shijina asked:
Today the team building concept is well-established and it has been globally taken up in many organizations as a better way to approach and manage businesses. There is one question to be asked ‘How to make our teams really effective?’ If organizations want to perform better and increase the team’s efficiency, then it is important to understand the characteristics which standouts out in effective groups. Effective group will have unique characteristics in way they interact and work together. A close study of the following characteristics will give important clues that help to identify and deduce the factors which play a big role in effective team work.
Effective crowd must talk to one another rather than speaking behind each other’s back. You should know that back biting is totally non-existent or rare in an efficient team and there is always a high level of mutual understanding and trust. This forms a bond among the members of the group and this will lead to rapport, giving team spirit. Tensions are also rare. Effective teams will have a healthy respect for each other’s options and viewpoints. Members will encourage one another and actively listen and will participate during the group discussions. Disagreements do exists but they do not snowball into interpersonal conflicts.
Effective teams must know how to deal with conflicts. Disagreements and conflicts entering subject or work related discussions are considered as a normal occurrence and the members do not harbor any hatred towards one another once the team meeting comes to an end. Effective gangs are true partners with all aspects concerned with teamwork. They have an informal work ethics of sharing and supportive. There are totally aware of their team’s goals and also share the responsibilities and work towards achieving their objectives.
An effective organization must require successful employees. The team realizes the needs to focus on the group’s goals and even rise above personal ambitions. Team members are secure in their individual capabilities and understand the reasons why an organization has initiated a team which should be considered first priority. They are able to work towards executing their tasks in line with common goals of the members. They must have realized that if they work on their individual roles truthfully, personal gratitude is bound to come their way.
The points discussed above are all important for a good team performance. Even though these mentioned points are put into perspective what a successful team is all about, it is also necessary to realize that high performance group requires the right challenge, regular team building programs, ongoing skills training and sufficient recognition and reward for keeping the team’s momentum going.