STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN A TEAMWORKSUBMITTED BY-SURAJ SATPATHY

RAJIV LOACHAN DAS

WHAT IS A TEAM?

Any group of people organized to work together or independently in order to cooperatively meet the needs of their customers by accomplishing a purpose or goal. T E A M Together Everyone Accomplishes More

TEAMWORK? Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision & The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives.it is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

There is a say-

“Coming together is beginning. keeping together is progress. working together is success.”

Why Teamwork?

• Better outcomes• Increased efficiency• Better ideas• Mutual support• Increased competency• Sense of accomplishment

Effective Teamwork Strategies

Teamwork Model

Teamwork Model

#1:Building trustTeam members who trust one another are comfortable being open i.e. even shared ,to one another about their Failure,weaknesses and fears.

#2:Mastering conflictWhen trust is present,teams are able to engage in unfiltered ideological debate around ideas,issues & decisions that must be made.

#3:Achieving commitmentThe ability to engage in conflict and provide input enables team members to buy-in or commit to decisions.

Teamwork Model

#4:Embracing accountabilityAfter commitment is established team members must be willing to hold one another accountable & remind each other when actions are counter-productive to the team.

#5:Focusing on resultsCollective team results must supersede any departmentalOr personal objectives or pursuits.

Team Roles-Leader

• Established team values & goals.• Be aware of employee’s unspoken feelings.• Encourage and motivate team members to do better.• Encourages creativity and risk-taking.• Facilitate communication.• Build trust and cooperation among team members.• Set ground rules for the team.• Act as a harmonizing influence.

Other Team Roles–Members Can Formally or Informally Take on These RolesInitiator- Someone who suggests new ideas.One or more people can have thisrole at a time.

Recorder- This person records whatever ideas a team member may have. It isimportant that this person quote a team member accurately and not "edit" orevaluate them.

Skeptic- This is someone whose responsibility is to look for potential flaws inan idea.

Optimist- This is someone who tries to maintain a positive frame of mind and Facilitates the search for solutions.

Timekeeper- Someone who tracks time spent on each portion of themeeting.

Gate Keeper- This person works to ensure that each member gives input onan issue.One strategy to do this is to ask everyone to voice their opinion one ata time. Another is to cast votes.

Summarizer- Someone who summarizes a list of options.

conclusion

• In a world full of individualism and strong personalities revitalize departments & encourage employees to take risk and make experiments.

• Team work can produce performance results,collective accomplishments &personal growth if we’ve skills,commitment and accountability.

• Team work can be fun,simple,rewarding and productive.

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