TEAMWORK

Business Essentials

TogetherEveryoneAchievesMore

“Coming together is a beginning.Keeping together is progress.Working together is success.”

-Henry Ford

WHAT ARE TEAMS? Number of persons associated together

in work or activity Examples:

Local communityWorkplaceSportsClub/organization

TEAMS Great leadership builds great teams Leaders:

Correct course of actionMake difficult decisionsEstablish standards of performance to be

metConstantly improvingShould strive to build high performance

teams

TEAM BUILDING Requires management of personalities Requires knowing how each person

thinks and how to utilize their competencies

5 STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT Forming Storming Norming Performing Transforming

FORMING Tasks:

Establish base level expectationsIdentify similaritiesAgree on common goals

Behaviors:Making contact and bondingDeveloping trustMembers dependent

STORMING Tasks:

Identifying power and control issuesGaining communication skillsIdentifying resources

Behaviors:Expressing differences of ideas, feelings,

and opinionsReacting to leadershipMembers independent or counter-

dependent

NORMING Tasks:

Members agree about roles and processes for problem-solving

Behaviors:Decisions are made through negotiation and

consensus building

PERFORMING Tasks:

Achieve effective and satisfying resultsMembers find solutions to problems using

appropriate controls Behaviors:

Members work collaborativelyMembers care about each otherGroup establishes a unique identityMembers are independent

TRANSFORMING Ending and closure of team’s existence Sad and awkward Difficulty or avoidance of saying

goodbye

6 WAYS SUCCESSFUL TEAMS ARE BUILT TO LAST Be aware of how you work Get to know the rest of the team Clearly define roles and responsibilities Be proactive with feedback Acknowledge and reward Always celebrate success

BE AWARE OF HOW YOU WORK Evaluate yourself and look at areas you

can improve Hold yourself accountable to change

your approach if necessary Lead from a position of strength and

respectability Be your own boss Be flexible Know who you are as a leader

GET TO KNOW THE REST OF THE TEAM Encourage cohesiveness Understand the needs of your team Accept that differences exist “Think of a team as puzzle pieces that

can be placed together in a variety of ways.”

CLEARLY DEFINE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES People’s ideal role may lie outside their

job description Responsibilities should be dependent

upon one another “A team should operate as a mosaic

whose unique strengths and differences convert into a powerful united force.”

BE PROACTIVE WITH FEEDBACK

Key to assuring any team is staying on track Should be proactive and constant Art of great communication Can be formal or informal Serve as team’s greatest supporter for

continuous improvement “Take the time to remind someone of how

and what they can be doing better. Learn from them. Feedback is two-way communication.”

ACKNOWLEDGE AND REWARD People love recognition and appreciate

respect Give teammates praise they earn and

deserve Reassure team that you are paying

attention to their efforts Builds loyalty and trust “When people are acknowledged, their

work brings them greater satisfaction and becomes more purposeful.”

ALWAYS CELEBRATE SUCCESS

Take a step back and reflect on what you’ve accomplished and learned

Celebrate success that comes about from effort, sacrifice, and determination

“Celebration is a short-lived activity. Don’t ignore it. Take the time to live in the moment and remember what allowed you to cross the finish line.”

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

-Helen Keller

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

-Michael Jordan

REFERENCES http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2

012/10/01/6-ways-successful-teams-are-built-to-last/2/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team

http://salvos.org.au/scribe/sites/2020/files/Resources/Transitions/HANDOUT_-_Tuckmans_Team_Development_Model.pdf