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AFROZ LAKHANIAFROZ LAKHANI

What is TEAM?? •T= Together•E= Everyone•A= Achieves •M= More

Can Team Work??• Teams are inefficient decision makers.

• They waste time!

• They err on the side of caution.

• The results are ineffective compromise.

•Teams benefit from combined experience.

•They are not swayed by individual prejudice.

How Team can work?• Teams should have clear responsibilities

and authority to make decisions alone.

• Teams should be given time to develop

together into a productive unit.

• Well managed teams are more likely to

produce the correct answer.

• Teams that are well supported and

trusted will produce the best results

What is Team work??• Teamwork is the concept of

people working together as a team for one specific purpose under the same values and languages.

What did Tuckman say?

All teams go through 4 identifiable stages of development

• Forming - team members are polite to each other but little is achieved

• Storming - members start to argue

• Norming - members accept each others differences

• Performing - members trust each other

What Makes a Good Team?

•Knowledgeable people from all relevant departments

•Between 6 and 10 members

•A clear, documented purpose

•An open, pleasant environment

•Well planned and structured meetings

•The support of superiors

Stages of Team Development

•Forming - polite but untrusting

•Storming - testing others

•Norming - valuing other types

•Performing - flexibility from trust

PEOPLE

TASK

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Dependency

Orientation

Conflict

Organization

Cohesion

Data-flowing

Inter-dependency

Problem-solving

FORMING:• Getting started as a group• Looking to a designated leader for guidance•Members are getting to know each other•Little work gets accomplished• Introductory level regarding direction, values goals etc.Questions, which must be answered to kick-start the Forming stage• Why am I here?• Who are the other members and what are their strengths?•How am I going to find out what they are good at and also let them know about my capabilities and characteristics?

What are we supposed to do? When will we start on our task? (Forming to Performing)

Storming• A time of stressful negotiation of the terms under

which the team will work together; a trial by fire

• Competition and conflict at the interpersonal level and over goals, decisions and procedures

• It is estimated that three fifths of the length of any team project from start to finish is taken up in the first two stages.

• It is necessary, as it “gets things out of the way”

• What a team fails to settle during the Storming stage will almost always return to haunt them at a later date, sometimes to a greater Storm

• Leadership is critical at this stage - setting limits, offering suggestions.

Questions that must be answered in this stage are:

• What are we supposed to accomplish as a team?

• What are the roles and responsibilities as they relate to achieving the goal?

• What information do we need?

• Who is in charge?

• How will we make decisions?

NORMING

• Acceptance of other members, cooperation and building cohesion

• A time in which roles are accepted, team feelings develop and information is freely shared

• The very opposite of the Storming stage

• Formal leadership begins to fade and others find opportunities to lead in situations

PERFORMING

• High morale based upon pride of task accomplishment and richness of interpersonal relationships.

• It is an admission by every member of the team that he or she cannot do the job by themselves.

• There is a genuine commitment to team goals and objectives by individual members.

• Performing is a time of great personal growth among team members.

How can I begin?• STEP 1: Receive the project• STEP 2: Set members• STEP 3: Make project brief• STEP 4: Set languages• STEP 5: Set Values• STEP 6: Finish Master Plan• STEP 7: Action

Eight Characteristics of High Performing

Teams– A clear, elevating goal;– A results-driven structure;– Competent team members;– Unified commitment;– Collaborative climate;– Standards of excellence;– External support & recognition;– Principled leadership

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