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• Teamwork• What is a Team?• Benefits of a Team• Developing a Team
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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
- Andrew Carnegie
TeamworkTeamwork
A team is a collection of individuals, each with his/her own expertise, brought together to benefit a common goal.
What is a Team?What is a Team?
Benefits of a TeamBenefits of a Team• Shared workload
• Chances for leadership and personal satisfaction
• A sense of belonging to a successful process
• The ability to accomplish more than if work is performed independently
Step #1: Identify the team’s mission.
• What does the team have to do?
• How will the team accomplish the task?
• What information is needed?
• What resources are available?
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Step #2: Have team members establish group norms.
• Develop guidelines, protocols, or rules.
• Establish them by the team through consensus.
• Regulate proper and acceptable behavior by and between team members.
• Commit to agree to follow these rules.
No design decision should be acted on without discussion and consensus from all team members.
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Establishing Group Norms
• Create a list of norms by brainstorming with teammates.
• Analyze each norm and discuss its impact on the team and the overall goal.
• Identify key norms that everyone can come to consensus on.
• Establish consequences if norms are broken.
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Typical Group Norms
• Input from all team members
• Team meeting schedule and project timeline
• Communication protocols
• Conflict resolution protocols
A copy of the established norms should be provided to each team member.
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Step #3: Identify team members’ strengths and weaknesses.
• Have team members list their individual talents, skills, and limitations.
• Identify job responsibilities.
• Remember: Each team member’s strengths are a support mechanism for the weaknesses of other team members.
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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
• Teamwork• What is a Team?• Benefits of a Team• Developing a Team
©iStockphoto.com
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