Teams are important as they encourage commitment to common goals, create interdependencies, and enhance communication and sharing of skills. A team is a group of interdependent people working towards a shared goal. Effective teams promote open communication, build trust among members, and make it easier to resolve issues and set high performance standards. This module aims to explain the concept of teams and identify the characteristics of effective teams and individual teamwork styles.

1. Teamwork

2. Module Objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
 Explain the concept of a team
 Identify the characteristics of an effective team
 Identify your own team work style

3. Effective Teamwork

4. Concept of a Team

5. Team - Definition
A group of people with a
high degree of
interdependence geared
towards the achievement of a
goal or the completion of a
task.
Team = Common Goal + Working Together

6. Game

7. Why are Teams Important?
Teams are important as they:
Encourage common commitment to
goals
Create interdependencies
Result in better communication
Result in sharing of skills
Create positive synergy
Enhance employee involvement

8. Why are Teams Important?
Teams are important as they:
Promote open communication at all
levels in the organisation
Build mutual trust among team
members
Make resolving differences and
disagreements easier
Many issues and problems get resolved
by informal interactions and
discussions among team members

9. Why are Teams Important?
Teams are important as they:
Promote healthy competition
Make it easier to set higher performance
standards
Make it easier to manage unforeseen
situations regarding manning or
otherwise.

10. ogether
veryone
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None of us is as smart as All of us!

11. Summary
By the end of this module, we are able to:
Explain the concept of a team
Identify the characteristics of an effective team
Identify your own team work style