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Team Building by Ravi Kumudesh
The document discusses the importance of teamwork in achieving shared goals and the characteristics of effective teams and team members. It highlights key principles, behaviors, and strategies for successful team building and conflict resolution. Overall, it emphasizes that effective communication, commitment, and collaboration among team members enhance the efficiency and morale of the team.
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Introduction to team building by Ravi Kumudesh, highlighting the importance of collaboration.
The concept of teamwork presented as a narrative or story-telling method.
Emphasizes the outcomes and positive impacts of effective teamwork.
Highlighting the importance of each team member's role in contributing to the team's success.
Encouragement for team perseverance, stressing the importance of sticking together.
Collaborative skills lead to a stronger agency dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals.
Key factors for team success: commitment, defined roles, good communication, and personal relationships.
List of twelve crucial tips such as clear expectations and effective communication for successful team building.
A definition of teamwork explaining the collaborative effort of individuals working towards a common goal.
The necessity of interpersonal skills to enhance collaborative efforts within teams.
Overview of teamwork principles, benefits, leadership and member characteristics.
Discussion on teamwork benefits for decision-making, communication, and organizational dynamics.
Identifying the skills, traits, communication styles, and motivational factors of effective team leaders.
Defining valuable qualities of individual members in a team regarding participation and communication.
Characteristics defining successful teams including work atmosphere, decision-making, and focus.
Essentials for a supportive team environment emphasizing caring, communication, and collective growth.
Essential components like support, resources, and communication that affect team morale.
Critical skills needed for effective teamwork including listening, questioning, and sharing.
Clarifying the definition of a team per Webster, emphasizing cooperation and efficiency.
Highlighting the quote by Vince Lombardi on the importance of individual commitment for team success.
The concept of leadership stemming from teamwork and the dynamics involved.
Key aspects for team success including commitment, defined roles, and strong personal connections.
Describing behaviors in teams that foster cooperation and problem-solving capabilities.
Guidelines for delivering constructive feedback to enhance team member communication.
Approaches for giving positive feedback and how to ensure it is well-received.
Strategies for individuals to process and acknowledge feedback communicated by peers.
Identifying potential early indicators of conflict, such as poor communication and leadership issues.
Highlighting specific signs of conflict, including body language and disagreements.
Effective strategies for addressing and resolving conflicts within a team.
Core ingredients for building successful teams centered on shared goals and role definition.
Discussing necessary systems and processes that support effective team communication and dynamics.
Approaches for handling conflicts focusing on separating personal issues from problem-solving.
Guidelines for expressing views and confirming understanding during discussions on conflicts.
Emphasizing that every team member can be a leader and the importance of effective membership.
Encouraging members to communicate openly and contribute creatively to the team.
Discussion on the universality of teamwork and its significance in various life contexts.
Exploring how individual attitudes impact teamwork dynamics and success.
Noting the advantages of teamwork including improved environment, communication and reduced errors.
Strategies for achieving consensus while addressing differences and fostering open communication.
Final encouragement to enjoy teamwork experiences and the accompanying support.
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- 3. The Results ofTeam Work
- 6. Every Team MemberCan Help!
- 7. Everyone Has toHang in There!
- 8. Why Should WeBe a Team? • When staff use their skills and knowledge together, the result is a stronger agency that can fulfill its mission “To provide accurate information that would assist individuals in achieving a better quality of life.” • People working together can sustain the enthusiasm and lend support needed to complete the work of each program.
- 9. How does aTeam Work Best? A Teams succeeds when its members have: • a commitment to common objectives • defined roles and responsibilities • effective decision systems, communication and work procedures • good personal relationships
- 10. Team Building Twelve tipsfor successful team building: 1. Clear expectations 2. Context 3. Commitment 4. Competence 5. Charter 6. Control 7. Collaboration 8. Communication 9. Creative Innovation 10. Consequences 11. Coordination 12. Cultural Change
- 11. Definition of teamwork: –Teamwork is the concept of people working together as a team for one specific purpose under the same value.
- 12. Teamwork .... WhatIs It? • Greater interpersonal skills are necessary if you are to work together.
- 13. Principles of Teamwork Benefits of Teamwork Characteristics of the Best Team Leaders Characteristics of Great Team Members Characteristics of Effective Teams
- 14. What are the Benefitsof Teamwork? • How can it aid in decision making? • How does it affect communication? • What are the benefits to members? • What are the benefits to organizations?
- 15. Characteristics of the BestTeam Leaders • What skills do they have? • What traits do they exhibit? • How do they communicate? • What motivates them?
