A team is made up of diverse capabilities. No two people are the same.
Te Tōtara shows the team as a forest made up of individuals with different capabilities and experience. Together they provide a capable service for their organisation and communities.
Like in a forest, your role as team leader is to support growth and sustainability. You can use Te Tōtara to embed a learning and development culture in your team.
- Read Introduction Te Tōtara to find out about it and why you would adopt it for your team.
- Introduce Te Tōtara to the team using one or more of these Te Tōtara ā Tatou Team Exercises.
Using the framework with kaimahi
A goal of Te Tōtara is to enable kaimahi to be lifelong learners throughout their career. It will enrich the learning and development conversations you have with kaimaihi.
STEP ONE - Encourage kaimahi to use Te Tōtara to self-assess their capabilities, using either the Taku Tōtara workbook, or the Pātōtara worksheet.
STEP TWO - Make time to kōrero to review together. Adjust the goals and plans accordingly.
STEP THREE - Copy and paste the goals into the PDR template you use.
STEP FOUR - Put time or other resource in place to support the agreed learning and development plan.
Using Te Tōtara framework with your team
The framework will help you get a clear picture of the capabilities of your team and areas for development. It will help you select learning priorities to be built over the coming year and to create a shared team goal.
STEP ONE - Introduce Te Tōtara to the team.
- What are our strengths as a team?
- Where are the gap areas?
- Where would you like to put a shared focus?
STEP TWO - Identify a priority or priority area.
STEP THREE - Set a team goal or goals using the ATAMAI guideline in Taku Tōtara (on page 32).
STEP FOUR - Create a team action plan using your own template or use the one in Taku Tōtara (on page 33).
STEP FIVE - Identify the resources and support to achieve the goal(s).
Consider: How do these fit with your training plan? What needs updating? Are the needed capabilities inside your team, or do you need to bring it in? Do other teams have similar needs? How can learning and development be shared between teams?
STEP SIX - Put up the Te Tōtara poster in a place where the team gather. Highlight the areas you have chosen as a team.
STEP SEVEN - Hold review sessions as a team. Celebrate your capability building!