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
Keepingthepeace
Beingafriend
Beingenthusiastic
Givingopinions
Generatingideas
Initiating
Solvingproblemslogically
Relievingtensionwithhumour
Seekingapproval
Encouragingothers
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:
Respectforindividualdifferences
Open communication environment among team
members
Rapid response:
Rapidresponsetotheteamsproblems
Effective management to change in the internal and
externalenvironment
Effective Leadership:
Teamleaderwhoisabletohelpmembersachievethe
objectiveandbuildtheteam
Teamleaderwhocandrawoutandfreeuptheskills
ofallteammembers,developindividuals
Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress; and
Working together is success
Questions?