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Need for a Team / Team Concept



Team building

What is a Team?

A team is a group of people working collaboratively and interdependently to meet common goals and objectives. All members in a team are held equally accountable for the goal outcomes and the success of activities. Within a team, there is division of labor but members work hand in hand for a shared goal.

Need for a Team / Team Concept

The main concept of a team is building teamwork for productive and efficient goal outcomes. Teamwork increases the quality of work of a team and yields outstanding results. Yet, a team does not only show cooperation in the tasks and objectives but also in the management functions. These include planning, organizing, establishing performance goals, evaluating the team’s performance, making individual strategies to deal with change and securing a team’s resources.

Every member must demonstrate dedication to the whole team, acts selflessly, and provides commitment to the team’s projects and activities. With the goals waiting to be achieved, it is indeed important that everyone must be on the same page. So, the development of goals must also be done thoroughly and coherently.

The concept of teamwork is essential in the achievement of goals and success of a team. Each team member makes an effortful contribution but needs apt recognition or appreciation for such efforts.

Team building is part of a psychological discipline called organisational psychology. It inspires groups of workers to communicate through a series of planned events that are fun & motivational.

These events can be used to determine strong points in an individual’s personality, such as leadership skills. This can benefit the individual by giving them greater job satisfaction & the opportunity to progress to their full potential as their strengths are highlighted. This is a circle of reward, with positive feedback following positive action; a far more efficient way to have efficient workers.

Job satisfaction is an important part of a person's employment. Feeling worthwhile, worthy, part of a team & having a sense of achievement within the working environment are essential elements to happiness. These feelings can motivate a workforce & ensure they are at their most productive, & in turn, this attitude will motivate their colleagues. Working on the premise that happy staff are productive staff, companies often find that team-building events positively affect the productivity of individuals, teams & the company as a whole.

Team building also benefits the team as a whole. When people who rarely work together are forced to communicate, they can discover that they enjoy the interaction & continue to network & bond with different people back at the office. Those who previously may not have been getting along will have to forget their differences in order to overcome an obstacle & their dislike is be diminished as the work together for a common goal.

Most offices contain allegiances between certain groups of workmates & divisions are often clear between these groups. Team building helps break down these barriers by creating a forced interaction between the established groups & creates opportunities for networks & friendships to develop.

 

Reasons for Team Building

1. Improving communication
2. Making the workplace more enjoyable
3. Motivating a team
4. Getting to know each other
5. Getting everyone " onto the same page", including goal setting
6. Teaching the team self-regulation strategies
7. Helping participants to learn more about themselves (strengths & weaknesses)
8. Identifying and utilizing the strengths of team members
9. Improving team productivity
10. Practicing effective collaboration with team members

Team Building encourages the improvement of Interpersonal Skills such as: communication, negotiation, leadership, & motivation.










Team Building Growth

Apart from the shared commitment and collaboration of individuals in a team, the size of the team is also an important factor in cultivating good teamwork.

a. Individuals
Apparently, the scale is only for a single person who plays a major role in the task with a focus of enhancing the skills and competencies of the person working within the team.

b. Small Teams
The scale of a small team ranges from 2-12 members. Team performance is usually based on teamwork. Factors like personality traits, team dynamics, approaches, and interpersonal relationship affect the performance of a small team.

c. Team Islands
This entails team-to-team relations, so when teams in an organization do not interact well, the situation is called “team islands.” Poor relations among teams can definitely affect the performance of a team. It is important that teams within an organization must build gaps.

d. Large Teams
An organization is considered a large team consisting of 15 people or more. Goals and mission are intended for the entire organization. New members of a large team have to adjust to the culture of the existing team.





Common Types of Teams

 

1. Self-Managed Teams: Self-managed or self-directed teams are permanent type of teams with members who are working with set boundaries. In usual cases, a self-directed team does not have a leader, but some teams are directed by a designated team leader. Yet, even with a team leader, the team decides based on consensus and is held accountable for the outcome of team decisions and actions.

 

2. Problem-Solving Teams: Problem-solving teams are formed for a purpose and are deemed temporary. Organizational issues that cannot be resolved within the standard procedures are assigned to this type of team. Problem-solving teams are also cross-functional since the members usually come from varied work units or areas of the organization.

