1. The Structure and Purpose of a Team

2. Objectives Be able to define team structure Develop a team process
Learn about team culture

3. Team Structure What type of team? What is the purpose of the team?
Who is the leader of the team?

4. Types of Teams
Work Teams
Task Teams
Management teams

5. Team Structure Team Size Team Membership Team Skills
Stability of the team

6. Purpose of the Team What is the purpose of the team?
Each member must understand
Team members
interest

7. Goals Once the team’s purpose is clarified,
team members must set the goals
the team wishes to accomplish!

8. Performance Measures
In order to know how the team is performing, you have to have measures to gauge progress
How to choose measures
Appropriateness of measures
Progress towards content goals
Progress towards process goals
Team member growth and development

9. Leadership If external, then old style command and control
Team needs to have ownership of their activities
Behaviours of the leader
Liaison
Resource provider
Counsellor
Mentor
Teacher
Challenger

10. Team Process Development Formation Renewal Adjustment Cohesion
Reinforcement
Definition
Renewal
Learning
Transformation

11. Formation First meeting of the team
Define what they need to accomplish and how the team will operate
Develop measures for short and long term success
Having short term goals, reinvigorates
Long term is the ultimate purpose
Establish ground rules of operation

12. Ground Rules When and where the team meets
Substitutes allowed at meetings
Team records, what, who, how
Work expectations of members
Confidentiality
Participation…...

13. Participation Conversation Continuum Open Closed
Debate Discussion Dialogue
Focus is on
exploring and
understanding
ideas and
people
Focus is on
defending and
winning
Focus in on
persuading,
prioritising, and
deciding

14. Verbal Behaviours What behaviours encourage effective participation
Set context
Ask questions of members
Use supportive statements
Seek out different perspectives
Share feelings

15. Contributor Skills Initiation - draw out information, clarify ideas
Energise - show enthusiasm, engage in team process, show commitment
Organise
Build relationships
Be flexible
Learn

16. Adjustment Revisions of the initial rules and goals
A reality check of what can be accomplished
Tensions usually come up here, this is when personalities could clash
Breakpoint comes when the team gets tied up in discussions, usually to do and who should do what...

17. Development Identify Team Weakness Agree Desired Changes Cohesion
Reinforcement

18. Cohesion Comes together as a team High energy High interest
Progress is made
Team is supportive
Develop relationships

19. Reinforcement Cohesion builds Homogeneity builds
Team members are comfortable with each other
Start to be interested in self-preservation and self-perpetuation
Goals should be on creativity and exploration

20. Renewal
Learning
Transformation

21. Learning Team learns new skills Build relationships to accomplish task
Commitment and mutual accountability
Now, team may be confrontational over issues

22. Transformation Results are produced from team activities Innovative
To sustain energy, must stress and press the team
Needs new challenges, new members, new tasks, new relationships or…...

23. Team Culture
Team Values
Team Rituals
Team Learning

24. Team Values Commitment to task and team members Accountability
Lead to trust between team members

25. Team Rituals How to add new members
How to provide information to new members
How a member exits
Work rituals
How the team celebrates!

26. Team Learning Continuous improvement process
How team resolves conflict
How the team handles diversity
Harness team creativity

27. What do you know about your team?
Take some time to think about your team and answer the questions below. Why not be creative and design a mind map or poster that shows the following:
What is the structure of your team?
What is your role?
What processes have been agreed between the team with regards to communication?
What opportunities have your team had to develop their skills?
What are your team values?
Your Assessor will plan to discuss your evidence with you, you can explain the contribution you make to your team.

28. Let’s Recap on Objectives
You will now have the knowledge to:
Define your team structure
Understand the purpose of your team
Understand how a team develops
Understand your team culture and values
Understand how your personal commitment will have an impact on the teams success

29. Thank You! We hope you have found this short course useful.
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