Introduction

Philosophy of job design Practice of organisation development

Goals of team building:

Understanding of team dynamics Group accountability rather than that of individual Team approach

When to use team building

Decreased productivityConflicts or hostility among staff membersConfusion about assignments, missed signals, and unclear relationshipsComplaints of discrimination or favoritismGroups are faced with complex, unstructured, and interdependent tasksGroup communication problems are interfering with group effectiveness.Increased quality of work atmosphere (a more positive working environment) and interpersonal interactions are desired.

Dyer has developed a checklist for identifying whether a team building program is needed and whether the organisation s ready to start such a program.

Five dynamics of team building

According to Frank LaFasto, when building a team, five dynamics are fundamental to team success, they areThe team memberTeam relationshipTeam problem solvingTeam leadership

Steps to Building an Effective Team

Team building activities and exercise

Problem-solving/decision-making exerciseGoal: Give team a problem in which the solution is not easily apparent or requires the team to come up with a creative solutionCommunication exerciseGoal: Create an activity which highlights the importance of good communication in team performance and/or potential problems with communication. Planning/adaptability exerciseGoal: Show the importance of planning before implementing a solutionTrust exerciseGoal: Create trust between team members

Advantages to this approach includeMore productive than work groups with individual mindsetEncourage both individual and team development and improvementFocuses on group goals to accomplish more beneficial tasksImproved range of team building objectives such as collaboration, communication and increased creative or flexible thinking. With good team-building skills, you can unite employees around a common goal and generate greater productivity. Facilitates trust and support one another and respect one another's individual differences. Team members motivated to achieve goalsA climate of cooperation and collaborative problem-solvingHigher levels of job satisfaction, commitment, trust and supportDiverse co-workers working well together

Types of Team Building

Focus on individualFocus on the relationship between the existing team and the organization Focus on behavior of the group as a whole

The manager’s role in team building

Assessment and feedback

Self-assessment feedback from the team assessmentpersonality assessment

Risks involved in team building

cynical of the organizationIf does not lead to improvement

Team building for organizational development

“Few organizational dimensions like Team building have such great potential

for organizational success if handled well, while if not handled effectively

it will lead to utter failure of the organisation.”

Greater complexity and uncertaintyOrganizational development interventionCatalyst to realize its full potentialDeploy its human assets efficiently