 

3. Project Teams: Project teams are temporary since these teams only exist for a specific period of time based on a given project or task assignment. These teams are also cross-functional, with the members coming from various work groups working together for one project or task.

 

4. Sports Teams: Apparently, a sports team is composed of members or players and a support group who play a certain type of sport together.

 

5. Virtual Teams: Virtual team members communicate with each other using technology in working collaboratively and mutually on a task. The members of a virtual team may come from different parts of the world and have varying cultures. When working together, the team does so virtually and rarely conducts meetings in person.

 

Defining Team Roles

A clear role designation allows for more teams that are functional. Roles can be defined in several ways, and these roles do not have to be restricted. Organizational teams usually assign roles either by work function or by meeting function. In a work function, the roles depend on the nature of the tasks or job of the team. For example, a marketing team may require an editor, a writer, a consultant, and a graphic designer. In team meetings, there are various role assignments to the members. The following are the roles required in a team meeting:

Facilitator
Minute Taker
Spokesperson
Reflector

Normally though, a team is composed of a team leader or the manager and a group of individuals. In a sports team, the typical roles are that of a team captain or head coach and players. The support group is also included in a sports team. These would be the team manager, promoter, coach, and other supporting roles.

 

 




Team Building Stages

The birth of a team goes through various stages of development. Forming a team is not as easy as forming a group. A group can be created in a very short period of time, even instantly. Group members can simply be obtained by gathering people of a certain commonality or specific category. A group can be formed out of individuals of the same gender, people with the same culture, those of a certain age range or individuals with common religious beliefs and values.

A team, on the other hand, takes time to develop. The process is not a mere picking of individuals with a common denominator. A team formation requires phases of development in order for the team to grow and become effective since a team is ideally considered a collective or cohesive unit.

In 1650, an American educational psychologist, Bruce Tuckman, designed and introduced the stages of team development after a careful study and observation of the behavior of small groups in the society and the phases that these groups go through. The developmental model was born out of the aim of achieving high performance and effectiveness in teams.

Stage 1: Forming

In the Forming stage, individuals are selected to form a team and members initially meet or get acquainted with each other. This is a crucial phase since the team members have yet to learn the challenges and opportunities in the team. The behavior of the members is to observe and be safe from conflicts. At times, some members experience confusion of roles and functions. But this is normal in this early stage of getting comfortable with the rest of the team. Forming stage is a good opportunity for the members to learn how well one individual works with the other and how well each member responds to pressure.

Stage 2: Storming

The Storming stage is probably the most challenging phase that a team may experience. Here is when conflicts and disagreements, as well as negotiations and discussions, arise. However, conflicts are necessary for a team to grow and become more effective in dealing with challenges. Differences in personalities and opinions have to be managed well with supervision from the team leader to avoid team destruction.

Stage 3: Norming

The third stage is focused on setting ground rules and unified team goals. The team rules and regulations help keep the members within the required standards of the team. At this time, conflicts and differences are ironed out, and team roles are now more defined.

Stage 4: Performing

A collaborative and mutual environment is evident in the last stage of team formation. Team members have now moved to a cohesive manner of working on tasks and achieving goals.

Steps to Getting Started

Each team has to have a clear set of essential elements and process in its formation. The following steps are necessary for a team to achieve further efficiency:

a. Having a set of clearly established ground rules

Otherwise known as code of conduct, ground rules are implemented for the team to work harmoniously and smoothly. Commonly, these rules are based on principles of respect, trust, and open communication in every team member.

b. Keeping team members updated and informed

For a more efficient functionality, team members must constantly acquire new and recent updates and information, which may be necessary in carrying out their tasks.

c. Growing together

In order to grow together, teams must allocate time for socializing or bonding. Team building can be scheduled to inculcate a sense of team spirit.

d. Reinforcing team members

Positive reinforcement of member behaviors and contributions encourage motivation and promote stronger teamwork from team members, allowing for collaboration from the whole team.

 

Ball Challenge

The facilitator asks the participants to form a circle and instructs each person to throw the ball to another across the circle along with an introduction of the person’s name to the one who gets to receive the ball. This process goes on until everyone is done introducing each other to the whole team. The game is repeated, this time with the aim of passing the ball and introducing oneself in the fastest time possible.

Truths and a Lie

Ask each participant to prepare 1 false statement and 2 truths about themselves. These statements must be shared to the group and the rest will have to guess which among the 3 statements is not true.

