TEAM BUILDING презентация

TEAM BUILDING Makhsim Shavdunov IR 442

TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVES Build and serve on high-performance, effective teams Help meet our goals and objectives.

WHAT WILL BE LEARNED Dynamics and skills involved How to effectively communicate How to define roles How to recognize and use helpful behavior How to avoid and overcome destructive behavior Steps in team decision making and problem solving

WHAT IS A TEAM? A group organized to work together. A team is a group of individuals working together to solve a problem, meet an objective, or tackle an issue.

WHY DO TEAMS WORK? Whole is greater than the sum of its parts Individuals bring a range of talents, knowledge, experience, contacts, etc. Working together, a team can accomplish more

INTANGIBLE BENEFITS Sense of accomplishment Self-fulfillment Esprit de corps Get to know one another More participation in activities Enhance club/OI reputation

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM Get to know one another Establish consensus as to team’s purpose Identify available resources Establish rules of behavior

ESTABLISH CONSENSUS FOR TEAM’S PURPOSE Short term team: once achieved, team disbands Long term team: on-going objective Establish specific objectives Establish its authority Reach consensus on expected results Establish a completion date

HELPFUL BEHAVIOR Be optimistic Be on time Support one another Be courteous Be open minded Be honest Participate

HARMFUL BEHAVIOR Constantly critical Dominate/monopolize Be manipulative Be judgmental Act bored/uninterested Do unrelated things

COMMUNICATIONS “to make known” “to have an interchange, as of ideas” “to express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood

RUNNING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM Keep each team member in the loop Thank dominating members for their contributions, but ask them to allow others to participate Get all members to participate Help members make their point clearly

Ways to Involve Team Members Pass a baton Ask open-ended questions Call directly on non-participants Assign specific tasks Ask for opinion Rotate team roles

Conflicts and Behavior Individuals attacking personalities or ideas Constant criticism of other points of view Displaying anger Showing contempt Unwilling to share the workload Non participation Gossip

Handling Team Conflicts Identify/recognize problems Act quickly Formal conflict resolution an option Team needs to reach consensus Fire someone

Providing Recognition Recognize individual team members informally and continually Also provide formal recognition for special accomplishments

Making Team Meetings Fun! Basic amenities for a comfortable meeting Appropriate equipment Good lighting and ventilation Quiet and place that avoids outside distractions Refreshments Icebreakers

Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems Generating and analyzing ideas

Solution Matrix

Summary Importance of effective teams in solving problems A team is only as good as its members make it Every team member brings attributes Establish rules of behavior Maintain good communications Each member needs to participate Identify problems and resolve conflicts Recognition is important Make your meetings enjoyable Steps involved in making team decisions and solving problems Ways to make decisions and gain consensus