Effective teamwork (2016 revised and updated)
Teamwork for effective organisations (2001)
Creating the atmosphere
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Leader→1. Vision- goal→ team members
a) Inspiration-Motivation(shared-realistic goal)
b) Planning the company’s goal-realization
c) Going along with the goal (reflection)
d) Initiative-dialogue
Common vision= shared victory and shared defeat
2. Synergy-co-ordination-co-operation
a) Group Dynamics
b) Information exchange (trust-team philosophy
c) Team roles (Belbin)-relationships within the team- respect-harmony
d) Self-confidence
3. Empowerment-Development-Competencies
a) Technical and interpersonal skills-use of resources
b) Commitment-responsibility-accountability
c) Effective HRM strategies-The Person-centered approach (Carl
Rogers’ theory)
4. Flexibility-exploration-decision making
a) Evaluation of options
b) Constructive controversy-‘synthesis’ (Hegel’s philosophical
theory)-consensus
c) Probing-listening
5. Looking for future improvement
a) Monitoring (evaluation of the present situation)
b) Correction of mistakes-conflict resolution
Teamwork is an ongoing journey, not a destination!
References-Bibliographical sources
Dean Tjosvold, Team Organization: An Enduring Competitive Advantage (Wiley Series in Industrial and Organizational Psychology), 1st edition, 1992, John Wiley & Sons
Nicky Hayes, Successful Team Management (Essential Business Psychology), 1st edition, 1996, Cengage Learning EMEA
Picture source links: http://blogs.rockyview.ab.ca/, http://science-all.com/teamwork-clipart.html, http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/teamwork-quotes, http://www.gograph.com/stock-illustration/teamwork_2.html, http://clipartfreecollection.top/files/1/36959_no-clip-art.html, http://godfatherstyle.com/18489-2/.
Written and presented (as part of the MSc course: 'Teamwork for effective organisations') by Tim Voridis. Now revised and updated.
