“Coming together is a

beginning, staying together is progress and working

together is success”
HENRY FORD.

TEAM
TOGETEHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE
Ashwin Sharma
Chintan Gutka
Durgesh Chandra
Harshael Sawant
Kanika Sharma
Nikhil Khemani
Pooja Shah
Ritesh Sapre
 What Is A Team?
• Small Number Of People With (Preferably 5 To 12)
• Complimentary Skills
• Common Purpose
• Performance Goals
• Common Approach
• Mutually Accountable
• Interdependent
• Share Responsibilities
• Committed To Achieve The Goal
• Transparency.

Every organization is made of small teams.

 Team Versus Group
• Work Group
A group that interacts primarily to share information and to make decisions to help each group
member perform within his or her area of responsibility.

• Work Team
A group whose individual efforts result in a performance that is greater than the sum of the
individual inputs.
Examples
 Characteristics Of An Effective Team
Purpose Defined
• Clear Unity of purpose
• Purpose should be well defined
Effective Response

• Effectively respond to
other people’s opinions
• Shouldn’t be passive
• Be Direct about one’s
opinions
• Show active interest
Clarification Precedes Evaluation

• Never form judgments in

the beginning
• Seek clarification
• Summarize what the
speaker has said
• Potentially good ideas
are not killed
• Members do not feel
rejected
Speak For Yourself

• Accept responsibility for

your own
remarks/actions
• Avoid reframing of other
person’s remarks
• Avoid speaking for other
people
Active Participation

• Actively involved in
group discussion
• Show interest even if
topic of discussion is not
of one’s interest
• Maintain consistent
levels of enthusiasm
• Contradicting points
shouldn’t bring down
energy levels
Conscious of Group Process

• Check on deviation from

the topic
• Look for the reason if
facing trouble
• Work on the process
rather than the task if
trouble arises
• Do not blame supposed
offender
Healthy Conflicts

• Conflicts are inevitable

for effective team
• Helps in eliminating
temporary tension
• Brings in transparency
Shared Leadership

• Leadership shifts as the

priorities change
• Egos should be left at the
door
• The best person should step
up to lead the task
• Whole group leadership
instead of one man leading
Structure
• Just enough structure is
required to achieve the
goal
• An effective team does
not get imprisoned by it
• Structure should
accentuate the
strengths
• Should Shore up the
weaknesses
Diverse Responsibilities

• Diverse team of talent

• Each member of the
team has special role
• Unique responsibility
• Brings in clarity in
operations
• Saves time
• Avoid confusion
 Three C’s To Make Effective Team

• COHERENCE
   

• CO-OPERATION
 

CONGRUENCE
 How To Be An Effective Team Member?

• Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

• Don't Blame Others
• Support Group Member's Ideas
• No Bragging
• Listen Actively
• Get Involved
• Function as an active participant
• Share openly and willingly
• Exhibits flexibility
• Treats others in a respectful and supportive manner
• Work as a problem-solver
 How To Be An Effective Team Leader?
• Build Trust
•  Inspire And Motivate
•  Influence Valuable Changes.
•  Be Open To New Ideas Coming From Team Members.
•  Key Team Members.
•  Open Discussion For Decision Making.
• Create An Identity For The Team.
• Encourage And Support Independent Thinking.
• Skills And Strengths Of The Team Members.
• Expectations And Objectives With The Team Members.
 How To Be An Effective Team Leader?

• Be The Mediator.
• Consider Giving Incentives To Boost Results.
• Evaluate Results In A Timely Fashion.
• Coach, Don't Demonstrate
• Provide Constructive Criticism
• Back Off
• Try To Be Positive
• Value Your Group's Ideas
 Apollo Syndrome

• A phenomenon discovered by Dr Meredith

Belbin where teams of highly capable
individuals can collectively, perform badly.
No other team can
ever win
 Why Did They Fail

• Abortive or destructive debate.

• Difficulties in their decision making.
• Team members tend to act along their own
favourite lines.
• Over compensation
 Is There Any Solution To This ?

Effective Leadership
Stages of Team Formation

P
F S N E
O T O R
R O R F
M R M O
I M I R
N I N M
G N G I
G N
G
 Forming

• Positive & Polite

• Role of Leader
• Personal identity
• one another’s attitudes and backgrounds
• to establish the ground rules
• Cohesion and Involvement.
• Duration of meeting
 Storming
• Decisions don't come easily within the group.
• Team members vie for position.
• Clarity of purpose increases.
• Focused on its goals.
• Authority of leader may be challenged.
• Uncomfortable
• Questioning the goal of Team
• Honestly: This is the stage when many teams fail...
 Norming
• Agreement & Consensus
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Big & Small Decisions
• Commitment & unity is strong
• Fun & social activities
• Working style
• Respect for Leader
 Performing
• Strategically Aware
• Common Goal
• High Degree of Autonomy
• Disagreement Occurs but……….
• No Interference from Leader
• Look after Each Other
• No Assistance or Instruction
• Leader Delegates & Oversees.
 Final Note
P Have a common Purpose and goal
●

R
I
• Have honest and frequent
D “Discussions”

E • Strive for “Excellence “