Teamwork and Team Building
Module One: Getting Started
For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it’s at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. This workshop will encourage participants to explore the different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a topnotch team performer.
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. Henry Ford
Workshop Objectives
Concept of a team
Teambuilding activities
Problemsolving strategies
Module Two: Defining Success
Success is determined by a wide range of factors. When we are given a project or an assignment we are also usually given a metric to which we can gauge the success of it. Having a strong team will benefit any organization and will lead to more successes than not.
The ratio of We's to I's is the best indicator of the development of a team. Lewis B. Ergen
What is a Team?
People
Achieve a goal
Sharing responsibility
Collective talent
An Overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Four-Phase Model
The Forming Stage The Storming Stage The Norming Stage The Performing Stage
Module Two: Review Questions 1)What is the same for each team member a)Education b)Skills c)Position d)Goal
3)An organized effort to improve team effectiveness is called: a)Team boosting b)Team building c)Team reinforcement d)Team modification
Module Two: Review Questions 3)What is the second phase of Tuckman and Jensen’s model? a)Norming b)Forming c)Storming d)Performing
4)Bruce Wayne Tuckman is: a)Psychiatrist b)Educational psychologist c)Economist d)Manager
Module Two: Review Questions 1)What is the same for each team member a)Education b)Skills c)Position d)Goal
3)An organized effort to improve team effectiveness is called: a)Team boosting b)Team building c)Team reinforcement d)Team modification
Module Two: Review Questions 3)What is the second phase of Tuckman and Jensen’s model? a)Norming b)Forming c)Storming d)Performing
4)Bruce Wayne Tuckman is: a)Psychiatrist b)Educational psychologist c)Economist d)Manager
Module Three: Types of Teams The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines a team as a number of persons associated together in work or activity. Teams are formed for many purposes. Examples include project teams, ad-hoc teams, quality improvement teams, and task forces. Sometimes the team is formed to work on a goal as an adjunct to a traditional hierarchy in an organization. At other times, the team is designed to replace the hierarchy.
Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part. Casey Stengel
Types of Teams Leader Facilitator Recorder Keeper Members
The Traditional Team Shared understanding and purpose Mutually agreed-upon principles Interdependent
Self-Directed Teams Whole product or process Plans the work and performs it Assigns a facilitator
E-Teams
Complementary skills Geographically dispersed High trust culture
Module Three: Review Questions 1)According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, team members are associated by: a)Their goals b)Their skills and abilities c)Their work or activity d)Their working position
3)Which of the following is not a facilitator’s responsibility? a)Making things happen with ease b)Helping the group with the process c)Enabling group to produce the ‘how’ decisions d)Documenting team’s process
Module Three: Review Questions 3)Traditional team is: a)Externally dependent b)Interdependent c)Independent d)They can be any of the above
4)Effective traditional teams distinguish task from: a)Process b)Means c)Tactics d)Techniques
Module Three: Review Questions 5)A self-directed team is a team that is responsible for: a)The main solution b)The meeting’s outcome c)The whole process or product d)Final decisions
6)Who helps self-directed teams to stay on the track? a)Team leader b)Time keeper c)Team recorder d)Facilitator
Module Three: Review Questions 1)According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, team members are associated by: a)Their goals b)Their skills and abilities c)Their work or activity d)Their working position
3)Which of the following is not a facilitator’s responsibility? a)Making things happen with ease b)Helping the group with the process c)Enabling group to produce the ‘how’ decisions d)Documenting team’s process
Module Three: Review Questions 3)Traditional team is: a)Externally dependent b)Interdependent c)Independent d)They can be any of the above
4)Effective traditional teams distinguish task from: a)Process b)Means c)Tactics d)Techniques
Module Three: Review Questions 5)A self-directed team is a team that is responsible for: a)The main solution b)The meeting’s outcome c)The whole process or product d)Final decisions
6)Who helps self-directed teams to stay on the track? a)Team leader b)Time keeper c)Team recorder d)Facilitator