The document discusses the stages of team building, including forming where individuals take on roles and develop trust, storming where members may be resistant, norming where team rules are established, and performing where members understand each other's strengths and weaknesses. It also provides tips for giving and receiving feedback during teamwork, and lists key factors for a successful team such as having a vision, clarity, communication, and framework/rules without saying "no". The document aims to explain what teamwork is and how to effectively build a high-functioning team.
4. What is Teamwork ?What is Teamwork ?
Process of establishing
& developing a greater
sense of collaboration
between members to
achieve the desired
results from available
resources in specific
time.
17. Stage 3Stage 3: NORMING: NORMING
Recognize their team
Team rules and procedures
The individuality of fellow members
Members realize that they are not going
to crash-and-burn and start helping each
other.
18. Speak for yourself. Use “I” messages.
Restrict your feedback to things you know
for certain.
Help people hear and accept your
compliments when giving positive feedback.
Giving FeedbackGiving Feedback
19. Listen carefully.
Ask questions for clarity.
Acknowledge the feedback.
Acknowledge the valid points.
Take time to sort out what you heard.
Receiving FeedbackReceiving Feedback
20. Stage 4Stage 4: PERFORMING: PERFORMING
A better understanding of
each other’s strengths &
weaknesses
Gain the ability to
prevent or work through
group conflict and resolve differences
21. Vision
Clarity
Don’t say “NO”
Framework & Rules
Communication: Listen .. Listen &
Listen
Recipe for Successful TeamRecipe for Successful Team
22. ““ Groups make me understandGroups make me understand
why Batman prefers to workwhy Batman prefers to work
alone “alone “
Editor's Notes
As the team matures, members gradually learn to cope with each other and the pressures that they face. As a result, the team goes through the fairly predictable stages noted on the slide.
To help the students adapt to their team, it might be wise to have them to simple activities to build trust and establish communication between the members. However, in the context of the computational science project many of the forming actions are undertaken as the team determines what their project topic will be and narrows the focus to reach their project goal. Teachers can help students as they "form" their teams by making sure that they understand the process they will go through to get their topic.
You may want to include some activities to illustrate trust and/or communication skills in a team.
This is probably the most difficult stage for the team. They may be floundering trying to find a project topic that is narrow enough to study or a mentor to help them. They begin to realize that this project is different than other ones that they have done in the past. Teachers can help students through this stage by encouraging members to use their individual skills and assume more responsibilities.
Understanding how personality types interact can ease some of the tensions in the storming stage.
Be descriptive -- relate what you saw or heard the other person do. Give specific recent examples
Don’t use labels -- Be specific and unambiguous. Don’t use words like immature, unprofessional, irresponsible which are labels attached to behavior. For example, say “ You missed the deadline we had agreed to meet rather than, “You’re being irresponsible and I want to know what you are going to do about it.
Don’t exaggerate. Be exact. To say, “You’re always late for deadlines” is probably untrue and unfair. It invites the receiver to argue with exaggeration rather than respond to real issue
Don’t be judgmental. Don’t use words like good, better, bad, worst or should which place you in the role of controlling parent. This invites the receiver to respond as a child.
Speak for yourself. Don’t refer to absent, anonymous people. Avoid references like “A lot of people here don’t like it when you…” Encourage others to speak for themselves
Listen carefully. Don’t interrupt. Don’t discourage the feedback-giver.
Ask questions for clarity. You have the right to receive clear feedback. Ask for specific examples.
Acknowledge the feedback. Paraphrase the message in your own words to let the person know what you have heard and understood what was said.
Acknowledge the valid points. Agree with what is true. Agree with what is possible. Acknowledge the other person’s point of view and try to understand their reaction. Agreeing with what’s true or possible doesn’t mean you agree to change your behavior or mean agreeing with any value judgment about you. You can agree that your reports are late with out thereby agreeing that your are irresponsible
Take time to sort out what you heard. You may need time for sorting out or checking with others before responding to feedback. It is reasonable to ask the feedback-giver for time to think about what was said and how you feel about it. Don’t use this time as an excuse to avoid the issue.
To summarize, even though these points are addressing teams in the workplace, they are applicable in the classroom setting. They can also form part of the rubric to evaluate the team’s performance.
Clarity in team goals: has a clear vision and can progress steadily toward its goals.
A work plan: helps team determine what advice, assistance, and other resources they need from teachers, mentors or research
Clearly defined role: Uses each member’s talents and involves everyone in team activities so no one feels left out.