Team Building

The Hare and the Tortoise story…

Old moral – Slow and steady wins the race.

New moral – In this age of constant change, we have to learn to work with people who have strengths in other areas.

Question

What is the difference between a group and a team?

What Is a Group?

Groups are the collections of people who interact and function more as representatives of their area or department to achieve a goal.

WHAT IS A TEAM?

A team is a group of people working together cooperatively towards a common goal.

Benefits of team over group A centralized place to

develop and share ideas

No duplication of work

Co-operation rather than competition

Improving performance

Team Building

Creating an opportunity for people to come together to share concerns, ideas, experiences, and to achieve common goals.

Stages in Team Building

FormingForming

StormingStorming

NormingNorming

PerformingPerforming

Stage 1: FORMING

Stage 2: STORMINGStage 2: STORMING

Stage 3: NORMINGStage 3: NORMING

Stage 4: PERFORMINGStage 4: PERFORMING

MEMBERSHIP

Apollo Syndrome - a team of

highly intelligent people often performs worse than teams made of up 'less-able' members.

Aspects of Team Building Team Identity

Team Structure

Team Goals

Team Motivation

A good team member… Listens Contributes Respects differences Communicates Shares information Persuades

Team Meetings Hold Only Necessary

Meetings

Have an Agenda Stick to the Agenda No Cell Phones.No

emails Follow Up

Leadership in a team Commitment to

people as well as task Enthusiasm,

inspiration and expertise

Willingness to shoulder responsibility

Ability to make the team come together

Common Team Problems

Overbearing or dominating participants

Reluctant participants Unquestioned acceptance of opinions

as facts Feuding members Disconnected/lack of contact between

members Jealousy

Negotiating Conflict

Be soft on people, hard on problem

Find a creative solution that’s good for both

Busy Busy can't make the

meeting, no matter when it's scheduled.

Clock Clock comes to

meetings and participates, but he always leaves early

Tardy Tardy always shows up

late. Sometimes he doesn't show at all.

Absently Nobody has seen nor

heard of Absently.

Roles people play…

Roles people play…

Jokey The witWhiney The complainerEdgy The pessimist

Roles people play…Smugly The lone rangerWordy Wordy

monopolizes meetings.

Bossy Browbeats others

to his POW

Roles people play…Quietly This person is so quiet

that people often forget he's there.

Slacky Lacking motivation

and initiativePokey Wants to but is

lacking

CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH PERFORMING TEAM

Participative leadership

Shared responsibility Alignment on purpose Good communication Goal oriented Focussed on task