- 16. Characteristics of Great TeamMembers • What makes individual members a valuable part of the team? • How do they communicate? • How do they participate? • What’s their attitude? • What’s their motivation?
- 17. Characteristics of Effective Teams •What is the atmosphere like? • How does the work get done? • What is communication like? • How are decisions made? • Where is the focus?
- 18. Qualities of aTeam • Members care for one another • Members know what is important • Members communicate with one another • Members grow together • There is a team fit
- 19. Team Morale DependsOn Support Resources Communication Personalities
- 20. Teamwork Skills • Listen •Question • Persuade • Respect • Help • Share • Participate
- 21. What Is ATeam? According to Webster's Ninth Edition: In other words, when one person cannot accomplish a job alone and several individuals must cooperate to fulfill a mission, you need a team. The better the cooperation, communication, and coordination among team members, the more efficient the team. “A team is a number of persons associated together in work or activity: as a group on one side (as in football or debate).”
- 22. “Individual commitment toa group effort is what makes a team work…” Vince Lombardi
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- 24. How do TeamsWork Best? • Teams succeed when members have: • Commitment to common objectives; • Defined roles and responsibilities; • Effective decision systems, communication and work procedures; and, • Good personal relationships.
- 25. Behaviors • Competitive relationshipsbecome more cooperative. • There is a willingness to confront issues and solve problems. • Teams develop the ability to express criticism constructively. • There is a sense of team spirit.
- 26. Giving Constructive Feedback •Be descriptive • Don't use labels • Don’t exaggerate • Don’t be judgmental • Speak for yourself
- 27. Giving Constructive Feedback •Use “I” messages. • Restrict your feedback to things you know for certain. • Help people hear and accept your compliments when giving positive feedback.
- 28. Receiving Feedback • Listencarefully. • Ask questions for clarity. • Acknowledge the feedback. • Acknowledge the valid points. • Take time to sort out what you heard.
- 29. Beginnings of conflict: •Poor communication • Seeking power • Dissatisfaction with management style • Weak leadership • Lack of openness • Change in leadership
- 30. Conflict indicators: • Bodylanguage • Disagreements, regardless of issue • Withholding bad news • Surprises • Conflicts in value system • Desire for power • Increasing lack of respect • Open disagreement • Lack of clear goals
- 31. Techniques for avoidingand/or resolving conflict: • Meet conflict head on • Plan for and communicate frequently • Be honest about concerns • Agree to disagree - understand healthy disagreement would build better decisions • Let your team create - people will support what they help create • Discuss differences in values openly • Continually stress the importance of following policy • Communicate honestly - avoid playing "gotcha" type games
- 32. Recipe for SuccessfulTeam • Commitment to shared goals and objectives • Clearly define roles and responsibilities Use best skills of each Allows each to develop in all areas
- 33. Recipe for SuccessfulTeam • Effective systems and processes – Clear communication – Beneficial team behaviors; well-defined decision procedures and ground rules – Balanced participation – Awareness of the group process – Good personal relationships
- 34. Negotiating Conflict • Separateproblem issues from people issues. • Be soft on people, hard on problem. • Look for underlying needs, goals of each party rather than specific solutions.
- 35. Addressing the Problem •State your views in clear non-judgmental language. • Clarify the core issues. • Listen carefully to each person’s point of view. • Check understanding by restating the core issues.
- 36. Valued Team Members •Every one has potential to be a leader • Success often depends on your ability to be an effective team member
- 37. Becoming a Valued TeamMember • Avoid any action that might sabotage the team • Keep in mind that effective team membership depends on honest, open communication • Do not feel the need to submerge your own strong believes, creative solutions, and ideas
- 41. Teamwork .... Why? •Teams are a part of everyone's life. You're a member of a family team. • So it's appropriate that you understand how to function effectively as a team member.
- 42. Teamwork .... What AreYour Beliefs and Attitudes? • Let's begin by considering the most important element of teamwork-how • you feel about it! Teamwork depends not only on your skills, but on your attitudes as well.
- 43. Keep the followingin mind: • Teamwork improves the working environment. • Teamwork keeps communication consistent. • Teamwork relieves stress. • Teamwork reduces errors. • Teamwork keeps communication lines open.
- 44. Follow these guidelinesfor reaching a consensus: • Avoid arguing over individual ranking or position. Present a position as logically as possible. • Avoid "win-lose" statements. Discard the notion that someone must win. • Avoid changing of minds only in order to avoid conflict and to achieve harmony. • Treat differences of opinion as indicative of incomplete sharing of relevant information, keep asking questions. • Keep the attitude that holding different views is both natural and healthy to team building.
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