Watch this with a 10-15 minute audiotrack at http://vimeo.com/novusprogram/lesson23 This lesson will discuss the concept of teamwork and what makes a team effective. It also discusses the role of a team leader and what makes a leader effective. Finally, it discusses how these two concepts interact in building a well functioning team. The Novus project is a combination of video tutorials designed to be used in conjunction with a free business simulation software program. The Novus Business and IT Program contains 36 business and IT training videos, covering basic finance, accounting, marketing, economics, business strategy, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Users will have an opportunity to apply the lessons in the Novus Business Simulator. Over six rounds, the user or teams will have to make decisions on capital purchases, financing, production, financing, and human resources for a microbrewery. This channel has arranged the 36 video lessons into the order in which they are meant to be used with the simulator. To watch this slideshow as a video, please go to our Vimeo page at: https://vimeo.com/novusprogram. To download our free business simulation software, please go to our SourceForge page at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/novus/.

1. Leadership and Teambuilding
Objective: To discuss the basic principles of effective teams, the team
formation process, and the difference between management and leadership.
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2. Teams
• Any organization with more than one member
• Agree what to be done
• Help each other to succeed
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3. Effective Teams
• Goals
• Processes
• Roles
• Relationships
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4. Goals
• Consistent with Vision and Mission
• Give the team something to work toward
• Develop strategies to reach the goals
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5. Processes
• Answer “How do we do things?”
• Business operations but also:
– What to do?
– Conflict resolution
– Problem solving
– Policies
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6. Roles
• What is each person responsible for?
• Avoid duplication
• Ensure all tasks are done
• Use skills effectively
• Team agreement about responsibilites
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7. Relationships
• How team members interact
• Important aspects:
– Communication
– Respect
– Involvement
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8. Leader
• Every team needs one
• More than having authority
• Behavior is more important than skills
• Serving the organization
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9. Leadership vs. Management
• Management
– Planning, Organization, Communication
• Leadership
– Trust
– Inspiration
– Attitude
– Decision making
– Character
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10. Effective Leaders
• Understanding Team Members
• Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses
• Ability to Communicate
• Ability to Decide and Act
• Know Objectives and How to Plan
• Team Building
• Help Team Members
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11. Phases of Teamwork
• Formation
• Ideas
• Goal Setting
• Action
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