Groups, Teams & Teamwork

1. Groups, Teams & Teamwork What is a group?  What is a team?  What is teamwork? Why is this important?

2. Groups, Teams & Teamwork What is teamwork? • Work done by several individuals, each doing a part, but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole • Cooperative effort to achieve a common goal • Teamwork is an outcome of cooperative effort

3. Groups, Teams & Teamwork What is the difference between a team and a group? • Groups are under the direction of a manager • Teams are self-managed

4. Groups, Teams & Teamwork Why Groups and Teams are used •   Naturally occurring social phenomenon   • Foster innovation & creativity   • Improve decision-making   •   Offset effects of organizational size   •   Meet social needs of individuals  •   Maximize resources & create synergy 

5. Groups, Teams & Teamwork How to Maximize Group/Team Effectiveness • Size matters (5 -7)   • Adequate resources   • Assign roles   • Recognize & manage diversity   • Assign goals   • Group results & Individual results   • Leadership structure  

6. Groups, Teams & Teamwork How To Improve Cohesiveness •       Small group size   •       Achieve consensus on goals  •       Maximize time spent together   •       Raise perceived status of the group •       Stimulate competition with other groups   •       Reward group results, not individual results   •       Physically isolate the group    

7. Groups, Teams & Teamwork Group Development Model: Tuckman’s Stage Model • Forming • Storming • Norming • Performing • Adjourning  

8. Groups, Teams & Teamwork Group Development Model: Punctuated equilibrium • First meeting agenda setting • Period of equilibrium • Period of Inertia & low productivity • Midpoint • Revise game plan • Period of equilibrium • High performance • Final burst of activity • Finish