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Team Formation and Building: Embracing Differences and Establishing Norms

This session explores the importance of understanding and embracing differences in team formation and building. It emphasizes the creation of team norms and discusses different roles that team members can adopt. Join us to learn valuable insights about effective team development.

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Team Formation and Building: Embracing Differences and Establishing Norms

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  1. BMA505: Team Formation Winter, 2006

  2. Tonight’s agenda • Differentiations: Getting to know you (how we’re alike and different) • Team formation and team-building

  3. Differentiations and team-building • Boundaries both divide and unite • Risk of divisive conflict greatest when only one cleavage is dominant; less when multiple, cross-cutting differentiators

  4. Issues in new teams • New teams start with blank slate, but it won’t stay blank long • Isomorphism: systems of different size and scope have parallel elements and processes • Structure, roles, norms, and culture form, whether or not the group attends to them explicitly • Discussing and managing the process, makes it more likely you’ll like what you get (and it’s a good way to learn about teams and team development)

  5. What norms will you build? • Commando team: focused, disciplined, no-nonsense, stick to the task, clear assignments and deadlines • Wildcatters: mobile, free-spirited, aggressive, risk-taking, work hard/play hard • Artists' Collaborative: achievement through creativity, individuality, tapping each member's unique contribution • Family: supportive, caring, productivity through people, snacks at every meeting

  6. What roles do members prefer? • Task specialist (focuses on getting the job done) • Relationship specialist (focuses on how members can work together and build trust) • Brainstormer (source of creative ideas and alternatives) • Challenger (asks tough questions, criticizes, pushes for high standards) • Harmonizer (finds common ground, bridges differences) • Closer (good at wrapping things up and finishing the job)

  7. Break

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