Teamwork. We all want to be good team players, especially when we are focusing on the needs of young adults with disabilities. Why then is it so difficult to form new teams and to keep veteran teams focused? How do we know if our teams are effective? “Leading Collaborative Transition Teams” is a series of podcasts from (TASC), the Transition Alliance of South Carolina. The mission of TASC is to increase successful postsecondary outcomes for young adults with disabilities through interagency collaboration. Each of the podcasts in this series addresses a topic that interagency teams in South...
In this session of “Leading Collaborative Teams”, Joy Ivester and Jane Everson discuss characteristics of highly performing teams with their guest, Carolyn Beasley Shortt, district Transition Coordinator for Laurens School District 55 in South Carolina. Established more than 10 years ago, the...
Published 02/23/16
In this podcast, Joy and Jane discuss two issues that most teams will face at some point: embracing diversity and managing conflict. Most team members understand the diversity enhances teamwork by bringing people with different backgrounds, values, ideas, and goals to the table. But how do we...
Published 02/11/16
In this podcast, Joy and Jane discuss a question that many teams, and team leaders, find frustrating: How do we make the best use of everyone’s time before, during, and between team meetings? Learn about some evidence-based practices you can use to make meetings more effective and for using...
Published 02/11/16