Shushma Manandhar Pratibha Dhungana 1 Human Checker Game

Shushma Manandhar Pratibha Dhungana 1

• Human Checker Game 2

Group work • Making tallest paper tower 3

Everybody's Story • This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. • There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. • Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. 4

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Trust • “You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough. ” -Frank Crane, American author • Provides a sense of safety. 8

Four basic pillars of a team Effective Team Motivation Respect nt and Acknowledgeme Empathy Trust Proper Communication Common understanding 9

• Trust: transparency, respect, listen, share, obey, responsible • Empathy: listen, feel from otherÚs side, suggest, support • Acknowledgment and respect: response, greet, give credit, trust, listen, cooperation • Motivation: supervise, listen, encourage, set examples, acknowledge, fairness • Communication: make people understand, politeness, sufficiency, prompt, short and simple, aware about audience and situation 10

What is T E A M ? 11

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Team • A team is a group of people with complimentary skills who works together to perform a specific task or to find a solution. ( Different culture, background, ethnicity, • Education, age, gender, economy, norms and values ) 13

Group-; d"x_ and Team-6 f]n. L_ • • • Group to complete a given task One leader Leader dominates Independent Individual accountability • Supplementary skills • Could be large • Permanent nature Team to accomplish a common goal Could be more than one Leader facilitates Interdependent Individual and collective accountability • Complimentary skills • Relatively small • Certain time being • • • 14

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v - Cooperation between members with diverse skills and background v - Ability to work together 16

Team Building "various activities undertaken to motivate and increase the overall performance of the team" 17

Essential Teamwork skills and role • • Respecting individual values Good communicator( Listen first, speak second) Cooperative and Caring for others emotions Ask help and be ready to offer Hard working Innovative and problem solver Optimistic ( positive thinker) 18

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Teamwork divides the tasks and doubles the success • • Increased efficiency, Better outputs Better time management Opportunity to learn, greater creativity Division of Work: less stress Helping hands for difficult situations. Building better relationship Effective decisions Having fun and enjoyment 21

Challenges of working in a team • • Burning desire to shine, Clash of ideas - no compromise “Free – riding” or “social loafing” may occur Few people may dominate the group People may not to listen others, could be irresponsible Different perceptions may lead to misunderstandings The blame game - Arguments and disagreements may arise May spoil the relationship- may consume extra time and resources 22

Stages in Team Building (American organizational psychologist Bruce Tuckman- 1965) Forming Storming initial orientation and interpersonal testing, exchange some personal information conflict over the task and the way of operating, power, leadership and decision making Norming Performing Adjourning Roles are defined Members are motivated to Participative Revision, analysis and evaluation of achievements Rules, values, behaviour, method and procedures are established Facilitating Directing Coaching Strong commitment Achievement oriented Feedbacks and acknowledgments Strategies Disassembled Delegating Evaluating 23

STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT BEHAVIORS Stage Theme Task Relationship Orientation -Orientation Commitment Acceptance 1 Awareness 2 Conflict Clarification Belonging 3 Co-operation Involvement Support 4 Results Achievement Pride 5 Separation Recognition Satisfaction

• Unless and until we have high performing team, we can not serve better. • How do we make our team better? 25

Team should be well planned and result oriented. Teamwork is less me More we Less ego More we go

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A boat does not go forward if each one is rowing their own way.

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Able Leadership • Takes initiation • Visionary, protective as a guardian • A good listener/motivator/evaluator

Knowing each other in a team. likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses.

Defining tasks, roles and responsibilities

Communicating properly Its an art. • Listen to your members • Provide correct and sufficient information in time • Seek out their feedback • Check understand, follow up 33

Let them involve • Encourage them to participate • Share their views • Let them feel they are also part of the team 34

Mutual trust and respect “It’s hard to earn trust, but even harder to get it back once you’ve lost it. ” Respecting others is a way to gain trust from them. Respect their individual differences.

Have empathy and encourage • Every one is capable and when they get proper support, they can perform even better. “Encouraging other means helping people, looking for the best in them and trying to bring out their positive qualities. - John Maxwell

Focusing on result

Managing conflicts Conflicts may arise. Take necessary steps to find out the root cause and solve it. (the hedgehogs) 38

Be friendly and helpful Listen to your team. Encourage them to share feelings. It makes them feel close. 39

Appreciate and Acknowledge Reward the ideas and contributions of your team. Value their efforts, no matter how small it is. Celebrate their important days.

“Praise publicly and criticize privately. ” 41

13. The greatest enemy in a team is “EGO” Never let it grow between relationship.

Key words to remember for a better team A: acknowledge and respect B: build rapport (know each other, communicate and empathize) C: common understanding D: divide task (makes them responsible and accountable) Have a good day. Thank you. 43

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