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<mark>Another term for a "Team Development Arc" in the context of NETs is "developmental pathway".</mark> PBEM asks NET teams to meet regularly, but to do what? Without a defined purpose, team meetings can drift, prompting some members to stop attending meetings, and teams do not build their capacity as neighborhood-based disaster responders. The purpose of Team Developmental Arcs are to structure a team's movement from a baseline of organization to higher level disaster response skills and capacity. '''Arcs give TLs a roadmap through team development rather than convening meetings around "what should we talk about this month?" | <mark>Another term for a "Team Development Arc" in the context of NETs is "developmental pathway".</mark> PBEM asks NET teams to meet regularly, but to do what? Without a defined purpose, team meetings can drift, prompting some members to stop attending meetings, and teams do not build their capacity as neighborhood-based disaster responders. The purpose of Team Developmental Arcs are to structure a team's movement from a baseline of organization to higher level disaster response skills and capacity. '''Arcs give TLs a roadmap through team development''' rather than convening meetings around "what should we talk about this month?" | ||
There is a two part objective to this program: | '''There is a two part objective to this program:''' | ||
# Provide Team Leaders with team meeting activity modules that can be easily planned, like a recipe, for team meetings. | # '''Provide Team Leaders with team meeting activity modules that can be easily planned, like a recipe, for team meetings.''' | ||
# Help teams move along a path or paths of development towards greater efficacy as a team of disaster responders. | # '''Help teams move along a path or paths of development towards greater efficacy as a team of disaster responders.''' | ||
The use of Team Development Arcs are completely optional, and can be changed or edited to suit the needs of NETs who use them. They are intended as a supplementary resource for NET Team Leaders. | The use of Team Development Arcs are completely optional, and can be changed or edited to suit the needs of NETs who use them. They are intended as a supplementary resource for NET Team Leaders. | ||
