• Explain Team Collaboration. Why Engage In Collaborative Team Planning?
Explain Team Collaboration.
Why engage in collaborative team planning? You may be asking "why can't I just do it myself?”!
•Two heads or more really are better than one. Team members can be more creative together and can learn from one another.
•Involving people in a meaningful way will help them feel committed to the cause. Don't you prefer being involved in decisions that affect you?
•Another reason for teaming is there are many early childhood programs and services available and children and families need more than one service, system or profession so it is critical that all the relevant ones work together to create a better way of doing things.
•By working together, various systems and programs can build coordinated services and opportunities, …show more content…
It depends on, who, how, why, and what......
I'm sure you can think of a collaboration or teaming experience that wasn't successful or productive! Think about why...was every meeting action-oriented? Were all the members sold on the idea of shared decision making...even if they weren't their ideas? Was the membership or those who showed up always consistent? Was the focus of the team always clear? Were all the team members positive and supportive? If you could answer any of these in the negative, you will understand why we recommend very structured logistics to team meetings which are described …show more content…
•Collaboration is hard work: in the middle of the word "collaboration”, is the word "labor”! Collaboration is much more difficult than planning in isolation. However, it can be much more successful, sustainable and fun!
•Collaboration always requires trust and respect: true shared decision-making (yours may not be the decision that's chosen!) requires trust among all team members that everyone has the success of the goal in mind and is fully committed to the work of the group.
•Collaboration needs buy-in and ownership of all stakeholders. This requires attention to team needs and stages such as allowing members to identify what's in it for them, in other words, let them identify how this effort will help them meet the requirements of their jobs. It also requires an understanding that teams go through stages. Initially the team may be slow to commit but later will want to move quickly based on trust and enthusiasm that is built over
Why engage in collaborative team planning? You may be asking "why can't I just do it myself?”!
•Two heads or more really are better than one. Team members can be more creative together and can learn from one another.
•Involving people in a meaningful way will help them feel committed to the cause. Don't you prefer being involved in decisions that affect you?
•Another reason for teaming is there are many early childhood programs and services available and children and families need more than one service, system or profession so it is critical that all the relevant ones work together to create a better way of doing things.
•By working together, various systems and programs can build coordinated services and opportunities, …show more content…
It depends on, who, how, why, and what......
I'm sure you can think of a collaboration or teaming experience that wasn't successful or productive! Think about why...was every meeting action-oriented? Were all the members sold on the idea of shared decision making...even if they weren't their ideas? Was the membership or those who showed up always consistent? Was the focus of the team always clear? Were all the team members positive and supportive? If you could answer any of these in the negative, you will understand why we recommend very structured logistics to team meetings which are described …show more content…
•Collaboration is hard work: in the middle of the word "collaboration”, is the word "labor”! Collaboration is much more difficult than planning in isolation. However, it can be much more successful, sustainable and fun!
•Collaboration always requires trust and respect: true shared decision-making (yours may not be the decision that's chosen!) requires trust among all team members that everyone has the success of the goal in mind and is fully committed to the work of the group.
•Collaboration needs buy-in and ownership of all stakeholders. This requires attention to team needs and stages such as allowing members to identify what's in it for them, in other words, let them identify how this effort will help them meet the requirements of their jobs. It also requires an understanding that teams go through stages. Initially the team may be slow to commit but later will want to move quickly based on trust and enthusiasm that is built over