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... Introduction To Team Building
1. ... Building The Team
3. ... 1 Leading A Team Effectively
5. ... INTRODUCTION TOTEAM BUILDING
Team building, in which individuals from previously loosely coupled areas in an organization are brought together to perform complex or specialized tasks of a multidisciplinary nature, represent an important type of group in many organizations (Cohen and Bailey, 1997). ... This is indicated by Makee (2003, p43), “one of the most significant essentials for success during transition is team building…. ... 1 Differences Between A Group and A Team
The differences between a group and a team are often unclear, but in general we may say that teams operate in a more interactive way. ... The individuals within the team have a common goal and are dependent of each other to get the job done (Robbins et al, 2001) We say that the team creates a positive synergy, and that the level of output is higher than the sum of the individual inputs.
This is evident in our team’s process in achieving our goals. We work as a team doing this “team task” because we are depending on the performance of each and one of us to be able to succeed, and we should be able to create a better report as a team than we would have managed as individuals. ... Technologies now permit team members to communicate between each other at ever compounding speeds, across greater distances and with increasing frequency (M. ... BUILDING A TEAM
Creating a team involves a lot more than gathering a group of interesting people. Team development follows a series of steps, and in the end, reach the goal. ... This is to be done involving all the team members to stimulate participation. ...
Secondly, the team should develop a set of rules. Every team member must approve the rules, as this is a part of creating the desired work environment. Then the team members select one area of expertise for which they will be responsible. The team must decide how to it will make decisions within the limits stated by management. It is also important to communicate with people outside the team to publicize the team’s progress. ... Team members must be close to each other. ... Further, the team should be awarded when the job is done properly. It is important that the reward is to the team as a whole, not just some individuals
(M. ... DEVELOPING TEAMNESS
Many people are not inherently team players. Therefore it is of great importance that managers try to turn individuals into team players. Failing to do this is crucial for the team to perform. Robbins et al (2001) gives three primary options for managers to shape team players - selection, training and rewards. Firstly, managers should hire candidates that can fulfill their team roles (selection). ... It is often difficult for managers to both, reward the team without forgetting to reward individuals that makes an extra effort. ... COMMUNICATION
One of the most important techniques in team building is how the team members communicate among themselves. ...
The first prerequisite is that all team members should have access to the data it needs to do the job. ... ” Here, it is argued that members’ interactions are essential in building an effective team in achieving functional outcomes.
The main reasons why communication is important for effective team building are as follows:
1. ... 1 Barriers to Communication
On the other hand, it is also important to understand the barriers to communication when building a team. ... Filtering
There might be certain cases in which a person in the team is afraid to offend anyone by putting forth his views in front of the whole team. ... By doing this, he is avoiding the conflict in the immediate future but it will lead to the downfall of the team in the near future. ... Thus, they are absorbing only that information which they want to and not the whole thing, which will again be harmful for the team’s progress. ... They wont know what information is needed and required by them and communicating will be a problem because they don’t know what others in the team want and are looking for. ... Defensiveness
When some member of the team feels afraid of airing his views, he might be secluded in a shell. He won’t only not give his opinions to others in the team, but also, not respond to the various ideas presented by the members as he is afraid of sarcasm and ridicule. ... Language
One of the important factors that regulate the communication in the team, is the language of the team members, which might be completely different from one another. ... To understand the meaning and also the connotation of the words is essential for the team building. ... Communication apprehension
When the team member is afraid of public speaking or has stage fright he/she won’t respond to the situation in which he/she would have otherwise. ... To communicate freely it should be seen that members who are communicating to people outside the team have no stage fright or fear about public speaking. ... 2 Choice of Communication Channel
The choice of channel is a very complex problem in effective team building. The members of any team have to be flexible in considering the channels through which they will communicate to each other and also outside the team.(Eunson & Baden, 1994 ) For the purpose of the team, it is necessary that the members be open to communicating through various media as and when the need arises.
Approximate Word count = 4440
Approximate Pages = 17.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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