10: Team

Question 1

Tuckman group development

Answer 1

Forming – Roles unclear, anxious, polite
Storming – sometimes though, conflict between working styles
Norming – resolve differences, appreciate people strength,
Performing - achieve goals
Adjourning

Question 2

Belbin team roles

Answer 2

Plant, resource investigator, coordinator, shaker, monitor/evaluator, team worker, implementor, completer, specialist

Question 3

global teams

Answer 3

Can offer cross cultural expertise, often outperform homo genius teams, offer different perspective into key dimensions

Adv- more creative, decisions more comprehensive, increased understanding of global markets, more effective with international customers.

Disadvantage: difficult to develop close groups, longer decisions, action plans longer to implement, different work habits can lead to conflicts.

Question 4

UNIDO team building process

Answer 4

Orientation, trust building, goal clarification, decision making, implementation, renewal

Question 5

Team leader responsibility

Answer 5

Select members based on skills, provide clear direction, build positive team culture, tie rewards to performance, recognise and build on differences

Question 6

Strategies to get the most out of teams

Answer 6

Mapping: engaging differences between people

Bridging: communicating effectively

Integrating: using differences between team members