Something in Common

Participants will be asked to group themselves into 3-5 members. Each member will need to identify 10 things that are in common with the rest of the group.

Human Spider Web

The facilitator will ask the participants to form groups of about 6-7 people and make a circle. Then, members will be instructed to raise the right hand and grab another person’s right hand (not necessarily the one beside them), and the same step is done for the left hands. With everyone in an intertwined look, the group is challenged to break the knot without breaking the grip.

Scavenger Hunt Game

Team members will be asked to search for a list of items or things in the fastest time possible.

Tied in Knots

Group members will be asked to form a circle with their arms tied in a knot. The challenge is to untangle or break the knot in the shortest time possible.

Catch Me When I Fall

It is a game that tests how well team members trust each other. Every participant takes turns in stepping on a high pedestal and takes a plunge in a pool of individuals ready to take the catch.

Ready, Set, Reorganize!

This is a getting-to-know-each-other game wherein participants organize or arrange themselves according to categories such as birthplace, school graduated, and other pieces of information.

Stepping In

Members will be divided into groups of 4-5 and will do their best to fit themselves on a single sheet of paper without breaking the grip.

United We Stand

Participants will be asked to form a circle in a cross-legged sitting position and arms clasped or fixed with each other. The challenge is to stand together on the same position, not leaving a member or two behind.

Blindfold Hunt

This game can either be done indoor or outdoor. Participants will be paired up, one partner acting as the guide while the other is the searcher who will be blindfolded while looking for the scattered objects to be gathered.

 

The Need for Teamwork

A team is not called as such if only a few members are carrying out a task. It defeats the purpose of being defined as a cohesive unit that is distinct from that of a group. Teamwork is synonymous to unity and cooperation among members of a team. A task that is worked on by everyone in the team produces faster results with a much better quality compared to a task performed only by a few interested members.

How can a team inculcate the value of teamwork? Three important teamwork skills should be exhibited by team members, and these are:

Organizational Skills

Since there is teamwork, the team is expected to follow a systematic manner of completing tasks in order to achieve it within the set deadline.

 

Team building

What is a Team?

A team is a group of people working collaboratively and interdependently to meet common goals and objectives. All members in a team are held equally accountable for the goal outcomes and the success of activities. Within a team, there is division of labor but members work hand in hand for a shared goal.

Need for a Team / Team Concept

The main concept of a team is building teamwork for productive and efficient goal outcomes. Teamwork increases the quality of work of a team and yields outstanding results. Yet, a team does not only show cooperation in the tasks and objectives but also in the management functions. These include planning, organizing, establishing performance goals, evaluating the team’s performance, making individual strategies to deal with change and securing a team’s resources.

Every member must demonstrate dedication to the whole team, acts selflessly, and provides commitment to the team’s projects and activities. With the goals waiting to be achieved, it is indeed important that everyone must be on the same page. So, the development of goals must also be done thoroughly and coherently.

The concept of teamwork is essential in the achievement of goals and success of a team. Each team member makes an effortful contribution but needs apt recognition or appreciation for such efforts.

Team building is part of a psychological discipline called organisational psychology. It inspires groups of workers to communicate through a series of planned events that are fun & motivational.

These events can be used to determine strong points in an individual’s personality, such as leadership skills. This can benefit the individual by giving them greater job satisfaction & the opportunity to progress to their full potential as their strengths are highlighted. This is a circle of reward, with positive feedback following positive action; a far more efficient way to have efficient workers.

Job satisfaction is an important part of a person's employment. Feeling worthwhile, worthy, part of a team & having a sense of achievement within the working environment are essential elements to happiness. These feelings can motivate a workforce & ensure they are at their most productive, & in turn, this attitude will motivate their colleagues. Working on the premise that happy staff are productive staff, companies often find that team-building events positively affect the productivity of individuals, teams & the company as a whole.

Team building also benefits the team as a whole. When people who rarely work together are forced to communicate, they can discover that they enjoy the interaction & continue to network & bond with different people back at the office. Those who previously may not have been getting along will have to forget their differences in order to overcome an obstacle & their dislike is be diminished as the work together for a common goal.

Most offices contain allegiances between certain groups of workmates & divisions are often clear between these groups. Team building helps break down these barriers by creating a forced interaction between the established groups & creates opportunities for networks & friendships to develop.

 


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