“Together Everyone Achieves More”
-Shushma Manandhar
- Pratibha Dhungana
We will discuss
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Synergy and key elements of effective
team
Stages of team development
Role of team members for building high
performing teams
Essential skills to be a good team player
Ways to fostering teamwork in
organization
There are so many occasions where we have
to work in groups.
And it is for sure that we have to work as
either a team leader or a team member
Team work ?
Though it is not the cure for all
organization problems, we
need teamwork to settle down
them.
No matter how big it is,
What is Team ?
It is a small group of committed people
who works together to accomplish a
common goal in a certain time.
Key elements
of a Team
Small number
Able leader, supportive
members
Common goal
Proper Communication
Openness
Adaptability
Initiation
Commitment
Trust
Responsibility/Accountability
Four basic pillars of a team
Effective team
CRET
Cooperation
Respect
Empathy
Trust
Common understanding
Synergy of a team
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New perspective: you get to observe how others
work
Division of Work: less stress, required less time
Synergistic combinations of ideas and abilities.
Better outputs
Support for difficult tasks and situations.
Shared responsibility (when things go wrong: team will
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stand by one another)
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Better relationship
Effective decisions
Having fun and enjoyment
Teamwork is not only a subject to read, but
also a need to feel and understand the spirit.
We are team, not because we work
together, but because we understand, trust,
respect, cooperate and motivate each other .
Roles of team members
Good listener
Communicator
Cooperative / Helper
Innovative
Responsible / Accountable
Reliable
Initiator
Advisor
Problem solver
Essential Skills of a good team
player
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Those skills that bring people together
and make their team spirit highRecognizing and respecting individual
differences (values)
Willingness to work hard
Communication skills
Essential Skills of a good team
player
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Ready to help
Caring for others emotions
Trustworthiness
Committed
Flexibility
Optimistic
"various activities undertaken to
motivate and increase the overall
performance of the team"
Team building process
(American organizational psychologist Bruce Tuckman in
1965)
Stage 1: Forming
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Introduce to each other, share
information about their backgrounds,
interests and experience
providing clear direction regarding the
project.
Stage 2: Storming
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Compete with each other for status and
for acceptance of their ideas.
Stage of conflict over the task, power,
leadership and decision making
Most critical stage, needs to act as the
facilitator.
Stage 3: Norming
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Roles are defined, focus is on the team
goal
Respect each other's opinions and
value their differences.
Sharing of information and conflict is
resolved
Working better together and can take on
more responsibility .
Stage 4: Performing
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Team functions at a very high level to
reach the goal
High motivation
High consensus
Monitoring and Evaluation
The team leader will also serve as the
gateway
Stage 5: Adjourning
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project is coming to an end
This stage looks at the team from
the perspective of the well-being
of the team.
The opportunity to say good-bye
to each other and wish them for
future.
Ways to fostering teamwork
in organization
Let us work in teams
Teamwork is
less me
More we
Less ego
More we go
1. Strong Leadership
“If your actions inspire others to
dream more, learn more, dream
more and become more, you are a
leader” – John Quincy Adams
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Good vision, more knowledge, skill and
tactics
Takes little more share of blame and
less of credit
A good listener/ motivator
Does ordinary thing, extra ordinarily
2. Clear goal,
Common understanding
A boat does not
go forward if
each one is
rowing their own
way.
3. Defining roles and responsibilities
4. Mutual trust, respect and
empathy
Respect others, and
others respect you
back.
Every one is capable
and when they get
proper support, they
can perform even
better.
(broken bucket)
5. Open and clear
communication
Effective Communication is an art. (...the beggar)
Prompt communication can clear things in time
and share ideas and information.
Know to communicate without hurting anyone's
emotions (.....the fence)(harsh word)(scratching car)
6. Encouraging each other
“Encouraging other means helping people,
looking for the best in them and trying to
bring out their positive qualities.”
-John Maxwell
7. Focusing on result
Eager to learn, liberal to share
Give constructive suggestions and
welcome feedbacks
8. Planning properly
Well preparation
is half done.
Plan your work,
work to plan
Include people
from the initial
stage and decision
making when
appropriate
9. Managing conflicts( hedgehogs)
Face the problems and find out the solutions
10. Respecting the limitations
No one is perfect. Don't blame others, share
it whatever if it is credit or blame.
11. Common faith
Celebrate and reward team achievements.
Appreciate the idea and contribution of
others.
13. The greatest enemy in a
team is “Ego”
Never let it come into group.
Unity is the strength
Thank you