Best+practices+for+team+development

=**Best Practices: Team Development, Student Leadership Development**= Notes from Round Table Discussion Mentor Workshop, Greensboro, NC Sep 2012


 * Older students teaching younger students – esp. outgoing students
 * Allow students to lead – provide opportunities
 * Provide training to student leaders – including nudging technique
 * Encourage involvement in all areas – lead in one and contribute in others
 * Off-season team development events
 * Train the student trainer – pair adult mentor with a student
 * Allow students to choose areas of expertise
 * Cross-training
 * Safety practices: train students in safety first; emphasize set procedures
 * Collaboration with other teams: brainstorming; skill building
 * Student elections
 * Knowledge-based leaders
 * Overall leader not the same as design/build lead
 * Any experienced student has some leadership responsibility
 * Showcasing what we do – hands-on events
 * Presenting to professional societies
 * Presenting to companies for mentors and money
 * Working together with other schools/teams
 * Training in preseason
 * Train the trainer mentality
 * Documentation
 * Pairing veterans (seniors) with new members (freshman and sophomores)
 * Nudgers
 * Team challenges – remix the group
 * Round tables
 * Empowerment and inclusion
 * Building robust flexibility
 * Look to experienced teams
 * Team mission statement
 * Recognize those who plan-execute-homework
 * Establishing effective leader and grow them
 * Intentional team building using learning styles