Building effective team

BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAM

BY ERIC AKWETEY ADDOZM WEST ZONE

WHAT IS A TEAM?

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

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

WHAT IS A TEAM?

FORMING THE TEAM

SYSTEMATIC VIEW OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

1Establish Mission “Mutual Goals and Commitment”

6Evaluation“Results”

5Team controls“Focus”

4Team Dynamics “Maturity”

3Team Rules andGuidelines“Values/Norms”

2Team DesignAnd Leadership“Structure”

• 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.

WHY SHOULD WE FORM A TEAM

a commitment to common objectivesdefined roles and responsibilitieseffective decision systems, communication

and work proceduresgood personal relationships

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE TEAM

EFFECTIVE TEAM MORALE

Support

Resources

Communication

Personalities

EFFECTIVE TEAM MORALE DEPENDS ON

Listen Question Persuade Respect Help Share participate

Teamwork Skills

EVERY TEAM MEMBER CAN HELP!

Recognize individual hard working team members and reward them

Also provide formal recognition for special accomplishments

Providing Recognition

Everyone Has to Hang in There!

Keep each team member in the loop Thank dominating members for their

contributions, but ask them to allow others to participate

Get all members to participate Help members make their point

clearly

Everyone Has to Hang in There!

Key Points to Keep in Mind• Set goals, objectives and checkpoints to keep team projects

on track• Select the right people to be on your team. Look for their

full potential and cultivate it• Demand the most from yourself and your skills as team

leader.• Challenge yourself and the team throughout the project,

and inspire others to follow you.• Let others’ skills help you do your work. Allow others to

grow through the tasks you assign them.

CONCLUSION

EVERY TEAM CAN BE EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL

THANK YOU

CONCLUSION