Effective teams Flashcards
What is a team?
A team is a number of people with complementary skills, who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they are mutually accountable.
What is an effective team
An effective team is a group of people that have certain chateristics that allow the team to function more efficiently and productively.
Characteristics of effective team
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Commitment
Proactive communication
Implementation and enhancment
Emotional Intelligence
Reward and reflect
Team members share leadership roles
Team accept responsibility.
Individual performance is based on acheiving team’s objectives.
Seven C’s of an effective team
Clarity
Capability
Collaboration
Communication
Commitment
Continuous improvemnt
Creativity.
Why build an effective team?
Everyone has different strengths and weakness.
Work is lighter
Effective time management
Increase work rate
Reduced unproductive conflicts.
Point out the Tuckerman’s stages of team formation.
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Describe forming
Members are positive and polite
Stage is usually short, may last for a single meeting
some elements of frustation sets in
Describe storming
Decisions don’t come easily within the group
clarity of purpose increases with a lot of uncertainties
cliques and faction are formed
CAUTION: Team needs to foucs on its goals to avoid distractions/emotional issues
Its at this stage that many teams fail.
What is norming?
Agreement is largely formed within the team
Roles and responsibilities are clear and accepted.
Commitment and unity are strong
Team discusses and improves its processes and working style.
Descirbe performing
Team know clearly what they are doing and why.
Have shared vision and can stand together to achieve this vision.
Team members look after each other.
What is adjourning?
Good feeling about achievements.
Recognition of team - individual and group.
What is adjourning?
Good feeling about achievements.
Recognition of team - individual and group.
What are managing team?
Planning
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