TEAMWORKHow to make it work for you!

What is teamwork?

Why is teamwork so important?

• Holistic – synergy 2 + 2 = 5

• Individual - “looks good on my CV”

• Is fun?!

• Assessment criteria for many jobs in future

Competition and teamwork

Team sprint

Individual sprint

What teams are you in?

Characteristics of great teams

From one week to

another?

v. NZ 6 Nov

v. Australia 13 Nov

What changes?Has that happened to you?

Woodcock

9 building blocks of effective teams• Clear objectives and agreed goals

• Openness and confrontation

• Support and trust

• Co-operation and conflict

• Sound working and decision-making procedures

• Appropriate leadership

• Regular review

• Individual development

• Sound inter-group relations

Bruce Tuckman

Stages of group development

Forming

Storming

Performing

Norming

PE

RF

OR

MA

NC

E /

M

OR

AL

E

TIME

Belbin Team Roles

Resource Investigator

Monitor Evaluator

Implementer

Co-ordinatorCompleter-Finisher

Shaper

Team Worker

Plant

The Co-ordinator

The Shaper

The Implementer

The Completer/Finisher

The Monitor/Evaluator

The Plant

The Resource Investigator

The Team Worker

Your task

Observers

• What did you see?

So what?

• Think about the teams you are in.

• What WILL you do to improve your teamwork?

• How will YOU know when you’ve done it?

• Where will you record your

examples?

What could you do to improve your teamwork skills?

• Listen more trust myself• Talk more play to my strengths• Be more visible speak up more• Ask more questions • Show your support• Disagree agreebly• Get behind the team effort• Be more confident• ?