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TEAM:
A team is a combination of small number of people with different skills who are committed to a common purpose.

FEATURES:
Small Number of people Different Skills Common Purpose Common Approach Mutual Accountability a)SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE: A team must always consist of small number of people. A team with small number of people is more successful as compare to a team with large number.

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b) DIFFERENT SKILLS: All the members in a team must have different skills. A team leader must have different skills as compare to its team members. c) COMMON PURPOSE: Although all the team members are performing different roles in a team but the purpose of performing these different roles is to achieve a common purpose. d) COMMON APPROACH: A common approach/strategy is adopted by all the members of the team to achieve the common purpose. e) MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY: All the team members are accountable to each other for complete check and balance.

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TEAMWORK:
Cooperative effort by the members of a group or team to achieve a common goal is called as teamwork.

BENEFITS OF TEAMWORK:
. Shared work load . Sence of belonging to a successful process . Synergy . Reduce cost . Reduce conflicts . Increase creativity a)SHARED WORK LOAD: The goal allotted to team is transformed into derived goals and allotted to each member to share the work load.
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b) SENCE OF BELONGING TO A SUCESSFUL PROCESS: If the goal is achieved successfully then the team members feels that they are responsible for the whole success that increase motivation. c) SYNERGY: The principle of synergy states that Combined effect is greater than the individual effect So members of the team have different skills that are coordinated with each other to achieve the central goal in more easy way. d) REDUCE THE COST: As by applying synergy principle the output of a team is greater than the input and hence the team achieves the economies of large scale. The benefit of economies of scale is to produce more at low cost.
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e)INCREASE CREATIVITY : Separate tasks are allotted to the team members in which authority is also delegated. Members are allowed to work as they considered to be in the best interest of the team.

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FIVE ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN TEAM BUILDING:

. Interdependence . Goal Specification . Cohesiveness . Roles . Communication

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INTERDEPENDENCE:

The reason of existence of the team is to cooperate with each other therefore all the team members in the team must depend on each other to achieve the central goal.
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b)

GOAL SPECIFICATION:

While developing a new team goal should be specified o the members. So that the central objective of the team is achieved.
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COHISSIVENESS:

The team after its development must have the properties of interaction and integration.
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ROLES:

At the development stage role of each member must also be defined so that the team achieve its desired results.
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COMMUNICATION:

After the development of the team there must be a proper flow of information, thoughts, ideas, norms and values among the team members through effective communication link.

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DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

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In the development of the team following 3 steps should be followed

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

TEAM MISSION GROUP NORMS MEMBER'S STRENGTH & WEAKNESSES

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TEAM MISSION:

Defining team mission is the first step in development of the team. In the team mission the following points should be considered:
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. What does the team have to do? . How will the team accomplish the task? . What information is needed? . What resources are available?

b) TEAM NORMS:
Developing team norms means development of team culture. In the development of team culture the following points should be considered: . Develop guidelines, protocols, or rules. . Establish them by the team through consensus . Regulate proper and acceptable behavior by and between team members.

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c) MEMBERS STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES:

The last step in the team development is to identify members strengths and weaknesses. . Have team members list their individual talents, skills, and limitations. . Identify job responsibilities.

ROLES IN A TEAM:
. Team leader . Team member

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TEAM LEADER:

Team leader is the person who influence, motivate, persuade the other team members. He also develops a proper communicational link
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among the members that leads to effective coordination. He also resolves the conflicts among the members.

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TEAM MEMBER:
Team members are the rest of the people involved in the project. Team members are appointed by the Team leader or the Stakeholders. The nature of the project shows who they are.

OTHER IMPORTANT TEAM MEMBERS:

. Recorder . Time keeper . Encourager/gate keeper . Devils advocate

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a)

RECORDER:

The recorder is the team member who is responsible for making sure that the process(es) being used by the team is documented. This includes writing down all the important points of a discussion and preparing the minutes of a meeting.

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TIME KEEPER:

The time keeper has the responsibility of keeping the team moving so that they finish the task in time.

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ENCOURAGER:

. The task of giving encouragement to all the other team members. . The responsibility of maintaining a balanced level of participation for all the members.

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. Ensures all members thoughts are heard.

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DEVILS ADVOCATE:

The devils advocate takes a position opposite to that held by the team to ensure that all sides of an issue are considered.

QUALIIES OF A GOOD TEAM LEADER:

Works for consensus on decisions. Shares openly with others regarding his personal feelings, opinions, thoughts, and perceptions about problems and conditions. Involves others in the decision-making process.

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Trusts, supports, and has genuine concern for other team members. "Owns" problems rather than blaming them on others. Follows you attitude. Influences others by involving them in the issues.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD TEAM MEMBER:

Encourages the development of other team members. Respects individual differences. Acknowledges and works through conflict openly. Considers and uses new ideas and suggestions from others.
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Encourages feedback on own behavior. Understands and is committed to team objectives. Does not engage in win/lose activities with other team members. Has skills in understanding what's going on in the team.

COMMON TEAM PROBLEMS:

Lack of commitment Dominating participants Reluctant participants Unquestioned acceptance of opinions as facts Rush to accomplishment Attribution Wanderlust: (departure from the subject) Feuding members.
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