Agenda - 09-20-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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27 1 2 a. What was it about that team's activities that caused you to define them as high 3 performing? (definition) 4 b. What were all the conditions that allowed that winning teamwork to emerge? 5 (enabling factors) 6 3. What can you do to foster winning teamwork at an even higher and more consistent 7 level with this governing team? (activities to move towards high performance) 8 9 The interview pairs were Commissioner Hamilton and Commissioner Richards, Chair 10 Price and Commissioner Bedford, and Commissioner Fowler and Commissioner Greene. 11 12 Lydian Altman asked the Board to report out from their groups. 13 14 In response to Question 1 above, the Commissioners shared the following: 15 Chair Price said Board members are respectful even when they disagree. 16 Commissioner Greene said Commissioners have a willingness to listen. 17 Commissioner Fowler said everyone is polite in response and shows civility. 18 Commissioner Bedford said the Board is frank, open, and honest, meaning they are 19 comfortable and like each other enough to call each other to talk, and share perspectives and 20 reasoning in a way that is honest without politics. 21 Commissioner Greene said this helps avoid a waste of time. 22 Commissioner Bedford said it also helps build trust 23 Lydian Altman suggested it could build a sense of reliability in what you can expect from 24 each other. She asked for other qualities. 25 Commissioner Fowler said they are all passionate and caring. 26 Commissioner Greene said all Board members value information, objective data, and 27 research. 28 Commissioner Bedford said everyone comes to meetings prepared. 29 Commissioner Fowler said they all share a fairly common philosophy. 30 Commissioner Greene added they have a baseline of progressive values. 31 Commissioner Hamilton said the Board is supported by staff and supportive of staff. 32 Chair Price said they all show a commitment to the work and are non-punitive. 33 Commissioner Fowler said they all practice transparency in the values they hold. 34 35 In response to Question 2a above, the Commissioners shared the following: 36 Commissioner Richards said the highest performing team she has been a part of was 37 when there was a clear specific objective. She said there was a diversity of strengths and they 38 were leveraged so that people were bringing different things to table and there was elasticity in 39 the way the work is being done. 40 Lydian Altman added that everyone got to contribute. 41 Commissioner Richards said there was leadership in the sense of clear communication 42 that came from a designated person. She said leadership matters and part of that is 43 communication. She added that relationships and leadership is inherently different on an 44 elected body vs. a work or hierarchal team, so some of what made the latter type of team high 45 performing may not be applicable to them. 46 Lydian Altman added that the tone was set by leaders. 47 Commissioner Hamilton said on the team she is thinking of, there was a clear process 48 for what to do in response to different situations and problems. 49 Lydian Altman summarized that as "consistency of processes and known procedures". 50 Commissioner Bedford said one quality that came to mind is that the group kept to the 51 mission. She said they were focused on stopping something but also preserving different things.