Team Building

Question 1

what are some factors to consider when forming a team?

Answer 1

group dynamics
shared goal
different roles and responsibilities
personality
sensitivity and intuition
extroverted and introverted

Question 2

what is the big 5 in team building

Answer 2

• leadership
• mutual performance monitoring
• backup behaviour (provides resources and gives feedback, can compensate for team)
• adaptability (must understand everyone to be able to adapt the plan appropriately)
• team orientation (positive attitude)

Question 3

describe the tuckerman concept:
Forming
Storming + Norming
Performing
Adjourning

Answer 3

• leadership + team orientation
• adaptability as team strategies
• performance monitoring and adaptibility and back up
• reflection and feedback to improve for future

Question 4

How can challenges occur in a team?

Answer 4

miscommunication
conflicting personality types
someone not pulling their weight
uneven distribution of workload

Question 5

what are the belbin team roles?

Answer 5

resource investigator
team worker
coordinator
plant
monitor evaluator
specialist
shaper
implementer
finisher

Question 6

how can you asses the performance of a team?

Answer 6

productivity
team spirit
work distribution
customer and personal satisfaction
quantity and quality of work
team wellbeing

Question 7

what is a team?

Answer 7

2 or more people working interdependently to complete a shared goal

Question 8

what is the purpose of the team leader

Answer 8

define goals
find solution
creation
work independently

Question 9

what is the purpose of the mutual performance monitor

Answer 9

check things are running smoothly and on track
keeps team aware of their abilities
maintain team synergy

Question 10

what is the purpose of the backup behaviour

Answer 10

provide resources: feedback, assistnace in coaching
can help with high workload
help in a stressfull time

Question 11

what is the function of Adaptability

Answer 11

have a birds eye look over the team to be able to adjust the team to changing actions
bring focus

Question 12

what is the function of team orientation

Answer 12

has a positive attitude
enjoy working with people
accept feedback and assistance

Question 13

What is sala’s team theory

Answer 13

The big 5
Plus coordinating mechanisms: mutual trust, shared mental models, closed loop communication