
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7. Once in your area of the room,
break into groups of 3-4, and discuss.
(You might want to make some notes.)
• How do I relate most to the aTributes
of the category I chose?
• What are misconcepOons others have
about my type?
• How do the posiOves and
misconcepOons play out in my
effecOveness on a team?
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Part 1:
• What behaviors do I most relate to?
• How are these helpful to teamwork?
Part 2:
• Is there a dominant type of behavior in a team I currently
parOcipate with? What is it?
• What is at risk by not having a variety of behavior?
• What addiOonal behavior is needed?
Part 3: What can I do to use these learnings with the team I have in
mind?
Part 4: Prepare a few words to answer this quesOon on the next
page.
Back at your seat
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What is one INSIGHT you gained that
will be helpful from this point on?
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Wrap-up
More where this came from:
• www.Ony.cc/mary-teamwork
- Password: MLADLA
• URL & password are case-sensiOve.
• Available unOl May 15.
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