Teamwork & Collaboration Overview: Get to know me Game 5 chart – ICEV online book Chapter 3: Teamwork & Collaboration Teamwork Group of people working together to accomplish the goal.
People cooperating with each other, despite any conflicts between individuals. Crucial part of business Advantages of Teamwork Provides wide variety of talents. Generates more ideas. Detects problems faster. Improves communication skills. Disadvantages of Teamwork Challenges employees who prefer working alone.
Slows down problem-solving process. Collaboration Is built on trust, consistency, and respect. Essential for a team to be successful. Teamwork in Classrooms 1st step in preparing students for cooperation in future workplaces and communities. Promotes open discussions, encouraging differences in opinion. Teamwork in Workplaces Gives managers a collaborative insight into new solutions and opportunities.
Requires work and team roles to be clearly recognized. Creates a more efficient environment. Teamwork in Communities Builds a supportive environment for community members. Can help support families who are struggling financially. Obstacles to Teamwork Poor planning Lack of training Not capable of dealing with conflict.
Overcoming teamwork obstacles Can be accomplished by being prepared, creating activities to engage team members, and knowing team members’ strengths, weaknesses. Successfully managing a team Includes of having a plan, knowing team roles, communicating, managing risks, and being organized. Teams Comprised of individuals with different skills, talents, qualifications, and roles Skills Knowledge and abilities one gains throughout life. Can be learned, but must be practiced in order to remain visible Talents Natural abilities an individual is born with. Can be enhanced with practice Emotional Intelligence Ability to understand one’s own and other’s emotions Allows individuals to use their understanding of others to choose how to think and act Personality Types Describe personality traits which individuals express Driver Personality type Good communicators who are adept at telling individuals what they want and when they want it, but are not the best listeners Described by terms such as decisive, direct, risk taker, competitive, and demanding Analytical Personality type Skilled organizers who are often good with detail and appreciative of structure Described by terms such as precise, orderly, deliberate, cautious, and logical Expressive Personality type Good idea-generators, but often poor at following through or making decisions Social butterflies who like to express themselves verbally and can be dramatic Described by terms such as enthusiastic, verbal, optimistic, animated, and influential Amiable Personality type Individuals who are people-oriented, very concerned with how people get along, but do not enjoy dealing with hard facts and impersonal details Described by terms such as loyal, supportive, sympathetic, considerate, and trusting Learning Styles Used to describe how learners gather, interpret, organize, and process Include of diverging, assimilating, converging, and accommodating Leadership Ability and process of motivating people toward a common goal, affecting the thoughts and behaviors of others Involves of acting on opportunities, owing up to problems and mistakes, showing enthusiasm, and learning new skills Autocratic Leadership When a leader has all of the power and decision-making authority Shouldn’t be used when team members are tense or fearful Bureaucratic Leadership When everything is done according to the plan Shouldn’t be used when teams rely heavily on creativity and flexibility Democratic Leadership Participative style which allows team members to be included in the decision-making process Shouldn’t be used when a team can’t afford mistakes Laissez-Faire leadership When a leader gives little or no direction to team members, but provides support Shouldn’t be used when team members don’t manage their time well or have no prior skills or knowledge for the job Transactional Leadership When the leader rewards work or punishes members for not working Shouldn’t be used when there are long-term tasks to accomplish Transformational Leadership When the leader is a visionary and appeals to a team’s ideals and values Shouldn’t be used when team members are worn out from the leader’s constant enthusiasm Great Leaders Exhibit more than one leadership style Focus on individuals within their team and listen to their problems Willing to own up to their mistakes Create and expand goals Driver of the team Takes charge of the team Influential in making decisions Has weaknesses such as dominating, impatient, and critical The Enthusiast of the team Encourages the group Specializes in social situations Has weaknesses such as opinionated and reactionary The Analyzer of the team Structures the team’s ideas and keeps the team of organized Has weaknesses such as indecisive and critical The Affiliator of the team Is open for changes and a team player Has weaknesses such as conforming and hides true feelings Team leaders Set goals Select team members Arrange and host meetings Open to all ideas from team members Team Facilitators Direct team discussions Promote mutual understanding Encourage full participation of team members Team Roles Are the designated roles which depend on the goals of the group.Include of task roles, maintenance roles & dysfunctional roles Initiators Start group and team meetings Help direct the team during changes Suggest new ideas Opinion & Fact seekers Ask fundamental questions about the tasks of the team Seek clarification on team members’ opinion Opinion ; Fact givers Volunteer information and answer questions Ask relevant and insightful questions Elaborators Also called clarifiers Try to envision the outcome of a suggested proposal Summarizers Do not add much information or tasks to the group Provide a summary of things which have been discussed Maintenance Roles Include gatekeepers, observers, supporters ; tension relievers Gatekeepers Try to make it possible for other members to make contributions Keep communication channels open among team members Observers Act as the mediators of the group Help solve conflicts which arise between team members Supporters Build upon the ideas of others Also called encouragers Tension relievers Allow the group to let off stress by joking or talking to individuals Often called ‘the jokers’ Dysfunctional roles Include of blockers, aggressors, recognition seekers, and dominators Blockers Refuse to cooperate as a team Reject ideas of others by taking a negative stand on any issue presented Aggressors Attack other team members by using insulting or negative comments Struggle for status by gloating Recognition seekers Seek to gain attention in exaggerated manner Usually boast of past accomplishments Dominators Interrupt the contributions of others Should be handles by making each team member contribute in turns Deserters Are indefinite and aloof Usually engage in side conversations
