TeambuildingBasics:

An Interactive Approach

August 19, 2010Debra L. Hoover, Ph.D.J. Lynn Roycroft, ABD

Team Building

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Team Building

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Importance of Teamwork

• Teams form all parts of our society

• Working in teams is expected

• Working in teams is inevitable

• Working in teams is advantageous

Communication Skills in Teamwork

The skills needed in teamwork are:

• Speaking effectively• Listening• Collaborating• Problem-solving• Encouraging others to speak up• Leading (for some)• Tuning in to others’ feelings and needs• Adapting to others

Stages of Group Development

Stages of group developmentBruce Tuckman (1965)

1. Forming: The group comes together and gets to initially know one other and form as a group.

Stages of Group Development

2. Storming: A chaotic vying for leadership and trial of group processes

Stages of Group Development

3. Norming: Agreement is reached on how the group operates, such as meeting rules, norms, roles are established

Stages of Group Development

4. Performing: The group practices its craft and becomes effective in meeting its objectives.

Stages of Group Development

5. Adjourning: The process of "unforming" the group, that is, letting go of the group structure and moving on.

Tuckman added this 5th stage 10 years after he first published the four stages.

Stages of Group Development

More information on Tuckman's 5 stages of group development model:

Tuckman's stages of group development

Lunch:

Bring a personal item, not too big, not too fragile.

It will represent you in the next activity.

Group Development

Group activity

http://www.crystalinks.com/mandala.html

Group Roles

Three types:

• Task roles• Maintenance roles• Individual roles• From:

http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC09/FCL.htm

Task roles• INITIATOR• INFORMATION SEEKER• OPINION SEEKER• INFORMATION GIVER• OPINION GIVER• ELABORATOR• COORDINATOR• ENERGIZER• PROCEDURAL TECHNICIAN• RECORDER

Maintenance Roles• ENCOURAGER• HARMONIZER • GATE-KEEPER• STANDARD SETTER • GROUP OBSERVER• SUMMARIZER • REALITY TESTER

INDIVIDUAL ROLES• RECOGNITION-SEEKER• SELF-CONFESSOR• PLAYBOY-PLAYGIRL• DOMINATOR • HELP-SEEKER • AGGRESSOR• SPECIAL INTEREST

PLEADER

Conflict Styleshttp://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/otraining/resolution/aboutwhatisit.htm#conflictstylesnline

http://www.profiles-r-us.com/samples/SP-conflictsample.pdf

With inventories:

http://peace.mennolink.org/resources/conflictstyle/styles.html

If you do not know your learning style:

http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/