Teams

Question 1

Characteristics of Successful Teams

Answer 1

ACRONYM PERFORM

• Purpose
• Empowerment
• Relationships + communication
• Flexibility
• Optimal Performance
• Morale

From a management with clear objectives, understanding and commitment, resulting in a team with a sense of direction, belonging and identity

Question 2

Team roles

Answer 2

• Plant (ideas) Creators, innovative and independent
• Resource investigators (energy) enthusiastic inquistive, extroverts
• Monitor evaluators (thinkers) serious minded, prudent, able to think critically
• Co-ordinators (chairmen/leaders) Mature, trusting, confident
• Shapers (single minded) agressive extroverts, need for achievement
• Implimenters (company workers) practical common sense, self-controlled, disciplined
• Team workers (people people) mild, sociable, supportive
• Completer finishers (details) capacity for prevision, follow through and attention to detail
• Specialists (experts) keen to acquire technical skills and specialist knowledge

Question 3

Team Development Stages and their Management

Answer 3

Orientation

• Low productivity, high morale
• Leader Sets direction

Dissatisfaction

• Low morale, frustration, conflict
• Leader provides direction and support

Resolution

• Starting to work together
• Leader provides support

Production

• High morale, high productivity
• Minimum interference from leader

Match leadership style to developmental stage

-Beware of regression

Question 4

COMPLETE

Answer 4

COMPLETE