TEAMWORK & TEAM SPIRIT

1. TEAMWORK & TEAM SPIRIT

2. What is A Team? • A group of people pooling their skills, talents, and knowledge, with mutual support, to provide effective solutions to problems. • A Team is "a group of people who have a commitment to produce a result" .

3. Why Work in Teams? • To share perspectives. • Learn from each other. • Discover more about yourself and others. • Learn something new, support each other, experiment, and have fun. • As iron sharpens iron,So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. (Proverbs 27:17)

4. The Five Stages of TEAM Development (Bruce Tuckman):

5. The Five Stages of TEAM Development (Bruce Tuckman): • Forming • Team building: define team & individual roles, develop trust and communication • Task: define the task & strategy to fulfil it, identify needed resources • Storming • Conflicts arise, collaboration is low, members realize the task is harder than they first imagined • Diagnose conflicts: Find out if everyone agrees on goals, roles & responsibilities. Try to identify the problem, and work out a solution that meets everyone’s goals.

6. The Five Stages of TEAM Development (Bruce Tuckman): • Norming • Members accept the team, team ground rules, their roles, and the individuality of their fellow members. • Team members begin to cooperate, give constructive feedback. 4. Performing • Team members have gained insight into personal and team processes, and have a better understanding of each other’s strengths and weaknesses • The group has developed strategies for avoiding or resolving conflicts. • Members feel a close connection to the team.

7. The Five Stages of TEAM Development (Bruce Tuckman): 5. Adjourning or Reforming • Bring closure to tasks • Review group processes, make suggestions/plans for improvement

8. A Case Study from The Team of The Disciples • Forming: Calling the Twelve and sending them.(Mat 10: 1 – 10) • Storming: There was a dispute among the Disciples about who is the greatest . (Mar 9: 33- 37) • Norming:The Seventy returned with joy starting doing miracles (Luk 10: 17 – 21) • Performing: Starting Evangelism (Mar 28: 16 – 20) • Adjourning: Accomplishing their missions and the Crowns of Martyrdom

9. Coming Together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. Henry Ford

10. Some Tips to have Good Team Spirit There is no “I” in “TEAMWORK”. A Successful Team Beats With One Hearts. Teamwork is birthed when you concentrate on “WE” instead of “ME” Ask yourself: Does your ego stop you from being a good team player.

11. The strength of the team is each individual member… The strength of each member is the team. If you can’t pass, you can’t play. Coach Dean Smith to Michael Jordan.

12. Be Mission Conscious The Goal is more important than the role • If you don’t know where are you going, you will end up somewhere else. • Vision inspires team • When you see the big picture correctly, you serve the team effectively.

13. Support Group Member's Ideas How will success be measured Get an idea of the team goals, responsibilities and timelines Who in the team is responsible for what Ordinary people with commitment can create an extraordinary team. You don’t have to be really gifted or talented to be committed.

14. Collaboration is Multiplication All union is strength, all discord is danger • Complementing one another is more important than competing with one another. • True team members see themselves as a unit working together and never allow competition between teammates to get to the point where it hurts the team. • Effective Delegation divides efforts and multiply results

15. Try to be as tolerant as possible When the team doesn‘t work, 99 out of 100 times there is a communication break. (POOR Communication) • Open communication fosters trust. • The more difficult a situation, the more important is to communicate, Don’t let more than 24 hours go by without addressing a conflict.

16. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate Effective communication is a vital part of any team To create a successful team, effective communication methods are necessary for both team members and leaders.

17. Communication Style Within The Team

18. DIRECTOR/ CONTROLLER • Commander • Values getting the job done • Intolerant of time wasters • Decisive & risk taker • Good at delegating work to others • Not shy but private about personal matters • Strong in conversation • Likes to be where the action is • Takes charge, challenging, competitive & efficient • Fearless; for them no obstacle is too big to tackle • Results Oriented

19. PROMOTER/SOCIALIZER • Entertainer • Participative & Passionate • Values enjoyment and helping others • Full of ideas and impulsive in trying them • Wants work to be fun for everyone • Talkative and open about self; asks others’ opinions; • Flexible; easily bored with routine • Intuitive, creative, spontaneous • Optimist; for them nothing is beyond hope • Celebration Oriented

20. SUPPORTER/RELATER • Harmonizer • Values acceptance and stability in circumstances • Slow with big decisions; dislikes change • Builds networks of friends to help do work • Good listener; shy and nervous about voicing contrary opinions; concerned for others’ feelings • Easy-going; likes slow, steady pace • Friendly & sensitive; for them no person in unlovable • Relationship Oriented

21. ANALYZER/THINKER • Assessor • Perfectionist • Values accuracy in details • Plans thoroughly before deciding to act • Prefers to work alone • Introverted; quick to think and slow to speak; closed about personal matters • Highly organized; even plans spontaneity! • Cautious, logical, Avoids waste • Thoughtful; for them no problem is too big to ponder • Idea Oriented

22. ANSWER SHEET O G D I 1A 1B 2B 2A 3B 3A 4A 4B 5A 5B 6B 6A 7B 7A 8A 8B 9A 9B 10B 10A 11B 11A 12A 12B 13A 13B 14B 14A 15B 15A 16A 16B 17A 17B 18B 18A TOTALS _____ _____ _____ _____

23. So What’s the Verdict???? • If you circled the G and D, you tend toward being a Director / Controller. • If you circled the O and D, you show many qualities of an Promoter/Socializer (Expressive). • If you circled the O and I, you’re predominantly a Supporter/Relater (Affiliator). • If you circled the G and I, you have lots of Analyzer/Thinker characteristics.

24. But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” (1 Corinthians 12:20- 21) “Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together. ” Robert Redford (born 1936)

25. T-Together E-Everyone A- Accomplishes M-Miracles Enjoy the process, give it your best and never forget that no matter what you want to do in life, “It takes teamwork to make the dream work”