Team

“ Building
If you can’t operate as a team player, no matter how valuable you’ve been, you
really don’t belong at GE.”
John F. Welch
CEO, General Electric
WHAT IS TEAM
 A small number of people with complementary
skills who are committed to a common purpose,

performance goals, and approach for which

they hold themselves mutually accountable
 [Katzenbach and Smith, 1994]
Ø A group of people is not a team
Ø Teams usually have 7-10 members, 25 at the
most
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Why Teams?

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Ø Benefits to organization
üIncreased productivity
üIncreased quality
üBetter morale
üBetter problem solving
üIncreased creativity
üBetter decisions
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Ø Benefits to individuals
üWork is less stressful
üResponsibility is shared
üRewards and recognitions shared
üMembers can influence each other
üAll experience a sense of
accomplishment
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Barriers to Team Building

Ø Credibility of the project leader

Ø Unclear project objectives
Ø Changing goals and priorities
Ø Lack of team definition and structure
Ø Confusion about roles and responsibilities
Ø Performance appraisals that fail to recognize
 teamwork
Ø Excessive team size
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Behavior Roles of Team Members

Ø Task-oriented behaviors
- Focus on what a team needs to do to get the job done

- Facilitate and coordinate decision-making tasks

Ø Relationship-oriented behaviors
- Focus on the social needs of the team

- Deal with team tasks, sentiments, and viewpoints

Ø Self-oriented behaviors
- Focus only on the needs of individual team members,

 sometimes at the cost of the team

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conclusion
Purpose
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Ø To enhance the ability of stakeholders to

contribute as individuals.
Ø To enhance the ability of the team to function
as a team.
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