Strengthening Interdisciplinary Leadership Teams through Team Development Intervention
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
16-5-2021
End Date
22-5-2021
Keywords
Team Development, Interdisciplinary, Collaboration, Academic Service Learning
Abstract
In the workforce and the classroom, one of the fastest growing trends is teamwork. Organizational leaders, spanning across varying fields and disciplines, have indicated that the amount of time spent on team related tasks has continued to increase. Along with this growing trend, the Silo Effect, which is diminishing and damaging cross-departmental and interdisciplinary collaboration, is threatening organizational sustainability and creating a demand for team development solutions. In order to increase strength, communication, and collaboration amongst an interdisciplinary leadership team, a Team Development Intervention (TDI) was created that focused primarily on the factors of interpersonal communication management, problem solving, role clarification/flexibility, and goal setting/achievement. The TDI is made up of both Team Building and Team Debriefing components that can be implemented by faculty and staff with student-based leadership teams. This presentation will focus on the development of this TDI and how it can be utilized to strengthen both interpersonal communication-based team skills and the ability to successfully collaborate across disciplines. Along with that, it provides a model for university faculty and staff to effectively mentor future student leadership teams into strong organizational leaders, communicators, and collaborators.
Recommended Citation
St. Clare, Leana and Gilbert, Meghan, "Strengthening Interdisciplinary Leadership Teams through Team Development Intervention" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 23.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CAH/23
Department/Program
Non-profit Organization Management
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/strengthening-interdisciplinary-leadership-teams-through-team-development-intervention/
Strengthening Interdisciplinary Leadership Teams through Team Development Intervention
Ellensburg
In the workforce and the classroom, one of the fastest growing trends is teamwork. Organizational leaders, spanning across varying fields and disciplines, have indicated that the amount of time spent on team related tasks has continued to increase. Along with this growing trend, the Silo Effect, which is diminishing and damaging cross-departmental and interdisciplinary collaboration, is threatening organizational sustainability and creating a demand for team development solutions. In order to increase strength, communication, and collaboration amongst an interdisciplinary leadership team, a Team Development Intervention (TDI) was created that focused primarily on the factors of interpersonal communication management, problem solving, role clarification/flexibility, and goal setting/achievement. The TDI is made up of both Team Building and Team Debriefing components that can be implemented by faculty and staff with student-based leadership teams. This presentation will focus on the development of this TDI and how it can be utilized to strengthen both interpersonal communication-based team skills and the ability to successfully collaborate across disciplines. Along with that, it provides a model for university faculty and staff to effectively mentor future student leadership teams into strong organizational leaders, communicators, and collaborators.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CAH/23
Faculty Mentor(s)
Jamie Gilbert