1. Team Building and Leadership Ashish

2. What is a team? A team consists of small number of people who have complimentary skills with a commitment to a purpose and performance goals and are mutually accountable to each other.

3. Small number of people Activities4/less5-910-1314+ Skill AvailabilityV LOOPTHIV HI Cost of Coordination V LOOPTHIV HI ConflictV LOLOHIV HI We FeelingV HIOPTLOV LO

4. Complimentary Skills and their outcomes Complimentary Skills –Technical and functional Expertise –Problem Solving and decision-making skills –Interpersonal Skills Their Outcomes –Emergence of we feeling –Less costly –Mutual Respect –Low conflict

5. Commitment to a purpose The best teams invest a tremendous amount of time and effort exploring, shaping and agreeing on a purpose that belongs to them both collectively and individually

6. Performance Goals Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound

7. Mutual Accountability Promises we make to ourselves and to others result in.. –Commitment –Trust Mutual Accountability cannot be coerced

8. Characteristics of effective leadership Accurate self-assessment Conceptualization Concern with relationships Concern with impact Developing others Managing group processes Proactively Self-confidence Specialized knowledge Use of specialized power

9. Phase -I Characteristic –High Energy –Feeling of Bonhomie –Apprehension Leadership Role –Focus on Mission –Identify stakeholders –Set goals –Develop rules of the game

10. Team Mission Checklist Supported by all members? A source of pride? Simple? Unique? Realistic? Guide in decision making? A clear description of purpose? A clear description of customers?

11. Phase - II Characteristics –Initial Bonhomie is lost –Trying to prove –Apprehensions surface Leadership Role –Clarify the roles –Encourage diverse opinions to surface –Do not avoid conflicts –Remind the goals

12. Phase - III Characteristics –Mounting tension –Operational problems leading to deviation from mission –Dangers.. Group think Leadership Roles –Involve all team members –Identify the specifics –Address accountability

13. Identify Roadblocks Guarded communication A lack of disagreements Unwilling to share information Ineffective team meetings Unrealistic goals Little faith in others

14. Phase - IV Characteristics –Peer feedback is utilised –High energy in team members –High on mutual respect –High on mutual support –Extraordinary performance Roles –Manage conflicts –Emphasise on collaboration –Focus on joint decision making

15. Phase - V Characteristics –Lack of performance –Mutual distrust –Shirking –Mud slingling Leadership Roles –Review –Recast goals –Rearrange roles –revitalise

16. A dynamic team Clearly states its mission and goals Identifies its stakeholders Focuses on results Encourages open communication Clarifies roles and responsibilities Builds upon individual strengths Resolves disagreements Encourages creativity Evaluates its own effectiveness

17. Leaders in teams Need to be inspirational – have a vision for the future Build trust, cohesion, and unity Facilitate decision making Expand the competencies of members Foster creativity and capitalize on the organization's diversity Manage change