How To Be A Better Team Contributor

2. Only those who have learned the
Only those who have learned the
power of sincere and selfless
contribution experience life's
deepest joy: true fulfillment.
deepest joy: true fulfillment
Tony Robbins

3. Courage is the only key
is the only key
for better contribution

4. More and more often,
employees are expected to
employees are expected to
contribute to the performance
and success of their work teams.

5. While it sounds great on paper, it
While it sounds great on paper it
isn't all that easy to work in a team,
since often team members are
different in style, attitude,
different in style attitude
commitment and work ethic.

6. If you are a work team member,
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supervise, manage or lead a team, take a
good look at these tips and hints which
will make it easier for team members to
will make it easier for team members to
contribute more productively to their
teams, and decrease friction among
teams and decrease friction among
team members.

7. Stay tuned to the Teamwork File

8. Stop The
Blaming Cycle

9. Stop The Blaming Cycle
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Often teams get bogged down in
blaming members when things
go wrong.
go wrong

10. Stop The Blaming Cycle
St Th Bl i C l
As a team member you can do
two things to stop this wasteful
and destructive team behavior.
and destructive team behavior

11. Stop The Blaming Cycle
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First, eliminate blaming language
First eliminate blaming language
you may use.

12. Stop The Blaming Cycle
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Replace blaming and finger‐
pointing comments or questions
pointing comments or questions
with a focus on solving problems,
or preventing problems.

13. Stop The Blaming Cycle
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Second, if other team members
get into the blaming cycle, step
get into the blaming cycle step
in and "turn" the conversation
back to a constructive approach.

14. Stop The Blaming Cycle
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For example, here's a good phrase: "Ok,
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maybe we could save some time here by
trying to ensure that the problem
doesn't happen again, so what can we
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do to prevent it next time?”

15. Focus On The
Present And
Future

16. Focus On The Present And
Focus On The Present And
Future
This is related to the blaming cycle.
This is related to the blaming cycle

17. Focus On The Present And
Focus On The Present And
Future
Don't dwell on the past. Use the past
(successes and team failures) to help the
(successes and team failures) to help the
team determine where they need to go
to improve.
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18. Focus On The Present And
Focus On The Present And
Future
You can't change the past

19. Focus On The Present And
Focus On The Present And
Future
you can only use it to learn from.

20. Stop Back Channel
Stop Back Channel
Talk

21. Stop Back Channel Talk
Stop Back Channel Talk
Talking about a team member in private
with another team members usually
involves a blaming process.
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22. Stop Back Channel Talk
Stop Back Channel Talk
While sometimes it's good to went
frustration about a fellow team mate,
frustration about a fellow team mate
you shouldn't be doing it within the
team.

23. Stop Back Channel Talk
Stop Back Channel Talk
It's counter productive, and harmful.
Stop doing it unless you have a specific,
constructive reason for doing so.
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24. Personal
Responsibility

25. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Take responsibility for your behavior and
the results that your team produces, but
NOT the behavior of your team mates.
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26. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Take responsibility for your behavior and
the results that your team produces, but
NOT the behavior of your team mates.
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27. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
When you take responsibility for another
member s actions, you will tend to want
member's actions you will tend to want
to change your team mate, something
that often creates dissension.
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28. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Finally, focus on YOUR contributions.
Finally focus on YOUR contributions

29. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Don't spend your time thinking about or
telling team mates what THEY should be
doing for the team.
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30. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Think about what you can contribute,
and how you can contribute more
effectively.
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31. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Then do it. For example, if you have a
great suggestion, don t dump it in the
great suggestion don't dump it in the
group with the expectation that
someone else will implement it.
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32. Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
You offer to do it...after all it s your
You offer to do it after all it's your
suggestion.

33. Thank you,
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