Why do we need team work? A simple activity of crossing a
valley can be done the way monkeys do it or in a way, civilised human beings
are expected to do as team. Let us see how:
Team – Crossing the Valley!!!
What is TeamWork?
The process of working together with a group of people in
order to achieve a goal.The team work is often a crucial part of a business as
it is often necessary for colleagues to work well together, trying for the best
in any circumstances. Team work often means people will try to cooperate, using
their individual skills and providing constructive feedbacks, despite any
personal conflicts between the individual.
'Teamwork’ and requires the most complex
co-ordination between team players.
Why have teamwork ?
Team work is important because it helps us synergize, it
compliment sour individual weakness, it does help in productivity and it helps
one build new and better skills. Well its one thing to create a team but quite
different to create teamwork in the workplace.
To put it in simple words, a team doesn’t work without
teamwork.
Description of Activity:
The activity consists of three individuals, connected only
by a pole, attempting to cross a valley.
The activity has three people who are given a long rod which
is carried by them on their shoulders, and then they have to cross a small
crater as a group. There each person gets to be in motion for a few seconds
without using their legs. The burden of the person in air is borne by the other
two participants.
If we consider each of the idiots crossing the valley as /\
, we can see that the following scenarios are obtained :
Thus, we see that in the above case three situations
arrive,
one where the person is fully safe denoted by --.-.-
one where the person is half safe denoted by------
and one where the person
is taking a dangerous step, denoted by
The Scenario:
Step-1
|
All three are safe
|
Step-2
|
Front one is Half safe.
Middle and Last one is fully safe
|
Step-3
|
Front one is Fully Risky;
Middle one and Last one is Fully SAFE
|
Step-4
|
Front one and middle one are HALF RISKY;
Rear one is SAFE
|
Step-5
|
Front one SAFE:
Middle one is Fully Risky; Last one is SAFE.
|
Step-6
|
Front one SAFE;
Middle and Last one is Half Safe
|
Step-7
|
Front one and Middle ones are Fully Safe;
Last one is Fully Risky
|
Step-8
|
Front and Middle one is safe;
Last one is half risky
|
Step-9
|
All three are Safe
|
We have the following observations and learnings to
make:-
1) Structuring the Task
and roles in a Team:
1. Role of
First Person = Role of second Person = Role of Third person : No
differentiation was done in designing the team tasks. Nobody was
overloaded or relaxed.
2. All 3
members’ tasks were designed to be - Easy, Lighter, Clear and Systematic.
3. 3 team members
are equally responsible in their contributions for the overall task completion
4. All three
members have equal distribution of different kinds of situation :
High Risk 01 times
Half Risks 02 times
Fully Safe 02 times
5. Communication and feedback is essential while
working in a team.
6. Every member is indispensable in completing the
task.
7. There were equal instances when one needed each
other.
2)Team Excellence:
Team excellence comes by proper designing of team tasks,
team roles, preparation and execution of the tasks. Excellence is DESIGNED by
the managers.
The Eight Characteristics of
Highly Effective Teams include:
1) Clear, Elevating Goal
2) Results-Driven
Structure
3) Competent Team Members
4) Unified Commitment
5) Collaborative Climate
6) Standards of
Excellence
7) External Support and
Recognition
8) Leadership
Five Stages of team work
Pshychologist bruce teckman came up with five key stages
through which team moves. They are
1. Forming
3. Norming
4. Performing
5. Adjourning
Conclusion:
Team Work is NOT 1+1=
2
Team work is
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