Diversity, Inclusion & Team Working Flashcards
What is a team?
A team compromises of a group of individuals who form together to complete a goal/task/project.
What is belbins team roles theory?
A study by Dr Meredith R Belbin carried out a study and defined…
Why teams fail and how the succeed
Ideal team size (5-8)
Stages of a team
Roles identification (There’s 9..)
i.e. Plant, Implementer, Team worker, Monitor, Shaper, Specialist, Completer, Co-coordinator, Resource investigator
Concluded that successful teams are not made of balanced individuals but individuals who balance each other.
What makes a successful team?
A range of technical and specialist skills A variety of personality styles Defined roles and chain of command Willingness Trust Value Respect Share the common goal
A successful team is made of different individuals who balance the team and not well balanced individuals.
What are the main stages of team development?
Forming - Initial stage, individual working Storming - Beginning to team work Norming - Better team working Performing - Great team working Mourning - Disband
What is the most ideal size of a team?
Most publications suggest between 5-8.
isurv and belbins
What are the benefits of team working?
To enable people to take on larger projects.
Provide a learning experience.
2 minds are better than 1.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a team?
Advantages
More resources - can take bigger projects on
Learn from others
More growth (2 minds are better than 1)
Disadvantages
Conflicts
Decision making takes time
Unequal participation
How are teams selected?
Self-selection (i.e. wish to work to achieve the common goal)
Other-selection (i.e. formed by client to achieve their goal)
Tell me when you worked in a team?
India Buildings, Team Assignment.
Although we had similar technical skills, the team was successful due to a range of personality types, trust, willingness, respect and sharing the common goal.
What is an Implementer?
Reliable and disciplined
Turns vision into practice
At India Buildings, why was the team successful? (JC, AM, JH, CL)
We shared the common goal Clear understanding of objectives Trust Respect Willingness
What is diversity?
A variety of tangible and intangible characteristics.
Individual people with differences personality or characteristics = can be age, race, background, language, education, culture.
Why is diversity good?
Offers a range of differences and uniqueness’s which aim to promote learning about differing cultures, perspectives and experiences which is for the greater good in my opinion
Isolation is not good.
