TEAM BUILDING

&TEAM WORK

B.TANDARAYEN

Session Outline

Group Development

Team Building strategies

Team Working

Team work & Motivation

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Concern Today

The nature of today’s organisation work

requires greater reliance upon teams

and group effort

To improve performance, there is the

need to develop a team focus, confront

and resolve interpersonal issues,

empower team members to achieve

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Challenges of the Public

Service Demanding/Higher expectations of

Public/customers

Changing workforce attitudes

Shrinking budgets

Evolving technology

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Working Groups

Working groups or Teams?

Committees, councils, task forces are

NOT necessarily teams

Working Groups: Individual goals/own

interests

Team work: both individual and mutual

accountability

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Major differences

Working Groups

Little communication

Individual work

The whole is less than

the sum of its parts

Discuss decide and

delegate

Teams

Plenty opportunity for

discussion

Collective work

Tactical and work groups

combine easily into a

single team

Discuss decide and do

the work together

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Group develop in team

The essence of a team is common

commitment

What about Team purpose?

A Team develops direction, momentum,

and commitment in shaping their

purpose

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A Group

A group begin as nothing more than just

a collection of individuals

Who have been brought together in a

work situation/project/assignment

We need to unite the group to form a

Team

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4 Phases in Group

Development

Forming – Assessment stage

Storming – Conflict & Resolution

Norming – Build cohesion

Performing – Efforts towards

achievement of goals and objectives

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Group Development - Video

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Outcomes

Productive teams will go through the

phases very quickly

Supervisors need to share information,

trust members, surrender authority, and

understand when to intervene

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Why Build a Team?

Take a few moments to list some reasons why you would want to do

that.

An initiative you have at work

Some civic opportunity

in your private life

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What is “Teambuilding”?

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“One for

all and all

for one!” Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

“Getting everyone

on the same page”

“Everybody working

together for the same

outcome”

The simple definitions are usually something like….

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Team building is:

A continuous process and a way of life

The responsibility of every team member

About developing a clear and unique identity

Focused on a clear and consistent set of

goals

Recognition of the contribution of each

member

Awareness of the potential of the team

Result oriented and enjoyable

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Team-Building Strategies

Building teams where each member's

personal weaknesses are covered by

the strengths of other team members.

Bringing people together with similar

personality types, as well, to increase

the chances of team members seeing

eye to eye.

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Requirements for Team

Building

1. Vision

The ability to excite the team with large,

desired outcomes

The need to project the goals, which

contain challenge, appeal to personal

pride and provide opportunity to make

difference and know it

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2. Context

Each member needs to understand the

context and relevance of his/her

participation in achieving the

communicated goals

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3. Commitment

Getting other members to commit to the

team effort, helping others through their

“diving board doubt” to genuine

commitment

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4. Trust How can we built trust

The supervisor/officer in charge need to

be:

A. Open: keep team members informed

B. Fair: give credit when it is due

C. Consistent: predictability will prevent

mistrust

D. Discreet: respect confidential matters

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5. Inclusion

Best setting to obtain buy-in and

built trust:

a. Communicate the vision

b. Make sure that it is understood

c. Communicate leadership

commitment

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Team Motivation

Motivation as the determining factor:

Intrinsic and Extrinsic

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Types of Motivation

Motivation at work take place in two ways:

(i) People can motivate themselves by seeking, finding and carrying out work that satisfies their needs: job satisfaction, non-monetary reward

(ii) People can be motivated by management through such methods as pay, promotion, monetary reward amongst others

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Motivation reinforces Team

Work

Motivation leads to a more effective group effort and will increase productivity by building team feeling

The essence of employee motivation is developing leadership skills and reinforce team work

Effective team building starts with efforts that are aligned with the organisation goals

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Team Work

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Effective work team

development Work teams do not just happen

miraculously; they are the result of

careful planning and preparation.

The need for:

1. Preparation of the Work environment

2. Preparing their Leader

3. Preparing the Team Members

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Video – Employee Engagement

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Team work encourages

healthy risk taking

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THANK YOU

Most

rewarding

experiences

are the result

of

challenging

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