L2 - Introduction to Team and Team Building

Question 1

What additional characteristics are needed for a group to become a team?

Answer 1

• A meaningful purpose
• Specific goals
• A mix of complementary skills
• A strong commitment to how the work gets done
• Mutual accountability

Further Team Qualities:

Clear identity, identification, bonding, open communication, no fear, conflict managed, honest feedback, flexible.

Question 2

What are the different team phases?

Answer 2

• Building the team
• Caring for the individual
• Achieving the task

Question 3

Qualify the “Building the team” phase.

Answer 3

Standards, discipline, team spirit, motivation, roles, clear communication.

Question 4

Qualify the “Caring for the individual” phase.

Answer 4

Personal issues, abilities, training.

Question 5

Qualify the “Achieving the task” phase.

Answer 5

Defining, planning, allocate work, control pace, monitor perf, refine plan.

Question 6

What are the different team development phases?

Answer 6

• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing

Question 7

Qualify the “Forming” phase.

Answer 7

Assembled, polite/nice, positive/optimistic, research + planning, little progress, impatience, no one is upset.

Question 8

Qualify the “Storming” phase.

Answer 8

Work methods, how?, ideas compete, tension/arguments, slow progress, impatience, understanding personalities.

Question 9

Qualify the “Norming” phase.

Answer 9

Issues resolved, ground rules, clearer plan, respect + trust, team spirit, open criticism, more progress.

Question 10

Qualify the “Performing” phase.

Answer 10

High level of effectiveness, open + supportive, enjoy, understand strengths and weaknesses, strong identification, lots of work done.

Question 11

What are the various Belbin team roles?

Answer 11

Action:

• Shaper
• Implementer
• Completer-Finisher

People:

• Co-ordinator
• Teamworker
• Resource Investigator

Thinking

• Plant
• Monitor-Evaluator
• Specialist

Question 12

Give two characteristics of a “Plant” team member.

Answer 12

• Creative
• Bad Communicator

Question 13

Give two characteristics of a “Ressource Investigator” team member.

Answer 13

• Outgoing
• Find Contacts
• Over-Optimistic

Question 14

Give two characteristics of a “Co-ordinator” team member.

Answer 14

• Delegates
• Clarifies Goals
• Manipulative

Question 15

Give two characteristics of a “Shaper” team member.

Answer 15

• Dynamic
• Challenging
• Offending
• Provoking

Question 16

Give two characteristics of a “Monitor-Evaluator” team member.

Answer 16

• Strategic
• Overly Critical

Question 17

Give two characteristics of a “Teamworker” team member.

Answer 17

• Co-operative
• Diplomatic
• Indecisive

Question 18

Give two characteristics of a “Implementer” team member.

Answer 18

• Practical
• Inflexible

Question 19

Give two characteristics of a “Completer-Finisher” team member.

Answer 19

• Conscientious
• Picky
• Doesn’t Delegate

Question 20

Give two characteristics of a “Specialist” team member.

Answer 20

• Precise Skills
• Narrow Contribution

Question 21

What are helpful team building techniques?

Answer 21

• Social/Risky/Physical Activity
• Disclose Personal Info
• Strength + Potential + Skills
• Favourite Working Methods
• Build/Make/Construct

Question 22

What are unhelpful team building techniques?

Answer 22

• Aimless Chat
• Allow Member to Dominate
• Allow Member to not Join In
• Keep it Formal/Abstract
• Avoid Expressing Feelings
• No Target/Goals
• Criticism + Hostility
• Don’t Listen
• No Interest in Team

Question 23

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Answer 23

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