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UNIV 1213: Leadership & Teamwork
Fall 2012
Assignment 3
The Importance of Development, Communication, and Learning in Teams
(10%=Individual Written Report)
Submitted to:
Mr. Simon N. Meade-Palmer
Nawaf AL Haif
201002624
Sec: 108
Assessment Criteria
Criteria
Assessment Rubric for Individual Written Report
SCORES
Introduction
Contains thesis statement, states why assignment is
important, a reference to justify assignment, outlines
the body topics
3%
Importance of team
development
Explain why team development is so important for
effective teams. Include examples.
3%
Effective training
Describe what training principles are necessary for
effective team development. Include examples.
3%
Stages
Describe each of the five stages involved in team
development using a real-life example.
3%
Communication
Describe how teams communicate and say why
communication is so important in effective teams.
Include examples.
3%
Team learning
Describe how teams learn best. Include examples.
3%
Conclusion
Thesis statement is restated, key points from the report
are summarized
3%
Mechanics
Punctuation and spelling and capitalization are correct,
words are well chosen, writer uses own words, no cut
and pasting, use of headings, uses topic sentences, uses
third person, full sentences, no bullet points
2%
References
Contains the 3 textbooks as references, correct
referencing rules used, references cited in body of
report
2%
TOTAL
25%
The Importance of Development, Communication, and Learning in Teams
Introduction:
Working in teams is one of the most important skills that each student and employee
must have it. Most of the assignments whether in schools, universities and
organizations required teamwork. To be an effective member in team that required
some important skills. So, the importance of development, communication, and team
learning are the main concept or skills that each student or employee must know.
However, the outline for this assignment is introduction, importance of team
development, effective training principles, stages in team development,
communication in teams, team learning and conclusion.
Importance of team development
Teams are becoming a key tool to enhance the efficiency of an organizations. Teams
development create a good work environment "by encouraging co-operation,
teamwork, interdependence and by building trust among team members"(1). An
example of team development, if there is negative emotional tone between some team
members how can they translate this feelings in a good way to enhance the efficiency
of team. This example explain the team development very well because it shows how
can the members of group overcome their own problems for the sake of team.
Reference: Good Examples of Team Development in the Workplace (by Audra
Bianca, Demand Media)
www.academiaofhumanpotential.com
Effective Training Principles:
Each team must build depending in some effective principle. To design, developed
and support a good teams that need members of teams to set some guidelines. In my
opinion, teams need seven principles to be an effective team. Set a clear goals, set a
clear objective, mechanism of group, time for the each assignment, role of group
leader, role of each team member and planning are the main principles that team need.
An example of effective training principles, when the organization ask the group of
consultant to meet and give some advice in any case the consultant must gather and
read the case carefully then set goals, objective, mechanism, the time to respond to
organization, role of leader, role of each member and planning for each part of the
work.
Reference: How to Build Highly Effective Team Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD
http://managementhelp.org/groups/team-building.htm
Stages in Team Development
There are five stages involved in team development. Forming, storming, norming,
performing and transforming are the stages involved in team development. Forming is
when a group of people gathering because they sharing same purpose. Storming
"disagreement about mission, vision, and approaches combined with the fact that team
members are getting to know each other can cause strained relationships and conflict".
Norming is formed work relations between team members make team going forward
in team objective. Performing is the stage when the communication between team
member become stronger and the team effectiveness reach a good level and this is
synching to bring about a successfully functioning team. Transforming is the stage
when the team member performing well and they feel they are the best successful
team they have experienced. A real life example, when the group of students have a
group assignment so, they gather because they have same purpose (forming) then they
start planning by disagreement in some vision and approach (storming) after that they
start to build a relationships between each other to make team going forward in team
objective (norming) then by communicate between each other they reach their goals
by having a good assignment and transfer this in a good performing in front of class
(performing and transforming).
References: What Are the Stages of Team Development By Susan M. Heathfield
http://humanresources.about.com/od/teambuilding/f/team_stages.htm
Communication in Teams:
Communication between team members is the most important skills that each member
of team must have it. When the team member communicate effectively with the team
that can improve the efficiency of a team and can eliminates confusion and miss
understanding between team members. Also, communicate with team can create a
good workplace environment. Communicate between team members can be by
emails, phone and by scheduled meetings. A real life example, when students have
group assignment they must attend each scheduled meetings and have the team
member emails and phone numbers to overcome communication problem.
References: How to Communicate Effectively with a Team by Louise Balle, Demand
Media http://smallbusiness.chron.com/communicate-effectively-team-1401.html
Team Learning:
Team learning is provide a suitable solution for business problem by asking critical
questions in those problems. This kind of problem can’t found in books it’s come
from teams and that can be a real meaning of team learning. A real life example of
team learning, when the team have communication problem or weakness point they
must ask leader or manager a suitable questions to solve this problem.
References: Team Learning By Dick McCann
http://www.tms.com.au/tms12-2c.html
Conclusion:
This assignment consider a bout importance of team development, communication
and team learning. Set a clear goals, set a clear objective, mechanism of group, time
for the each assignment, role of group leader, role of each team member and planning
are the main principles that team need. Also, forming, storming, norming, performing
and transforming are the stages involved in team development. Also, communication
between teams play a main role in this assignment by justify the importance of team
communication and the ways of communicate between teams. Team learning is
provide solutions for business problem by asking critical questions.
References:
Reference: How to Build Highly Effective Team Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD
Good Examples of Team Development in the Workplace (by Audra Bianca, Demand
Media)
What Are the Stages of Team Development By Susan M. Heathfield
How to Communicate Effectively with a Team by Louise Balle, Demand Media
Team Learning By Dick McCann
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