Understanding Team Work Flashcards
Importance of team work
Teamwork is a sense of unity that encourages team members to share common interests and responsibilities
Stages of team development
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Mourning
Reasons why businesses use team dynamic theories
•Minimise conflict between team members
• allocate tasks according to the roles of team members
•Select the right people to create a team
Belbin role theory
Action oriented role
Implementer
Shaper
Complete finisher
Cerebral oriented role
Planter
Monitor-evaluator
Specialist
People oriented role
Co-ordinator
Team worker
Investigator
Jungian theory
Extorvert personality types
Enjoy meeting new people
Are friendly and verbally skilled
Are motivated by outside factors
Energetic and enthusiastic
Jungian theory
Introvert
Focus their energy inward on their thoughts and reflections
Prefer to interact with people they know
Not comfortable being around strangers
Management team role instructor
• coach
• conductor
• explorer
• scientist
• innovator
Group consensus
Step 1
•Group members discuss the issue with each other and define the problem
•Group members raise their feelings and ideas about the issues during this stage
Group consensus
Step 2
all members set priorities
Step 3
The group facilitator calls for consensus
Step 4
The group makes a decision
Step 5
Test whether all agree if not discuss again
Step 6
Group members suggest a new proposal