Topic: Private Sector Businesses

Teacher: Mr. Scotland

FORM 3
TOPIC: Teamwork

Objectives:
 Define the term teamwork
 Understand the importance of team building
 Explain the factors required to select a team
 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a teamwork

Introduction

In order to understand the nature of team work one first need appreciate the definition of a team.
A team is a group of people who come together and are committed to work towards achieving a
common goal.

Teamwork- is a technique used in

organizations and in groups to accomplish
certain tasks.

Important Facts

 Adopted when major projects are to be accomplished

 Management may used various techniques for selecting the team such as sociometric
testing

 Team building is very critical to teamwork and as such management should ensure that
persons are encouraged to work together

Factors used to select a Team

The selection of a team is one of the most crucial tasks for successfully applying teamwork
within a department. Hence, the following factors should be considered:
Topic: Private Sector Businesses
Teacher: Mr. Scotland
Factors Explanation
This involves selecting people who can work together as much
Compatibility of team as possible to accomplish the desired task. This could be done
members through a sociometric testing and the aim is to identify persons
who can well together rather than always being in conflict
Goal to be accomplished Team members should have a common understanding of the
goal(s) to be achieved.
Ages of team member The age of the team members may influence the decision-
making process and caused conflict which may eventually slow
down the work to be done approach.
Cultural and religious Team Members may have differences due to their cultural and
difference religious background and consequently this may lead to conflict
in the team
Team members interest If there is a lack of interest in completing the assignments on the
part of some team members then the supervisor should avoid
selecting such members as this may slow down the team’s
 Help to motivates team progress.
members personally
and collectively.
 Encourages creative problem-solving from
individual input from team members.
 Foster a participative approach to teamwork

 Increase level of work done thus improving

productivity.

Advantages  Conflict among team

members
 Difficulty in decision
making
 Members may feel isolated
if they are not working
closely together

Disadvantages