TEAM BUILDING, MAKING YOUR BUSINESS BUILT TO LAST

 

First of all, what is a team?

A team is a group of people with a full set of complementary skills required to complete a task, job or project. Team work enables the generation and cross-fertilization of value-adding ideas.

Team work promotes:

·        Better problem-solving ability

·        Faster individual team member’s growth

·        Improved productivity

·        Better products

·        Effective service delivery

·        Customer satisfaction

Team work differs from work group in several ways.

WORK GROUP	TEAM WORK
Direct leadership	Shared leadership
Individual goal	Common goal
Skills are matched to individual	Complementary skills
Communication is shared	Communication is collaborative
Individual accountability	Mutual accountability

 

Essentials of an Effective Team

1.     Understanding the team’s purpose and core values

2.     Getting the buy-in of all team members

3.     Clear roles and well-defined boundaries

4.     Appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes

5.     Open communication

6.     Open to constructive critism  

Also to note, an effective leadership is a function of the leader, group members and situational variables.

Thank you for reading, see you next time.