What is a Team?

What is a Team? This is the first video in a new course on teams and team-working. So we need to start at the beginning and establish what we mean by the term 'team'. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) This video is part of course module number 4.3.1 Program 4: Managing & Leading Groups Course 3: Teams Section 1: Team Development & Team Building Other videos in this section include: - The Tuckman Team Development Model https://youtu.be/-nlMJcTAz_g - Accelerate Team Development with Swift Trust https://youtu.be/aiVYyDCz-3s - Establishing Team Behavior Norms https://youtu.be/4-TM6kINcUs - Team Building Events: Why, What, and How? https://youtu.be/nhwBZ4lssM8 - John Whitmore's Team Development Model https://youtu.be/VxPzQMseW7E - Cog’s Ladder of Group Experiences https://youtu.be/aVqp7Zr5DW4 - The Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model https://youtu.be/HjEvSjkD7L0 - Kurt Lewin's Freeze Phases for Team Development https://youtu.be/i9wNwxy9Zmo LESSON NOTES ============ ‘A team is a small number of people who collaborate to achieve a shared goal.’ The keys here are: • The small number • Collaboration • Shared goal Download our free diagnostic tool: https://gum.co/EANnU How does a team differ from a group? Teams normally have members with complementary skills. Their collaboration creates synergy – that is, the impact of the team is greater than that of the individuals working alone. There is a level of mutual support in a team that groups don’t have. The price of this is a mutual accountability – each team member is both supported and held to account by their fellows. Teams have developed norms of behavior, like communication and support – that groups re-invent time after time. Groups need conspicuous leadership – teams can be self-leading. Finally, there is a greater level of trust within a team than an informal group. RECOMMENDED EXERCISE ====================== 1. How would you describe the differences between a team and a group? (2 MC CPD Points) 2. To what extent do the people you led form a true team? (2 MC CPD Points) DOWNLOADS =========== Free Resources - CPD Tools - https://gum.co/MC-CPD Paid resources - Management Courses Onboarding Kit - https://gum.co/MC-ObK ($3) RECOMMENDED READING ===================== - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team https://geni.us/wbIE - The Wisdom of Teams https://geni.us/7i1AL - The Belbin Guide to Succeeding at Work https://geni.us/Kzc4GV4 - Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart https://geni.us/oAgEOdA - Pulling Together: 10 Rules for High-Performance Teamwork https://geni.us/zUVV3G - HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams https://geni.us/0DLsNe4 Managers Need a Basic set of kit to do your job well. Here are my top recommendations: https://kit.co/MikeClayton/manager-s-work-kit (the links are affiliated) Management Courses Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points =========================================================== You can record your Management Courses CPD points on our free, downloadable CPD record log. Download it at: https://gum.co/MC-CPD Each video has two levels of MC CPD points. For this video: - If you simply watched the video, record 2 MC CPD points - If you also carried out all of the recommended exercises, score a total of Y MC CPD points ___ Note: Links to our book recommendations are affiliated through Amazon #Management #ManagementCourses #WhatIsATeam