Common Characteristics Of Effective Productive Teams

When working in a team, it can be hard keeping everyone on the same page. If everyone is not on the same page then it results in a breakdown of communication and the team will not work in an effective and efficient way, this can also result in team conflicts which have a massive negative impact on both the team and the organisation. The best way of ensuring that team work is the in most effective and efficient way is to hold regular team meetings so everyone is update on what is going on within the team and organisation. This will help keep the team moral and trust levels high as nothing will be hidden from other members, and everything

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The features of effective team performance is set up through positive leadership, this is something which is developed and nurtured. An effective team will work together, be focused and all the time supporting each other along the way to achieve and reach goals. For a team to be effective, each team member needs to be clear on their roles and responsibilities relating to their job. Team performance will be more effective if there is respect for the leader/manager and each other. They must have a good understanding towards their job role and responsibility.

A team is a type of organizational group with independent members. They share common goals and work together to meet these goals (Northouse, 2016). The organization where I work has teams at various levels for maximizing the success. These teams include, core teams, coordinating teams, patient aligned care team (PACT), contingency teams, ancillary teams, support and administration teams (Veterans Health Administration [VHA], 2015). Some of these teams have interdepartmental members while others have intradepartmental staff. Successful teams have a concrete blueprint and that contributes to their effective functioning. There are several factors that affect these teams irrespective of the level. The factors comprise the presence of a clear task, separation from non-team members, authority, and stability. The factors like working conditions, team process and bridging the gaps are concerns for the executive level. The complexity of the task, individual skills and their diverse specializations affect the selection of the team members. The team’s meaningful interactions decide their success. Independent teams can help promote friendly competition within the organization and lead to better staff performance. An efficient leader can design and launch an effective team through careful planning and selection of the right members. He/she keeps the factors that affect the success of the team in mind when designing the teams. The patient care units

Effective working relationships are the cornerstone for building and maintaining a successful team. Good team communication provides direction, vision and motivation to the members of the team. Team communication can be the sending or receiving of messages to or from management, between team members or from one team to another. Effective team communication increases team members' effectiveness and satisfaction because they are given the appropriate guidelines, tools and direction on how to accomplish tasks. The team needs to

In the environment today, it is not unusual to see people working in teams to accomplish certain goals and tasks. During our youth, parents and teachers encourage us through various methods to work as part of a team. Whether a sports team, classroom team, or after school activities, parents and teachers and other authority figures start the introduction of working in teams and teaching the value of being able to work together to accomplish a common goal. As people progress through the various stages of their lives, everyone continues to strive to communicate. Communication is a part of everyday life. It may be overlooked in some areas, but when dealing with a team environment, communication is vital. One

The features of effective team performance is set up through positive leadership; something which is developed and nurtured. An effective team will work together, be focused and supportive of each other to achieve and reach goals. For a team to be effective, each team member needs to be clear on their roles and responsibilities relating to their job. Team performance will be more effective if there is respect for the leader/manager and an understanding towards their job role and responsibility.

Atmosphere during the meeting was friendly and thank to this that all team members knew each other from daily meetings effective communication was easily achieved. However, there was a few problems.

| * Members participate equally in decision-making, but each member understands that the leader might need to make the final decision if the team can not come to a consensus agreement.

This is when the team begins to work together. In this stage, the team members will expect intragroup conflict. Conflict over the status of leadership and for acceptance of their ideas. Every member of the team has different opinions on what needs to be done and how it should be done. With the guidance of the team leader, they learn how to problem solve together, can operate both independently and together as a team. The team leader needs to be strong and accepting with the team through this stage. Reassuring that all the team members will be able to learn to respect others member’s ideas and can listen to them as well. This approach should make it clear to the team members that no one should take control of all conversations and to make contributions from all members of the team easier. The team leader will need to be able to coach some members and to be more assertive and teach other team members on how to be an effective listener. As this stage comes to an end the team will become more accepting of each other and learn how to work together.

Knowing the people and understanding who they are and how they view things will give us insight on how to achieve the team’s goal, while including each individual team member and actively listening to one another to know where they are coming from. Communication is extremely important in this phase because everyone has a different communication style and different understanding of things. Perception is a very personal thing. Taking a managerial approach and ensuring that everyone is heard so that we know no one is left out, will ensure that we develop a team full of of individuals who feel good about themselves, feel validated in having their voices heard, and most importantly, feel excited about working together towards our unified goals.

The science of team building is an art. The uncontrollable variables are people. Just putting a group of talented individuals together for the sole purpose of goal achievement can be met with disastrous results. It can leave individuals left feeling unfulfilled and lead to costly mistakes in the long run. While team building can be considered an art, there are some methods and approaches that can assist with successful builds. While no approach is full proof, taking time to acclimate oneself with human

Another critical issue in teamwork is poor communication within the team and between the team leader and team members. Poor communication causes difficulties to gain success because successful teamwork relies upon good connection among team members and between the team leader and team members. Therefore, team leader must encourage communication. When conducting a meeting, its success also depends on the quality of communication, therefore, a good meeting is a successful communication.

As a Project Manager (PM), developing high performing teams helps me deliver projects successfully. Team members are like family; you don’t get to choose them. In my 10-year Project Management career, building productive teams of individuals with varying skills, gender, age, culture, work ethics, has been my biggest challenge.

There have been many researches that studied the characteristics of a successful team over a period, Belbin’s work is one of the most widely known it investigated how different people within a team adopt different teamwork roles. In order to be successful all quality improvement teams must have the following characteristics: