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		<description><![CDATA[There are many types of teams &#8211; there are sport teams, debate teams, dance teams, teams of horses, and there are of course, business teams. There are even more types of teams, which you could probably list if you wanted.&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are many types of teams &#8211; there are sport teams, debate teams, dance teams, teams of horses, and there are of course, business teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are even more types of teams, which you could probably list if you wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teams can be good, bad, so-so, or great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you look at just these few listed here, what do they have in common and what makes a great team?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All teams are comprised of more than one person, and let&#8217;s face it when you get more than one person in the same room, the dynamics change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The individual is no longer dealing with one set of ideas or policies, or need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dynamics of a group of people brings into play different ideas, comments, thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The issue becomes, how to develop and build a great team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">In looking at teams and what they have in common, it becomes fairly obvious there are three underlying principles in building a team and it is how you ACE it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">ACE stands for:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">A &#8211; Accountability</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">C &#8211; Commitment</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">E &#8211; Empowerment</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Accountability</span></strong> is the first ingredient in team building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When putting a team together, make sure you set goals and establish the purpose for the team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It becomes the &#8220;job description&#8221; for the team and helps the team members understand their functions within the team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Effective leaders lead their people and inspire them by creating an environment that motivates them to ask, &#8220;What else can I do?&#8221; over and over until the results are achieved. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">The daily activities that comprise people&#8217;s jobs must then be consistently in alignment with the targeted results. This can happen only if people understand the results they are supposed to achieve in the job they are to perform. Accountability is assuming responsibility for the actions and results that is the charge of your team.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Commitment</span></strong>, the second ingredient in team building is defined as the bond of an employee to the organization, the strength of which depends on the degree of employee involvement, employee loyalty, and belief in the values of the organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words, the desire to do well, succeed, and make the team (the organization) look good is important to the team members, both individually and as a whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Empowerment</span></span></strong></p>
<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">is the third ingredient in building a team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Empowerment is the ability for management to allow employees to make decisions. Building decision-making teams is often one of the models used in <span>employee <span>empowerment, because it allows for <a style="font-weight: normal! important; font-size: 100%! important; padding-bottom: 1px! important; color: #000080! important; background-color: transparent! important; text-decoration: underline! important;" href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-employee-empowerment.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">managers</span></a> and workers to contribute ideas toward directing the company. When employees feel as though they can choose and can make direct decisions, they usually feel better about themselves and their jobs and the organization. Employee&#8217;s who are not constantly watched and criticized are more likely to consider work as a positive environment, rather than a negative one.</span></span></span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">By working together for the good of the organization, teams can provide effective and efficient processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the goal or purpose of the team has been reached, the team can be disbanded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The individuals can then be available for other teams to be established as needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Team building is a fluid operation of the organization and changes with the needs and goals of the organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, some individuals may be participants in more than one team at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all depends on the ability of the individuals involved and what they are tasked to accomplish.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">If they establish their team structure and follow the guidelines, they will in fact, ACE it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
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