Team Manangement

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TeamManagement


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Team management refers to techniques, processesand tools for organizing and coordinating a group of individuals working towards a common goali.e. ateam.

Definition :-


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Team DevelopmentModel

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Adjourning


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The team meets and learns about the opportunity and

challenges, and then agrees on goals and begins to tackle thetasks

Team members tend to behave quite independently .

They may be motivated but are usually relatively uninformed of the issues and objectives of the team.

Team members are usually on their best behavior but veryfocused on themselves.

Mature team members begin to model appropriate behavioreven at this early phase.

Supervisors of the team tend to need to be directive during thisphase.

Forming


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Storming The team addresses issues such as what problems they are reallysupposed to solve,how they will function independently and together and what

leadership model they will accept. Team members open up to each other and confront each other'sideas and perspectives

Some team members will focus on minutiae to evade real issues.

The storming stage is necessary to the growth of the team

It can be contentious, unpleasant and even painful to members of the team who are averse to conflict.

Tolerance of each team member and their differences needs to beemphasized.

Supervisors of the team during this phase may be more

accessible but tend to still need to be directive in their guidanceof decision-making and professional behavior.


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Norming Team members adjust their behavior to each other as they develop workhabits that make teamwork seem more natural and fluid.

Team members often work through this stage by agreeing on rules,values, professional behavior, shared methods, working tools and eventaboos.

During this phase, team members begin to trust each other. Motivation

increases as the teamgets more acquainted with the project.

Teams in this phase may lose their creativity if the norming behaviorsbecome too strong and begin to stifle healthy dissent and the teambegins to exhibit groupthink.

Supervisors of the team during this phase tend to be participative morethan in the earlier stages.

The team members can be expected to take more responsibility formaking decisions and for their professional behavior.


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ngese g -per orm ng teams are a e to unct on as a un t as t ey n

ways to get the job donesmoothly and effectively without inappropriate conflict or the need forexternal supervision.

Team members have become interdependent.

The team members are now competent, autonomous and able to handlethe decision-makingprocess without supervision.

Dissent is expected and allowed as long as it is channeled through meansacceptable to the team.

Supervisors of the team during this phase are almost always participative.

The team will make most of the necessary decisions.

Even the most high-performing teams will revert to earlier stages incertain circumstances

Many long-standing teams will go through these cycles many times asthey react to changing

circumstances.


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AdjourningAdjourning

involves completing the task and breaking up the team.involves completing the task and breaking up the team.the group disbands.the group disbands.


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Beblins Conclusion:-

The chair: not necessarily brilliant leaders but they must be good at runningmeetings, being calm, strong but tolerant.

The plant: someone who is essentially very good at generating ideas andpotential solutions to problems.

The monitor evaluator: good at evaluating ideas and potential solutions to problems.

The shaper: who helps to direct the teams attention to the important issues.


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Cont

The team worker: skilled at creating a good working environment, e.g. by jollying peoplealong.

The resource investigator: adept (skilful) at finding resources in terms of both physical resourcesand information.

The completer-finisher: concerned with completing tasks.

The company worker: a good team player who is willing to undertake less attractive tasks if they are needed for team success.


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Eight fundamental areas that allteams need to resolve in order toperform effectively

Who are we? Where are we now? Where are we going? How will we get there? What is expected of us? What support do weneed?

How effective are we? What recognition do wemeet?


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Finito !!!Finito !!!

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