Team Building & TeamworkThe Art, Science and Practice

Understanding Work Teams

A Report by: Maricris C. Martin February 07, 2009

Professor: Jo B. Bitonio, DPAHBO

Team versus Groups: What’s the Difference?

• Work Group• A group who interact

primarily to share information and to make decisions to help one another perform within each member’s area of responsibility.

• Work Team• Generates positive

synergy through coordinated effort that result in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of those individual inputs.

Work groups Work Teams

Share information Goal Collective performance

Neutral (sometimes negative) Synergy Positive

Individual Accountability Individual and Mutual

Random and varied Skills Complementary

Comparing Work Groups and Work Teams

Types of Teams• Problem-Solving

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• Discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency & work environment

• Self-managed

• Solve problems but could also implement solutions and take

full responsibility for outcomes

Types of Teams• Cross-functional

• Made-up of employees from about the same hierarchical level but from different work areas who come together to

accomplish a task.

• Virtual

• Use computer technology to tie up together physically dispersed

members in order to achieve a common goal

Creating Effective teams

Team Effectiveness

Work Design

•Autonomy

•Skill variety

•Task identity

•Task significance

Composition

• Ability - Personality

•Roles and diversity

•Size

•Flexibility

•Preference for Teamwork

Context

•Adequate Resources

•Leadership

•Performance Evaluation & rewards

Process

•Common Purpose

•Specific goals

•Team Efficacy

•Conflict

•Social Loafing

The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork By: John C. Maxwell

The author of The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork• The Law of Significance: One Is Too Small a

Number to Achieve Greatness • The Law of the Big Picture: The Goal is More

Important Than the Role • The Law of the Niche: All Players Have a

Place Where They Add the Most Value • The Law of the Great Challenge ("Mount

Everest"): As the Challenge Escalates, the Need for Teamwork Elevates

• The Law of the Chain: The Strength of the Team Is Impacted by Its Weakest Link

• The Law of the Catalyst: Winning Teams Have Players Who Make Things Happen

• The Law of the Vision ("Compass"): Vision Gives Team Members Direction and Confidence

• The Law of the Bad Apple: Rotten Attitudes Ruin a Team

• The Law of Countability: Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts

• The Law of the Price Tag: The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price

• The Law of the Scoreboard: The Team Can Make Adjustments When It Knows Where It Stands

• The Law of the Bench: Great Teams Have Great Depth

• The Law of Identity: Shared Values Define the Team

• The Law of Communication: Interaction Fuels Action

• The Law of High Morale: When You're Winning, Nothing Hurts

• The Law of Dividends: Investing in the Team Compounds Over Time

• The Law of the Edge: The Difference Between Two Equally Talented Teams Is Leadership ***

• The purpose of assembling a team is to accomplish bigger goals than any that would be possible for the individual working alone. The aim and purpose of a team is to perform, get results and achieve victory in the workplace and marketplace. 

• "Teamwork is a make or break situation. Either you help make it or the lack of it will break you."  – Kris A. Hiatt

Why Team Building?

• Teamwork is essential for competing in today's global arena, where individual perfection is not as desirable as a high level of collective performance. In knowledge based enterprises, teams are the norm rather than the exception. A critical feature of these team is that they have a significant degree of empowerment, or decision-making authority.

“Be The Best Possible.”The Quality Of Your Work

Is a Measure Of The Quality Of Yourself!

~Thank you~

References:• Robbins, Stephen P., “Essentials of Organization

Behavior.” 6th Edition 2003, UP NCPAG• Katzenbach, John et al., “The Wisdom of Teams.”• Mondy, Wayne R. et.al, “Human Resource

Management.” 5th Edition 1993• Maxwell, John C., “The 17 Indisputable Laws of

Teamwork.” • www.1000ventures.com :Ten3 Business e-Coach, “Ten3

global internet polls”