TEAM WORK

DEFINITION
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 What is a Team?
Team comprises of a group of people pooling their skills,

talents and knowledge, with mutual support & resources, to

achieve a common goal.

 Teams are especially appropriate for conducting

tasks that are high in complexity &

have many interdependent

subtasks
Stages in Team Building

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing
Stage 1: FORMING
Forming (Orientation)-

This is simply the bringing together of a group of individuals.

At this stage, members discuss :
 How to approach Goals, and what skills are needed, identify strategy
 Determine individual role
 Develop trust and communication

This is an important stage because it serves to clarify the team's

mission and. bond team members.
 Stage 2: STORMING
This stage is characterized by:
• argument
• conflict
• a dip in morale

 Diagnose Conflicts: Find out if everyone agrees on roles &

responsibilities
 Try to identify the problems and work out a solution that meets
everyone’s goals.
 Stage 3: Norming

This stage in the group's development involves the:

• Resolving of issues
• Setting of group policies, procedures, and values
• Members accept the team ground rules, their roles and the
individuality
• of their fellow members
• Team members begin to co-operate and give constructive feedback
 Stage 4: PERFORMING
 The team is accomplishing work effectively.
 Production is high and the climate is positive.
 Members are confident about the outcome, enjoy open communication,
exhibit high energy, and disagreement is welcome and handled without
emotional conflict.

Although work is being accomplished through all the stages, this stage reflects
the work being accomplished most effectively.
BENEFITS OF TEAM WORK
 Individual Work

SPEED
 Any project needs research, pulling together
a proposition, implementing it & delivering
specific benefits

Team Work

 If one person was allocated this task, it could take

months and may be years to make it happen, by
splitting up the task, work can move forward
at an impressive rate.
 Individual Work

SUPPORT
 When people work together in a team they tend to
build bonds between each other.

 People often go out of their way, when they know that

they can rely on the support and encouragement Team Work
of the team.
 UNITY Individual Work

One of the most valuable benefits of

Team Work is the sense of Unity that
accompanies a positive
work environment
Team Work
 INNOVATION Team Work

 Members of a team can brainstorm for

solutions together; working out the kinks in
project plans to reach goals more
efficiently
Individual Work
Teamwork Divides the Task and
Multiplies the Success