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TEAM BUILDING
& TEAM WORKING In most
organisations people work in groups or with others in such a way that they are
interdependent. Work groups may comprise separate complete units as in
departments or sections for example, or people in different functions that
must collaborate to get the work done. These dependencies that can be both
intra and inter-group mean that those involved need to work together to
achieve objectives. Team working can be called a group of people working
together to achieve common objectives. Bringing people together who are in
this situation in a way that causes them to effectively and efficiently work
together to achieve common objectives is team building. Our Team Building
events concentrate on helping groups who need to work together to achieve a
better level of team working and become fully effective teams. They are customised
events aimed specifically at individual teams to help them become more
effective. The events are built around a series of activities designed to
highlight and deal with the particular issues facing the team and to help
them overcome them and to become more effective. We will work with you to
identify the aims of the event and its desired outcomes. General team building events in both internal and
external environments Internal team
building courses and events normally involve a group undertaking a series of
activities or syndicate exercises in which they experientially learn the
elements of good team working and team building. The activities and exercises
are of types that are appropriate for internal use. External team
building courses and events are more varied and can include activities that
the client is particularly interested in. These can range from fairly
straightforward tasks to more vigorous activities. Where specialist
activities are required e.g. orienteering, abseiling, yachting, we use the
services of associate organisations who can complement our own services. As
we have links with a number of specialist organisations we are able to offer
a wide variety of external team building and team working formats. We can
also offer venues in Spain for team events especially where a mixture of
development and leisure activities are required. This is particularly useful
for organisations with a number of European locations that wish to bring
people together for team events or conferences. We are also happy to provide
team events at other European locations. Specific work group development These are usually
designed to help a complete work group develop into a more effective team.
The event and its activities are chosen to be specifically relevant to each
individual work group. In particular we use the Team Management Systems (TMS)
team development model produced by Margerison and McCann to help team members
identify their team's current effectiveness and plan how to move forward. As
part of this process team members receive a team role profile of themselves
that can be used to integrate them into a more effective complete team. We also use
organisational consulting processes to help teams identify and confront
weaknesses and dysfunctionalities and to find solutions that will enable them
to move forward and become more effective. Team Building Typically one or two-day events at your place of work
or suitable external venues Who is it for? The events are
intended for groups of people who need to work together to achieve common
objectives and goals and need to improve their team effectiveness. Key skills: ·
Articulate the team's major goals
and prioritise objectives ·
Recognise and use the skills of
group members ·
Identify and relate to how others
feel and are acting and react effectively ·
Collaborate with others to achieve
objectives ·
Deal with and resolve conflict
within the group ·
Share team leadership ·
Give good feedback to others Key outcomes: ·
Get your team members to understand
who the team includes (where it is an inter-function event) ·
Get your team members to accept the
importance of good team working ·
Get your team members to understand
what good team working means ·
Reveal the strengths and weaknesses
of your team ·
Get team members to face up to team
deficiencies and find ways to overcome them ·
Build better relationships amongst
your team members ·
Encourage team members to support
and help one another ·
Become a better team leader ·
Build a more effective team Method and
approach: ·
Customised activities aimed
specifically at your particular team issues ·
Activities that can be carried out
indoors with if required some light outdoor activities ·
Activities that are suitable for all
team members irrespective of gender, age, physical abilities, ethnicity,
religion, skills etc. ·
Activities designed to identify team
issues and build team cooperation ·
Facilitated de-briefs of each
activity or series of activities as appropriate to bring out and establish
the learning points ·
Where requested customised workshops
using psychometric instruments or other tools to help specific work groups
address specific issues or to become high-energy teams |