Saturday, February 17, 2007

Dream Team


T E A M =
T ogether
E veryone
A chieves
M ore




What is a Team?

A team is a group of people working together toward specific objectives within a defined operational field , and they hold themselves mutually accountable for the results

Advantages of Teams

Greater knowledge & experience base
Different perspectives
Willingness to take more risk
Synergy – the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Disadvantages of Teams

Potential for conflict
May interfere with individual objectives
Takes more people ’ s time
Slows decision making


Types of Teams

1- There may be more than one person doing the exact same work, to More than one person doing the exact same work, to achieve a team objective or target. achieve a team objective or target.
2- Or a series of people, where one person's ou come depends on all previose people's work
3- Ather way A group of people working together and shifting roles so that the each person in the team gets acquainted by everyone else role.
4- A different way that Several teams competing together to achieve the same objective or target.

Team Leader
The team leader is the person who manages the team: calling and, if necessary, facilitating meetings, handling assigning administrative details, orchestrating all team activities, and overseeing preparations for reports and presentations.


Characteristics of a Good Team Leader
-Works for consensus on decisions
- Shares openly and authentically with others regarding personal feelings, opinions, thoughts, and perceptions about problems and conditions
-Involves others in the decision-making process
- Trusts, supports, and has genuine concern for other team members.
-"Owns" problems rather than blaming them on others
- When listening, attempts to hear and interpret communication from other's points of view
- Influences others by involving them in the issue(s)

Team members
Team members are the rest of the people involved in the project. Team members are appointed
by the Team leader or the Stakeholders. The nature of the project dictates who they are.


Characteristics of a Good Team Member
-Encourages the development of other team members
- Respects and is tolerant of individual differences
- Acknowledges and works through conflict openly
-Considers and uses new ideas and suggestions from others
- Encourages feedback on own behavior
- Understands and is committed to team objectives.
- Does not engage in win/lose activities with other team members
-Has skills in understanding what's going on in the group

Most important notes to have a PERFECT team "Dream Team "
All members are leaders.
Celebrate even a small success.
Care about the feeling of athers is required.
Voting procedure is an emergency exit.
Finding excuses is the drug of choice.
Leaders should be flexible.
Communicate and communicate all togther .
Leaders have to always support and motivate others.
Do not be panic.
Hint for Leaders :If you would like to master it ..teach it and don't just give orders to ather. show them how to make it
Do not forget priorities.
Have a shared vision.
Planning…… planning…… planning.
Equal load distribution.
Plan is always the driver.
Evaluate every period and re-correct.
Set rules for managing conflicts.

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