Introduction to Team Building

• Team Building refers to the process of establishing and developing a greater sense of collaboration & trust between team members.

• Or put another way

BUILDING BRDIGES

The Real Meaning of:

AchievesTogether

Everyone More

• “Teamwork is the ability to work together towards a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

Andrew Carnegie

Tips to Building & Managing a Team

• A Manager’s role has become extremely challenging since organisations have expanded their scope across various demographics.

• Today’s managers are faced with team members that may be from multiple locations, from different cultures and have different backgrounds than their own.

The Seven Practices at the Heart of Building a First-Rate Team

1. Get the best on board

2. Align tasks to skills & motivation

3. Strike the right balance

4. Manage the team mix

5. Give the credit & take the blame

6. Be hard on tasks and soft on people

7. Communicate constantly and review performance

Building a good team is extremely challenging & rewarding at the same time.

Be true to the team’s vision (which will give the team purpose & direction)

Give people space to operate & develop as leaders (this will give the team the ability to deliver )

Remain intellectually sharp as a team (this will keep the team young and vibrant)

Ways to Encourage Teamwork

Share a vision Communicate Be the Leader Avoid Micromanaging

Focus on the big pictureDefine roles Set goals

Share InformationEstablish TrustListen

Be PatientProvide EncouragementPraise the TeamBe EnthusiasticHave Fun

Ease UpDelegate

Characteristics of a Team

There must be an awareness of unity on the part of all its members.

There must be interpersonal relationships.

Members must have a chance to contribute, learn from & work with others.

The members must have the ability to act together toward a common goal

Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams

1. Purpose: Members proudly share a sense of WHY the team exists and are invested in accomplishing its mission & goals.

2. Priorities: Members know what needs to be done next, by whom, and by when to achieve team goals.

3. Roles: Members know their roles in getting tasks done and when to allow a more skilful member to do a certain task.

4. Decisions: Authority & decision-making lines are clearly understood.

5. Conflict: Conflict is dealt with openly and is considered important to decision-making and personal growth.

Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams

6. Personal Traits: Members feel their unique personalities are appreciated and well utilised.

7. Norms: Group norms for working together are set & seen as standards for everyone in the group.

8. Effectiveness: Members find team meetings EFFICIENT & PRODUCTIVE & look forward to this time together.

9. Success: Members know clearly when the team has met with success and share in this equally and proudly.

6. Training: Opportunities for feed back and updating skills are provided and taken advantage of by team members.

Guidelines for Effective Team Membership Contribute Ideas and Solutions

Recognise and Respect Differences in others

Value the ideas and contributions of others

Listen & Share information

Ask questions and get clarification

Participate fully and keep your commitments

Be flexible and respect the partnership created by a team – strive for the “Win-Win”

Have fun and care about the team and outcomes

Characteristics of a High-Performance Team

• Participative Leadership – Creating an interdependence by empowering, Freeing Up & Serving Others

• Shared Responsibility: Establishing an environment in which all team members feel responsibilities as the Manager for the performance of the team

• Aligned on Purpose – Having a sense of common purpose about why the team exists and the function it serves

• High Communication – Creating a climate of trust and open, honest communication• Future Focused – Seeing change as an

opportunity for growth

• Focused on Task – Keeping meetings and interactions focused on results

• Creative Talents – Applying individuals talent and creativity

• Rapid Response – Identifying and acting on opportunities

Goals

• Mission or Purpose (why we exist)

• Vision (what we are trying to accomplish)

• Strategy (How we are going to do it)

• Long-Term Goals (what our priorities are)

• Operating Plans

• Tactics

• Short-Term Objectives

WHY WE NEED TO BUILD BRIDGES

•Responsibilities

•Commitments

•Overlaps •Interdependencies

•Skill Sets

•Expectations

of team leader

and member

roles

Building Bridges

“The greatest genius will not be worth much if he pretends to draw exclusively on his own resources.”

Building Bridges

Could the company survive without the team members cooperating with each other?

Can you do your job without the support of other Business Groups?