TEAM BUILDING

What is team?

In a team,
People depend on each other;
May or may not work in the
same physical location,
Combine to achieve something
together
Team Building
The process of working with a
team to clarify its task and how
team members can work together
to achieve it.
A strategy that can help groups to
develop into a real team is team
building

Key actions in Team Building
Setting and maintaining the teams
objectives and standards
Involving the team as a whole in
the achievement of objectives
Maintaining the unity of the team
Communicating efficiently with the
team
Consulting the team members
before taking any decisions

Stages of Team Growth
Stage I: Forming - Provide clear direction to establish the
teams purpose, setting goals, etc.,
Stage II: Storming Provide strong, hands-on leadership
to keep people talking and task-focused
Stage III: Norming Codes of behaviour becomes
established and an identifiable group culture emerges.
People begin to enjoy each others company and
appreciate each others contributions
Stage IV: Performing Teams that reach this stage achieve
results easily and enjoyably. People work together well and
can improve systems, solve problems and provide
excellent customer service.
Stage V: Adjourning Temporary project team reaches this
stage; celebrate their teams achievements.

Helpful Team Behaviour


Keeping the peace
Being a friend
Being enthusiastic
Giving opinions
Generating ideas
Initiating
Solving problems logically
Relieving tension with humour
Seeking approval
Encouraging others

Key factors to successful
performance of a team S.C.O.R.E

Strategy
Clear Roles and Responsibility
Open Communication
Rapid Response
Effective Leadership
Key factors to successful
performance of a team S.C.O.R.E

Strategy:
Shared purpose
Clearly articulated values and ground rules
Understanding of risks and opportunities facing the
team
Clear categorization of the overall responsibilities of
the team
Clear Roles and Responsibilities:
Clear definition of roles and responsibilities
Responsibility shared by all members
Specific objectives to measure individual results

Key factors to successful
performance of a team S.C.O.R.E

Open communication:
Respect for individual differences
Open communication environment among team
members
Rapid response:
Rapid response to the teams problems
Effective management to change in the internal and
external environment
Effective Leadership:
Team leader who is able to help members achieve the
objective and build the team
Team leader who can draw out and free up the skills
of all team members, develop individuals

Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress; and
Working together is success
Questions?