TEAMWORK  

Teamwork  

•  Working  in  a  Team  is  very  important.    •  O5en  its  not  just  what  you  know,  but  how  well  you  work  with  your  fellow  professionals.  

•  People  not  use  to  Teamwork  may  need  new  skills  so  that  they  can  work  effecAvely  in  a  team.  

Stages  in  Team  Development  

Working  in  Teams  

Working  in  a  Team  requires:  

•  Technical  skills  to  undertake  tasks  

•  Interpersonal  skills  to  communicate  with  people  

•  Team  skills  to  work  as  an  effecAve  team  member.  

ContribuAng  to  a  team  

•  How  can  we  contribute  towards  our  team?  

Feedback  

•  Why  do  we  need  feedback?  

•  What  types  of  feedback  can  we  receive?  

Ways  to  improve  ProducAvity  of  the  Team  in  the  Workplace  •  Employers  may  need  to  :    -­‐    to  provide  more  effecAve  technology.    -­‐  Provide  more  training    -­‐  Improve  employee  saAsfacAon    -­‐    provide  flexible  work  arrangements    -­‐  beOer  meet  needs  of  customers    -­‐  inform  employees  of  their  policies  &    pracAces  

Strategies  to  improve  Team  ProducAvity  

•  Employers  should:  – Allow  employees  to  give  feedback  about  policies  in  place.  

–  Ensure  all  employees  have  job  specificaAons  and  know  their  responsibiliAes  

–  Ensure  their  is  co  operaAon  of  tasks  and  acknowledgment  of  this.  

§  Example  in  Workbook  of  CooperaAve  tasks  Pg  77.  §  Tasks  need  to  be  completed  to  an  expected  standard.  E.g  Pg  78  

Match  the  Statements  on  the  le5  with  those  on  the  right:  

Statement  A   Statement  B    

1.  All  team  members  are  commiOed   shares  ideas  and  contributes  to  brainstorming  acAviAes.  

2.  Team  members  communicate  effecAvely  allowing  

resulAng  in  more  work  completed  within  the  designated  Ame  frames.  

3.  Team  members  co-­‐operate  with  each  other  and  

each  person  to  understand  what  is  expected  of  them.  

4.  Team  members  are  flexible  with  respect  to  the  tasks  they  complete  and  become  mulA-­‐skilled  

each  person  to  understand  what  is  expected  of  them.  

5.  When  problem  solving  everyone   assist  others  when  they  need  help.  6.  Everyone  adopts  a  posiAve  a]tude   team  meeAngs.  7.  People  respect  individual  differences  in   to  working  cooperaAvely.  

8.  People  regularly  aOend   personal  values  and  beliefs  related  to  culture,  religion  and  language.  

Group  AcAvity  

– What  characterisAcs  does  a  good  Team  Member  have  ?  

– What  does  a  Team  require  to  be  successful  ?  

– What  are  some  of  the  issues/problems  that  arise  when  working  in  a  team  ?  

– What  are  the  benefits  to  an  organisaAon  of  using  teamwork  ?