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"We are going to build a team". Replace the word "team" with the word "house" or any other noun that can be built and will take more than just a few minutes and most sensible people will want to adopt a structured approach. The same goes for successful team building.
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Some of these terms are features of good teams. For example, 'whole > sum' is a feature of a team that is working well together - but there are some teams whose collective performance falls short of what you might expect given the quality of individuals.
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In reality, team structures are often complicated, and people can be members of several teams, because a team is a group of people working together towards a common goal.
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A group consists of any number of people who interact with one another, are psychologically aware of one another, and think of themselves as a group. A team is a group whose members influence one another toward the accomplishment of an organizational objective(s).
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Teamwork is an action performed by a team towards a common goal. A team consists of more than one person, each of whom typically has different responsibilities. A team also includes seven common elements: 1. common purpose; 2. interdependence; 3. clear roles and contributions; 4. satisfaction from mutual working; 5. mutual and individual accountability; 6. realization of synergies; and 7. empowerment.
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Team members normally have different roles, like team leader and agents. Large teams can divide into sub-teams according to need.
Many teams go through a life-cycle of stagessuch as: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Haldia Refinery
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Independent and interdependent teams A Rugby Team Football Team Cricket Team Hockey Team Relay race Team Interdependent team: No significant task can be accomplished without the help and cooperation of any of the members. Within the team members typically specialize in different tasks (running the ball, goal kicking & scrum feeding). The success of every individual is inextricably bound to the success of the whole team. No rugby player, no matter how talented, has ever won a game by playing alone.
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Self-managed teams operate in many organisations to manage complex projects involving research, design, process improvement, and even systemic issue resolution. Self-managed teams may be interdependent or independent. Of course, merely calling a group of people a self-managed team does not make them either a team or self-managed. As a self-managed team develops successfully, more and more areas of responsibility can be delegated, and the team members can come to rely on each other in a meaningful way.
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In self-managed teams it is vital that the manager sets expectations for his/her employees. Expectations allow individuals to understand the managers evaluation process in addition to holding employees accountable to certain tasks. If it becomes routine that an employees tasks are unfulfilled, the manager should replace that individual immediately.
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Virtual teams
Developments in communications technologies have seen the emergence of the virtual work team. A virtual team is a group of people who work interdependently and with shared purpose across space, time, and organisation boundaries using technology to communicate and collaborate. Virtual team members can be located across a country or across the world, rarely meet face-to-face, and include members from different cultures.
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A challenge for leaders of groups of people, such as in a work department, is to get everyone to pull together and function as a team instead of going in separate directions. One way to foster teamwork is to engage the members in activities that require them to work together. Activities can be physical in nature or require the use of team brain power to solve a problem. Fun activities such as sports or games can allow the team members to relax and enjoy working with one another.
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Charitable Endeavours: Working together for a charitable cause builds teamwork and gives the participants a good feeling from working together. An example of a team charitable activity is planning and organizing an event like a walk or run to raise money or a bake sale that promotes a cause.
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Outdoor Activities: If members of the team are relatively fit, outdoor activities are a way for the team to get away from the "normal" environment. Activities such as camping, hiking, mountain biking or white-water rafting allow the team members to relax while enjoying the fresh air, and the sense of being "away from it all" can lead to bonding within the team.
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Team Building
Team building is pursued via a variety of practices, and can range from simple bonding exercises to complex simulations and multi-day team building retreats designed to develop a team (including group assessment and group-dynamic games), usually falling somewhere in between. It generally sits within the theory and practice of organizational development, but can also be applied to sports teams, school groups, and other contexts. Team building is not to be confused with "team recreation" that consists of activities for teams that are strictly recreational. Team building is an important factor in any environment, its focus is to specialize in bringing out the best in a team to ensure self development, positive communication, leadership skills and the ability to work closely together as a team to problem solve.
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Improving communication and relationships Making the workplace more enjoyable Motivating a team Boosting morale Getting to know each other Getting everyone "onto the same page", including goal setting Teaching the team self-regulation strategies Helping participants to learn more about themselves (strengths and weaknesses) Identifying and utilizing the strengths of team members Improving team productivity Identifying and developing leadership skills Practicing effective collaboration with team members
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Team Sociomapping is a visual approach to team process and structure modelling. This model is based on social networks approach and improves the team performance by improvement of specific cooperation ties between the people.
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As much as possible, include input from other members of the organization when designing and wording these goals. Goals might be, for example, to produce a project report that includes a project plan, schedule and budget to develop and test a complete employee performance management system within the next year. Write these goals down for eventual communication to and discussion with all team members.
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New leaders often assume that all group members know what the leaders know. Consistent communication is the most important trait of a successful group. Without communication, none of the other traits can occur. Successful groups even over-communicate, such that:
All members regularly receive and understand similar information about the group, for example, about the groups purpose, membership, status and accomplishments. These communications might be delivered through regular newsletters, status reports, meetings, emails and collaboration tools.
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6. Determine the Membership of the Group Consider the extent of expertise needed to achieve the goals, including areas of knowledge and skills. Include at least one person who has skills in facilitation and meeting management. Attempt to include sufficient diversity of values and perspectives to ensure robust ideas and discussion. A critical consideration is availability members should have the time to attend every meeting and perform required tasks between meetings.
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Communication is the most important trait of a successful team. It cannot be left to chance. Someone should be designated to ensure that all members receive regular communications about purpose, membership, roles and status. Communications should also be with people outside the team, especially those who make decisions or determine if the team is successful or not.
Start from analysis of the purpose and goals. What is needed to achieve them? For example, members might benefit from a training that provides a brief overview of the typical stages of team development and includes packets of materials about the teams goals, structure and process to make decisions. Consider costs, such as trainers, consultants, room rental and office supplies. How will those funds be obtained and maintained? Haldia Refinery
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Before the first meeting, invite each potential team member to be a part of the team. First, send him or her a memo, and then meet with each person individually. Communicate the goals of the project, why the person was selected, the benefit of the goals to the organization, the time frame for the team effort, and who will lead the team (at least initially). Invite the team member to the first meeting.
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Team building activities can include, for example, a retreat in which members introduce themselves, exercises in which members help each other solve a short problem or meet a specific and achievable goal, or an extended period in which members can voice their concerns and frustrations about their team assignments.
In the first meeting, review the goals of the team, why each member was selected, the benefit of the goals to the organization, the time frame for the team effort, who will lead the team (at least, initially), when the team might meet and where, and any changes that have occurred since the individual meetings. Have this information written down to hand out to each member. At the end of the meeting, ask each person to make a public commitment to the team effort. Haldia Refinery
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It is amazing how often a team starts out with a carefully designed plan, but then abandons the plan once the initial implementation of the plan is underway. Sometimes if the plan is behind schedule, team members conclude that the project is not successful. Plans can change just change them systematically with new dates and approval of the changes.
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