Characteristics of a team

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TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Characteristics of a team
• Team Roles and Responsibilities
• Tools and Techniques
• Stages of teambuilding
• Values and Norms
• Decision Making

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A TEAM

• Fundamental Elements of a team
• Task Vs. Process

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What makes a group a team?
What is it about some groups that makes them
effective?
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FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEAM

• Mission

Teams, need a defined, mutually agreed upon
purpose mission
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FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEAM

• Commitment

Personalize involvement take ownership for the
teams
Team members MUST agree to some level of
commitment
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FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEAM
Norms/Ground Rules

• Youve got to play by the rules
• Explicit appropriate ground rules

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FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEAM

• An Effective Process
• Team must agree on the process understand their
  role

PDCA Cycle
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PDCA Cycle

• Plan

• Gather information, assess resources, define
  problems, map out a method for action

• Implement the above plan monitor results and
  keep records as necessary

Do
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PDCA Cycle

• Check

• Examine the data, talk to others and gather more
  information to measure the effects of your plan
  and actions.

• Act

• Based on the data, results and other information,
  modify the action and adjust your plan.

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FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEAM

• Interdependence

• Every members role work complements someone
  else

• Individual progress hinges on the help input of
  others

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Interdependence

• Knowledge

Skills
Perspective
Ability
An effective teams function on the strength and
skills of all members.
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FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEAM

• Mission
• Commitment
• Norms/Ground Rules
• An Effective Process
• Interdependence

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TASK VS. PROCESS

• TASK

Process

• What

How
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TASK VS. PROCESS

• Task can be accomplished by many process
• Consider culture

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