Teams, High Performance 
Teams which are composed of individuals who perform well together. High performance teams will often exceed outcome expectations, producing high quality results. The characteristics of such a team can be varied, but will typically contain many of the following:
Teamwork
The combined efforts of a group of people. The extent of effort from individual members of a team will typically vary, however, they will all be working for the same purpose.
Teamwork, Understanding the needs of others to support
Having an understanding of the needs of other team members can help in the way messages are communicated within the team, with some approaches being more appropriate and effective than others, so find what works best for different individuals. Encouraging an atmosphere of communicating openly about challenges which an individual might be facing with their workload or a specific task makes it easier for others to provide relevant guidance and support.
This can also lead to a more open and collaborative approach to teamwork, improve working relationships as individuals are better understood a
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Technical Expert
An individual who has subject specific expertise.
Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
A model which identifies five behaviours for managing conflict and the resolution of the conflict along two dimensions of Assertiveness (emphasising more self-concern) and Cooperativeness (emphasising the interest and concern of others).
Values Driven Leadership
An approach to leadership, proposed by Mary Gentile, which emphasises the importance of expressing and delivering ethical values in the way an organisation operates, which is called Giving Voice to Values (GVV). In essence it is about identifying what is the right thing to do and to then implement practices which produce an effective outcome in accordance with the (well considered and correct) value decision. Leaders will provide a culture and platform within which employees will be able to be better engaged and empowered so they can project their voice, so they are heard and listened to, with
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Wishlist
An idea generation and problem-solving technique where ideas are created for what is an ideal outcome. All features that are wanted are written down and these are discussed and explored, with the aim being to identify how each feature can contribute, and to what degree of importance, to resolving a problem.
Workplace Challenges: Responding Proactively
Maintaining a successful, effective and efficient, team within an organisation can be a continuous challenge for a manager as many internal and outside influences can affect working relationships and outcomes. A range of activities can be considered as being an essential part of a manager's suite of techniques to respond proactively to workplace challenges, including:
• Motivational techniques.
• Team building practices.
• Absence management.
• Conflict resolution.
• Change management.
• Succession planning.
• Maintaining equitability.
• Beh
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Workplace Disagreement
A difference of opinion in relation to an action, decision, discussion, or other issue. A disagreement might be categorised as being something which is:
• of a general or more specific nature,
• a minor or significant issue,
• a formal or informal situation.
A disagreement will often contain one feature from each category. For example, a workplace disagreement over a minor trivial issue, could be either general or specific, but typically informal. This type of disagreement can usually be solved amicably and fairly speedily, often not being considered much of a disagreement
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