DIY: Self-Organizing Teams - 3

I have shared some of the down falls in the previous parts of the same topic and ways to get back from them through the modes: Survival and Learning Mode. This part is more focused on the Self Organizing Mode.

The transition from the Learning Mode requires a mutual respect among the team members. This phase of the Self Organizing mode is in the commitment which helps in setting the expectation clear and not over committing and falling back to the Survival Mode.

Commitment Language: You commit of what you can deliver also which is under your control too. You cannot commit to some body else in the team. Probably you work as a team to achieve it but cannot do the work as it is not in your control.

ex: In an F1Pitstop the Lollipop man can guide you in the pit stop but he cannot apply the brakes or gears when required as it is not in his control. So he cannot commit that he will stop the racing vehicle whatsoever !!

The commitment language also should be more specific about the deadline and delivery also which sets the expectations clear and does end up in any survival mode situation.

Also, the commitment should be in a manner to change an impossible one to possible with adhering to the above rules.

With the above said there are no assumptions in the team now. so, let's get ready to organize on our own as a team.

Self Organizing Mode

Clear meetings to advance on organizing, how the meeting should be organized?

What are you doing on the particular problem or work?

Discuss more on that.

now ask what are you planning to do about it?

Discuss more on the answer.

Close the conversation with the clear picture on the next steps.

This conversation gives more solutions or opens up the all the issues hidden. This has to be treated as a team help rather than a discrimination. If you have done the previous modes perfectly, by this time team is mature enough to understand the conversation.

Influence Patterns

What are the influencing factors for the team member to cope with the team or rebel?

• Personal Ability: Do he/she has enough skills to perform?
• Personal Motivation: Are his thoughts about the job right / wrong?
• Social Ability: Does he/she is supported by the peer?
• Social Motivation: Does the organization motivates the behavior, good/ bad?
• Environmental Ability: Is the work environment good for him/her?
• Environment Motivation: Does the organization offers bonus or perks to the employee to keep them motivated?

Few other points are to be added in the following article which can help you build a self-organizing team.

You can look back on the previous articles Part-1 Part-2