Presentation On Presentation On Team Challenge Team Challenge

Group DevelopmentGroup Development

STAGES CHARACTERISTICS

FORMING:FORMING: Define the group’s purpose, structure and leadership Define the group’s purpose, structure and leadership

STORMING: STORMING: Discussions and intra-group conflicts Discussions and intra-group conflicts

NORMING:NORMING: Close relationships and cohesiveness Close relationships and cohesiveness

PERFORMING:PERFORMING: Group becomes fully functional Group becomes fully functional

ADJOURNING:ADJOURNING: Members are concerned with wrapping up Members are concerned with wrapping up activities rather than task performanceactivities rather than task performance

INTERACTIONINTERACTION

Important to familiarize Important to familiarize the objectives of the the objectives of the group. group.

Interaction is a step-wise Interaction is a step-wise process involving all process involving all members.members.

Interaction was Interaction was constructive & pragmatic constructive & pragmatic as members were well as members were well acquainted with each acquainted with each other.other.

Setting up of Setting up of GOALSGOALS

Obtain goal acceptance Obtain goal acceptance and commitment through and commitment through participation and building participation and building self-efficacyself-efficacy

Determination of specific Determination of specific stretch goalsstretch goals

Clarifying goals and long Clarifying goals and long term strategies into sub-term strategies into sub-stepssteps

The Importance of Team BuildingThe Importance of Team Building

Team building is a good vehicle Team building is a good vehicle for achieving team consensus, for achieving team consensus, collective problem solving, collective problem solving, developing new strategy and to developing new strategy and to support delegation and team support delegation and team development process.development process.

Process of diagnosing task Process of diagnosing task procedures and patterns of procedures and patterns of human interactions within the human interactions within the group. group.

Skills

Communication

Friendship

Resources Time

Goal

Activity as a Challenge

Enthusiasm

Knowledge

Analysis of Task & StrategyAnalysis of Task & Strategy

Knowing your objectives Knowing your objectives and having a plan to and having a plan to achieve them.achieve them.

Building a team Building a team committed to achieving committed to achieving the objectives.the objectives.

Assigning each member Assigning each member the roles and the roles and

responsibilitiesresponsibilities..

Analysis of Task & Strategy Analysis of Task & Strategy

Estimation of the Estimation of the Required Resources.Required Resources.

Having a contingency Having a contingency plan. plan.

Different roles assigned Different roles assigned to members varied :to members varied :

Chief architectChief architect

Resource allocatorResource allocator

SupervisorSupervisor

Ground workGround work

Schmidt’s view of conflictsSchmidt’s view of conflicts““Conflict is a good thing! It is bad only when managed badlyConflict is a good thing! It is bad only when managed badly.” .”

Functional AspectsFunctional Aspects Better ideas produced Better ideas produced

Clarification of individual views Clarification of individual views

Unleashing interest and creativity Unleashing interest and creativity

Lookout for new approachesLookout for new approaches

Dysfunctional AspectsDysfunctional Aspects Distance between members increased Distance between members increased

Climate of mistrust and suspicion developed Climate of mistrust and suspicion developed

Members concentrate on their personal interest Members concentrate on their personal interest

Conflicts within the GroupConflicts within the GroupSource of ConflictSource of Conflict Conflict Conflict

ManagementManagement Role conflict Proper delegation of workRole conflict Proper delegation of work Design Team Consensus Design Team Consensus Resources Resource allocator appointedResources Resource allocator appointed Difference in approach Experimentation & SelectionDifference in approach Experimentation & Selection

What we learnt about LeadershipWhat we learnt about Leadership

While Leadership is easy to explain, leadership While Leadership is easy to explain, leadership is not so easy to practiceis not so easy to practice

As a leader our main priority is to get the job As a leader our main priority is to get the job done, whatever the job isdone, whatever the job is

A good leader should know how to adapt and A good leader should know how to adapt and redefine new aims and priorities according to redefine new aims and priorities according to changing situationschanging situations

“…“…Praise loudly, blame softly…”. As a leader we Praise loudly, blame softly…”. As a leader we should give the members credit for success and should give the members credit for success and take responsibility for mistakes. take responsibility for mistakes.

Communication Communication

Communication is critical and ItCommunication is critical and Itwas made effective through thewas made effective through thefollowing ways:following ways: ListeningListening ConsultingConsulting InvolvingInvolving ExplainingExplaining

Nature of communication-Nature of communication- PragmaticPragmaticBarriers to communicationBarriers to communicationSemantic barriersSemantic barriersPsychological barriersPsychological barriersPersonal barriersPersonal barriers

Process for effective delegationProcess for effective delegation

A simple delegation is A simple delegation is the acronym for the acronym for SMARTSMART

SS- specific- specific MM- measurable- measurable AA- agreed- agreed RR- realistic- realistic TT- time bound - time bound

MotivationMotivation

Viewing this activity as a Viewing this activity as a challenge motivated the challenge motivated the entire team and took the entire team and took the best out of them.best out of them.

Motto of the team: Motto of the team:

“… “…..A dream is just a ..A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a with a plan and a deadline….”deadline….”

Motivation (contd.)Motivation (contd.)

Each member of the group was given Each member of the group was given equal treatment, hence following Adam’s equal treatment, hence following Adam’s Equity theory.Equity theory.

We followed the “Locke’s Goal theory” We followed the “Locke’s Goal theory” which focused much on the link between which focused much on the link between goal difficulty and performance. goal difficulty and performance.

Outcomes from this workshopOutcomes from this workshop

How to work as a team ,coordinateHow to work as a team ,coordinate Achieve goals in a time frameAchieve goals in a time frame Redefining aims and objectives according Redefining aims and objectives according

to situations.to situations. Leadership and motivational theoriesLeadership and motivational theories