"Teamwork"

"Teamwork"

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  TEAMWORK
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  Definition of teamwork: •Teamwork is the concept of people working together as a team for one specific purpose under the same value.
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  Teamwork .... WhatIs It? • Greater interpersonal skills are necessary if you are to work together.
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  Teamwork .... Why? •Teams are a part of everyone's life. You're a member of a family team. • So it's appropriate that you understand how to function effectively as a team member.
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  Teamwork .... WhatAre Your Beliefs and Attitudes? • Let's begin by considering the most important element of teamwork-how • you feel about it! Teamwork depends not only on your skills, but on your attitudes as well.
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  Shared Responsibility .. . • Allows team members to feel equally responsible for the performance of the team and its outcome. • Permits individuals to have primary roles for completing team tasks and remain flexible to do what is necessary to accomplish the team’s goals and tasks.
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  Open Communications .. . • Creates and maintains a climate of trust and open, honest communication. • Allows team members to talk openly with one another. • Promotes the exchange of feedback. • Provide team members to work through misunderstandings and conflicts.
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  Keep the followingin mind: • Teamwork improves the working environment. • Teamwork keeps communication consistent. • Teamwork relieves stress. • Teamwork reduces errors. • Teamwork keeps communication lines open.
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  Characteristics of EffectiveTeam Members • Team members are supportive to achieve the results. • Team members avoid "winning" or looking good at the expense of others. • Team members are open to the ideas of others. • Team members share information and ideas. • Team members support the contribution of others.
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  Guidelines for EffectiveTeam Membership • Listen and share information • Really listening to what other team members have to say is one of the most vital skills you can contribute to a productive team atmosphere. • You should always be willing to give an attentive ear to the views of other team members and expect them to do the same for you.
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  Guidelines for EffectiveTeam Membership • Ask questions and get clarification. • If an idea isn't clear to you, it is your responsibility to the team to ask questions until the matter is clarified.
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  Guidelines for EffectiveTeam Membership • Participate fully and keep your commitments. • To fully participate, you have to contribute ideas, challenge conventional ways of doing things, ask questions, and complete the tasks assigned to you in a timely and professional manner. • Without the enthusiastic participation of all its members, a group is just a collection of individuals. • The unique skills and viewpoints you bring to the team are crucial to the successful completion of tasks.
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  Conflict • Most difficultto deal with personally and professionally.
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  About conflict: • Conflict is inevitable; • Conflict develops because we are dealing with people's lives, jobs, children, pride, self-concept, ego and sense of mission or purpose; • Early indicators of conflict can be recognized; • There are strategies for resolution that are available and DO work; • Although inevitable, conflict can be minimized, diverted and/or resolved.
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  Beginnings of conflict: • Poor communication • Seeking power • Dissatisfaction with management style • Weak leadership • Lack of openness • Change in leadership
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  Conflict indicators: • Body language • Disagreements, regardless of issue • Withholding bad news • Surprises • Conflicts in value system • Desire for power • Increasing lack of respect • Open disagreement • Lack of clear goals
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  The controversies usually involve: •Changes in the way "we've always done things" • Notions of fundamental values • Determined, articulate advocates for every side • Inability to compromise • Rampant rumors • Threats of retaliation
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  Dealing with Conflict •Conflict occurs when individuals or groups are not obtaining what they need or want and are seeking their own self-interest. • Sometimes the individual is not aware of the need and unconsciously starts to act out. • Other times, the individual is very aware of what he or she wants and actively works at achieving the goal.
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  Conflict is destructivewhen it: • Takes attention away from other important activities. • Undermines morale or self-concept • Polarizes people and groups, reducing cooperation. • Increases or sharpens difference • Leads to irresponsible and harmful behavior, such as fighting, name-calling.
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  Techniques for avoiding and/or resolving conflict: • Meet conflict head on • Plan for and communicate frequently • Be honest about concerns • Agree to disagree - understand healthy disagreement would build better decisions • Let your team create - people will support what they help create • Discuss differences in values openly • Continually stress the importance of following policy • Communicate honestly - avoid playing "gotcha" type games
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  Follow these guidelinesfor reaching a consensus: • Avoid arguing over individual ranking or position. Present a position as logically as possible. • Avoid "win-lose" statements. Discard the notion that someone must win. • Avoid changing of minds only in order to avoid conflict and to achieve harmony. • Treat differences of opinion as indicative of incomplete sharing of relevant information, keep asking questions. • Keep the attitude that holding different views is both natural and healthy to team building.