Team Building
Analysis of Team building: general problems and solutions
Abstract
Purpose and approaches - This paper aims at analyzing the existing problems in team building for a hospital which consist of independent and multidisciplinary teams. It outlines the deficiencies of independent teams in communicating information and achieving organisational goals. Then it further explains the difference between interpersonal conflicts, intragroup conflicts and intergroup conflicts, followed with alternative solutions to transforming independent teams to interdependent teams.
Key words - Interdependent teams, Conflicts, Communication barriers, Factors of cohesiveness
Paper type - Essay
Definition of teams and its types Team building is an important factor in any environment, its focus is to specialize in bringing out the best in a team to ensure self development, positive communication, leadership skills and the ability to work closely together as a team to problem solve. In the study of team building, team is defined as a group of workers who function as a unit, often with little or no supervision, to carry out organisational functions. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize his or her strengths and minimize his or her weaknesses. In an organisation, teams may generally fall between the following types: independent teams or Interdependent teams, self-managed teams, project teams, sports teams, virtual teams, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary teams. Of the above different types of teams a distinction is usually drawn between "independent" and "interdependent" teams. An interdependent team is a team that: no significant task can be accomplished without the help of any of the members; within that team members typically specialize in different tasks, and the success is inextricably bound to the success of the whole team. On the other hand, an independent team
Abstract
Purpose and approaches - This paper aims at analyzing the existing problems in team building for a hospital which consist of independent and multidisciplinary teams. It outlines the deficiencies of independent teams in communicating information and achieving organisational goals. Then it further explains the difference between interpersonal conflicts, intragroup conflicts and intergroup conflicts, followed with alternative solutions to transforming independent teams to interdependent teams.
Key words - Interdependent teams, Conflicts, Communication barriers, Factors of cohesiveness
Paper type - Essay
Definition of teams and its types Team building is an important factor in any environment, its focus is to specialize in bringing out the best in a team to ensure self development, positive communication, leadership skills and the ability to work closely together as a team to problem solve. In the study of team building, team is defined as a group of workers who function as a unit, often with little or no supervision, to carry out organisational functions. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize his or her strengths and minimize his or her weaknesses. In an organisation, teams may generally fall between the following types: independent teams or Interdependent teams, self-managed teams, project teams, sports teams, virtual teams, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary teams. Of the above different types of teams a distinction is usually drawn between "independent" and "interdependent" teams. An interdependent team is a team that: no significant task can be accomplished without the help of any of the members; within that team members typically specialize in different tasks, and the success is inextricably bound to the success of the whole team. On the other hand, an independent team