Module 2
Belonging: Family/Team Building
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Purpose and Objectives
Purpose
To understand stages of team development and the need to acknowledge
individual strengths, and to define and establish team norms,
and to promote communitybased goals and plans.
Learning Objectives
Participant will be able to:
- Define group norms for team development
- Compare the four stages of team development as it applies
to individuals, families, and community development
- Consider specific knowledge, skills, behavior, and attitudes
related to trust and teambuilding
- Create a team shield that is representative of the cultural
diversity and positive attributes and strengths of Indian people.
Team Definition #1
"Teams are collections of people who must rely on group collaboration
if each member is to experience the optimum of success and goal
achievement."
(William Dyer)
Team Definition #2
"A team is created when a work group has at least one goal
that is common to all members and when accomplishment of that
goal requires cooperative, interdependent behavior on the part
of all group members."
(W. Warner Burke)
TUCKMAN'S
STAGES OF GROUP
DEVELOPMENT
- FORMING
- STORMING
- NORMING
- PERFORMING
Effective Team Members
An effective team member:
- Is committed to the team goals.
- Is concerned about the other members.
- Recognizes and deals with conflict constructively.
- Listens to others objectively.
- Includes others in the decision-making process.
- Recognizes and respects individual differences.
- Contributes ideas and solutions.
- Values others' ideas and contributions.
- Recognizes and rewards team efforts.
- Encourages and appreciates feedback.
Exercise Instructions
- Form 5 squares of equal size.
- Do not talk.
- Do not ask another member for a piece of the square.
- Do not in any way signal that another person should give you
a piece of the square.
- You may voluntarily give pieces directly to other members.
- You may not put pieces in the center for anyone to take.
Obstacles to Team Effectiveness
- Hidden agendas
- Internal conflicts
- Roles not clear
- Confusion/disagreement on goals/mission
- Lack of constructive feedback
- Unclear or unfair decision-making processes
What Team Building Can Do
- Improve feedback processes and techniques.
- Improve communication skills
- Assess and clarify roles and tasks.
- Assess and improve leadership functions.
- Clarify individual and team values.
- Build skills in problem solving.
- Analyze and improve decision-making approaches.
- Improve action-planning skills.
- Help manage stress.
- Clarify and improve team members relations.
- Improve the effectiveness of meetings.
- Improve relations with other groups.
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