Team Building

Dr. Kazi Golam Faruk

LLB,MBA,PhD

An Abstract Concept that Represents a set of Values

Team Building

INTRODUCTION

FACILITATOR

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ATTENDEE

An Abstract Concept that Represents a set of Values

WHAT IS A TEAM?

A group organized to work together

A group of individuals working together to solve a problem, meet an objective, or tackle an issue

A collection of individuals guided by a common purpose striving for the same..

What is Teamwork & Team Building

Teamwork

Concept of people working together as a team

Team player

A team player is someone who is able to get along with their

colleagues and work together in a cohesive group

Team Building

Process of establishing and developing a greater sense of collaboration and trust between members

TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVES

Build and serve on high-performance, effective teams

Help meet our goals and objectives

WHY DO TEAMS WORK?

Whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Individuals bring a range of talents, knowledge, experience, contacts, etc.

Working together, a team can accomplish more

Good Reasons to Form a Team

To solve problems by drawing on the talents of variety of individuals

To foster togetherness in the workplace while tackling projects

To reduce or eliminate a lack of communication among staff members on projects

To heighten productivity by encouraging an atmosphere of cooperation

To achieve a solution that might be unpopular to some but is the desire of the majority

• Convinced ? • If so, what is the main requirement for forming a Team ? UNITY

Ex. UNITY

• Materials

• Marker • Ribbon/ string • Paper

• Instructions

• Eyes close - except 02 p • Write UNITY • Draw Picture • Time 04 mins

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Agreement: • Other team to help for keeping eyes closed • Honor Code

Stages in Team Building

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Stage 1: FORMING

defines the problem

agrees on goals and formulates strategies for tackling the tasks

determines the challenges and identifies information needed

Individuals take on certain roles

develops trust and communication

Stage 2: STORMING

During the Storming stage team members:

realize that the task is more difficult than they imagined

have fluctuations in attitude about chances of success

may be resistant to the task

have poor collaboration

How to diagnose?

Do we have common goals and objectives?

Do we agree on roles and responsibilities?

Do our task, communication, and decision systems work?

Do we have adequate interpersonal skills?

Storming Diagnosis

Stage 3: NORMING

During this stage members accept:

– their team

– team rules and procedures

– their roles in the team

– the individuality of fellow members

Team members realize that they are not going to crash-and-burn and start helping each other.

Stage 4: PERFORMING

Team members have:

gained insight into personal and team processes

a better understanding of each other’s strengths and weaknesses

gained the ability to prevent or work through group conflict and resolve differences

developed a close attachment to the team

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Stages in Team Building

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Are you ready for PERFORMING ?

Ha-ha

Each person places his/her head on another person’s tummy, so that

everyone is connected. The 1st person say’s Ha, then the 2nd person says

Ha-ha and so on.

The goal is to get all the way through the group without any one laughing.

If the group has finished earlier or somebody keeps messing up, suggest

changing their order of position

Record Time

HELPFUL BEHAVIOR

Be optimistic

Be on time

Support one another

Be courteous

Be open minded

Be honest

Participate

Be open

Listen

Stay on track

Share the work

Complete your work

Present ideas, comments clearly

Be prepared

HARMFUL BEHAVIOR

Constantly critical

Dominate/monopolize

Be manipulative

Be judgmental

Act bored/uninterested

Do unrelated things

Simply agree with everything

Avoid decisions

Attack people/ideas

ANY OTHER ?

Conflicts and Behavior

Individuals attacking personalities or ideas

Constant criticism of other points of view

Displaying anger

Showing willful disobedience

Unwilling to share the workload

Non participation

Gossip

Handling Team Conflicts

Identify problems

Act quickly

Formal conflict resolution an option

Team needs to reach consensus

Fire someone

Managing Team Conflicts

Educate Yourself

Educate your team

This is normal and will occur Forming, storming, norming, performing (stages of group development)

Initiating, Plg, Executing, monitoring, closing (life cycle of a project)

Create a Plan

Measure – where are we?

Determine path – stop/ fuel?

Control – stop/ fuel?

Communicate to your team

Managing Team Conflicts

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Ways to Involve Team Members

Pass a baton

Ask open-ended questions

Call directly on non-participants

Assign specific tasks

Ask for opinion

Rotate team roles

ARE YOU READY TO INVOLVE TEAM MEMBERS ?

Great Egg Drop

Equipment

• 02 Glass • Masking tape • 01 Egg • White paper • Scissor

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Recipe for Successful Team

Commitment to shared goals and objectives

Clearly define roles and responsibilities

Use best skills of each

Allows each to develop in all areas

Effective systems and processes

– Clear communication

– Beneficial team behaviors; well-defined decision procedures and ground rules

– Balanced participation

– Awareness of the group process

– Good personal relationships

Recipe for Successful Team

DO YOU THIN K THAT YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL?

BALLOON BLOW

Equipment

• Balloon • String

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Rules:

• Touching balloon by hand is not permitted

• Disqualifies when the balloon falls on the ground or burst

• Record timings.

EXERCISE

What is a team

Team work – create a story

EXERCISE

Embracing Change

CHEESE

Dr. Kazi Golam Faruk

LLB,MBA,PhD

Inspirational Team Building V

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