Team Building and Team Work Module.
Today’s post is on the topics we treated after the module on leadership, remember this is a post on the five day training and workshop facilitated by DevtPlan consult for key staff and heads of departments of the Sekyere Afram Plains District Assembly.The presentation on Team Building was structured into five (5) modules namely: The Concept of Team Building, Synergy, Team Development Process, Teamwork and Team Motivation.
If you were not part of the participants, this is an opportunity to learn more, absorb all the info and drop us your feedback , we would love to read what you have to share with us.
The Concept of Team Building
What is a Team? A team in the organizational setting refers to a group of people willingly working together for the achievement of common objective(s). A team simply means:
– Together – Everyone
– Achieves
– More
How about Synergy? Synergy is the working together of two or more people,organization or things especially when the results is greater than the sum of their individual effect and capabilities.
What this means is that;
– The best the group can do is the same as the best individual.
– The best the team can do is better than what the individual can do.
– The whole is greater than the sum of its parts at all times.
What are the Characteristics of Good Teams
What do you think make a good team? Well, these are some of the traits of a good team we shared with the Sekyere Afram plain District Assembly ,during our capacity building workshop for MMDAs ,we hope this could help check whether you have a good team to do the required task• Everyone participates actively and positively in meetings and projects.
• Team goals are understood by everyone.
• Members are carefully listened to and receive thoughtful feedback.
• Everyone takes initiative to get things done
• Each teammate trusts the judgment of the others.
• The team is willing to take risks.
• Everyone is supportive of the project and of others.
• There is plenty of communication between team members.
• Team decisions are made using organized, logical methods.
• Full team acceptance is expected as decisions are made.
• Dissenting opinions are recorded, and may be revisited if future situations dictate.
• Team goals are given realistic time frames.
Team Development Process
We believe every successful team goes through some form of development process, some of these processes are;
– Forming
– Norming
– Performing
– Storming
– Dissolution
Team Building
Successful team building goes beyond taking people at random and putting them in a room. Team building is a process that uses the following steps.
• Development of an environment that fosters teamwork.• Recruitment of talented people.
• Tasks are matched to skills.
• Training.
Team Building and Management
Finally, the facilitator shared with the participants of the training how to build and manage a team. He said team building and management requires;
· Sense of purpose/objectives
· Feedback and Team Communication
· Hands-on Approach
· Open Expression of Ideas
· Effective Leadership
· Loyalty
· Resolution of Conflicts
· Motivation
Caution!
Be careful, if you would be facilitating a Team building exercise, you may end up like the cartoon below ( Just for laugh!)
Join us in our next post as we share with you the presentation on Conflict and Conflict management, don’t forget this is a post on the training for key staff and heads of departments of the Sekyere Afram Plains District Assembly that was organized and facilitated by DevtPlan Consult the leading consulting firm in kumasi,Ghana. Want to know more about the Capacity Building Workshops for MMDAs in Ghana, facilitated by DevtPlan Consult? Call us on 024 4666458 / 024 4694634/026 6598157 or walk into our office located at Plot Number 8A Block IX, Asafo- Dadiesoaba, opposite the offices of the registrar general’s department, Kumasi. Alternatively, you can drop as a mail at info@devtplanconsult.org
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