Chapter 9.2
Working With Others
Lesson 9.2
Teamwork
Teamwork
Discover
Why teamwork is important
The steps involved in teamwork
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Discover
The problems teams face and
how to handle them
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Why It’s Important
People work together to
complete all kinds of projects
successfully. You’ll be able to
use team skills in school and
in the work you do someday.
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Key Terms
collaboration
empowerment
brainstorming
team planning
assess
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The Importance of
Teamwork
Working as a team member is
already an important part of your
everyday experience.
It will continue to be important
when you enter the world of work.
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Teams in the Work World
Businesses today rely more and
more on teams of workers to get
jobs done.
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Teams in the Work World
Team members of a group
collaborate.
Collaboration means working
with others for a common
purpose.
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The Benefits of
Teamwork
Team players tend to feel good about
their work because they are
empowered.
Empowerment is the feeling of power
and satisfaction that comes from
being directly responsible for your
work decisions.
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The Benefits of
Teamwork
Brainstorming is one method that
teams use to come up with ideas to
solve problems.
Brainstorming is a method of shared
problem solving in which all members
of a group contribute ideas.
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Try This Activity
Pool Your Ideas
Think of a problem at school. Write down as many
ways to solve the problem as you can in one
minute. Then ask three friends to do the same.
Put all of your ideas together.
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Try This Activity
Pool Your Ideas
Evaluate the Ideas What ideas did your friends
have that you didn’t think of? A variety of ideas
and points of view is one of the best reasons for
working as a team.
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Team Planning
Before you start working on a
team project, you should make a
plan.
Team planning involves working
with others to set goals, assign
tasks, and assess results.
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Setting Goals
Taking time to set goals helps
everyone understand the
purpose of the group.
When you set goals as a team,
you will all be moving in the same
direction.
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Assigning Roles and
Tasks
It’s important for each team
member to have a role, or part
to play.
No matter what your role, the
other team members will count
on you.
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Try This Activity
Team
Characteristics
Make a list of the characteristics of an
effective team member. Next to each
characteristic, explain how such a
characteristic could be developed.
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Try This Activity
Team
Characteristics
Develop Your Strengths Write a report
explaining which characteristics of an
effective team member you have and why.
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Assessing Results
Problems are less likely to crop
up if team members meet from
time to time to assess, or judge,
their progress.
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Q and A
I like being team leader, but my
teammates think I’m bossy. What
should I do?
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Q and A
Share the role of leader. Try different
roles and tasks in your teams. You
might find that you have strong skills
in the role of a cooperative team
member too.
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Dealing With Problems
Teams face their share of
problems no matter how well
organized they are.
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Dealing With Problems
Most problems can be avoided
by setting clear goals, taking
action promptly, and
communicating.
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Attitude Counts
Perfection
Always expecting perfection can cause
problems. If you try to do everything
perfectly, you will probably be
disappointed and become stressed out.
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Investigating Career
Clusters
Hospitality and Tourism
Hospitality Lodging and food and beverage
management and service
Tourism Services involving travel planning,
tourist information, guided tours, entertainment,
recreation, and convention planning
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Investigating Career
Clusters
Hospitality and Tourism
Does the idea of visiting far-off lands sound
exciting to you? Perhaps you would enjoy a
career in hospitality and tourism.
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Critical Thinking Review
Critical Thinking
Q Why is teamwork important in school?
A Teamwork is important in school because
students work in many kinds of groups and
must cooperate to complete projects in
class.
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Critical Thinking
Q What might happen if you do not assess
your progress when working as part of a
team?
A If you don’t assess your progress, you won’t
learn from your mistakes and you won’t be
able to improve.
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Working With Others
Lesson 9.2
Teamwork