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Teamwork Skills

Teamwork Skills. Why Teams? Project Management Team Success Stages Working Styles Member Styles. Why Teams?. More Complex Problems Power of Collaboration Global Companies Concurrent Engineering Project Management. Project Management. Focuses on tasks, not Org Chart

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Teamwork Skills

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  1. Teamwork Skills • Why Teams? • Project Management • Team Success • Stages • Working Styles • Member Styles

  2. Why Teams? • More Complex Problems • Power of Collaboration • Global Companies • Concurrent Engineering • Project Management

  3. Project Management • Focuses on tasks, not Org Chart • Teams formed to complete a project • Task assignments based on time • Overall plan - start to finish • Gantt Chart

  4. Gantt Chart

  5. Team Success • Common Goal • Each Member Contributes • Communications • Creative Spark • Effective Use of Resources • Leadership • Team Harmony

  6. Member Attributes • Attendance – be there, on time! • Responsibility • Does his/her share • Completes the work – on time! • Shares abilities • Creative spark! • Contributes positively!

  7. Leadership Attributes • Focus on Purpose • Be a Team Builder • Plan Well – use resources well • Run Effective Meetings • Communicate! • Promote Team Harmony • Foster Performance

  8. Team Stages These stages define how team members will interact: • Forming – “What’s going on?” • Norming – “I have to work with them?” • Storming – “How do we work this out?” • Performing – “How can we keep this up?” • Adjourning – “We did it – now what?”

  9. Forming • Characterized by: • Anxiety • Search for Structure • Silence • Reaction to the Leader

  10. Forming • Leader • Set goals • Help members get to know each other • Model Behavior • Team • Ask questions • Contribute constructively

  11. Norming • Establish Norms • Team responsibility • Cooperation & Participation • Decision Making • Confronting Problems • Leadership • Quality and Excellence

  12. Norming • Characterized by: • Power struggles • Leader-focused discussions • Silence • Hostility • Frequent topic changes • Failure to commit to action plans

  13. Norming • Leader • Develop goals • Use consensus • Redirect questions • Develop positive listening skills • Team • Focus on goals

  14. Storming • Characterized by: • Increased conflict • Increased participation • Testing of norms • Increased independence from leader

  15. Storming • Leader: • Examine your responses to conflict • Reinforce positive resolution efforts • Accept conflict as essential for change • Team • Avoid polarization, cliques • Avoid attacks on the leader • Support norms or seek acceptable change • Watch for “Fight or Flight”

  16. Performing • Characterized by: • Cohesiveness • Conflict Management • Support for Leader • Active Listening • Focus on “Here and Now”

  17. Performing • Leader: • Maintain interpersonal skills • Provide feedback • Assist in gaining more • Team: • Monitor accomplishments • Avoid “Groupthink” • Critique process – analyze interactions

  18. Adjourning • Prepare team for closure • Characterized by • Denial • Break-down of group skills • Anger at leader • Increased conflict • Withdrawal

  19. Adjourning • Leader: • Acknowledge the situation • Encourage expression of feelings • Team: • Focus on completing tasks • Prepare for task/goal changes • Summary/Ending activity

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