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Team work
WHAT IS TEAMWORK?
Teamwork is the process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal.
Types of Teams
Problem solving team
Suggestion team
Virtual team
Transnational team
Venture team
Skills of teamwork
Listening
Questioning
Persuading
Respecting and supporting ideas
Helping
Sharing
Participation
SCOPE OF TEAMWORK
Creates synergy
Supports a more empowered way of working
Promotes flattery
Encourages multi-disciplinary work
Fosters flexibility and responsiveness
Promotes the sense of achievement
Teamwork case study
Relay scenario- Where one department completes their part of the project and then gives it to another department to complete
Benefits of teamwork
Chances for leadership and personal satisfaction
Sense of belonging to a successful process
Ability to accomplish more than if work done independently
Shared workloads
Developing a team
Step #1:Have team members come together to identify the team’s mission.
Developing a team
Step #2: Have team members establish group norms.
Develop guidelines, protocols, or rules.
Establish them by the team through consensus.
Regulate proper and acceptable behavior by and between team members.
Commit to agreement to follow these rules.
Developing a team
Step #3:Identify team members’ strengths and weaknesses.
Have team members list their individual talents, skills, and limitations.
Identify job responsibilities.
Remember: Each team member’s strengths are a support mechanism for the other team member’s/members’ weaknesses.
To achieve teamwork
Communication is a necessity
Must have interaction with others even when things aren’t going as planned
Get Feedback from other colleagues and bosses
Have rewards to keep the drive alive