Team Dynamics Jon Boyes Curriculum and WorkRelated Learning

Team Dynamics Jon Boyes Curriculum and Work-Related Learning Officer

Team Dynamics Learning outcomes • Explain the difference between a group and a team, and identify the characteristics of an effective team • Gain an overview of key models of team development and team roles • Develop a greater awareness of their own role as a team-player and value differences in other team members • Identify strategies for building effective teams

Team Dynamics Characteristics of teams • • Shared identity Shared goals and objectives Structured patterns of communication and interaction Consider themselves to be a team

Team Dynamics Team task 1: Bridge building challenge Construct the longest paper-based bridge using only the paper supplied. Bridge can be supported at two points only.

Team Dynamics Tuckman’s team development model Developmental Sequence in Small groups. (Bruce Tuckman, 1965)

Team Dynamics Team task 2: Floating stick challenge

Team Dynamics Floating stick challenge - reflection What improved team performance? • Focus on team goal vs personal failure • Leadership – who was guiding your team’s efforts? • Communication before and during task • Strategy – how to achieve the goal e. g. • • Linking arms, touching fingers Counting down Following a ‘lead finger’ Reflection and refinement

Team Dynamics Honey’s team roles

Team Dynamics NASA moon survival challenge Work on the problem but… Be conscious of your role and that of others whilst you work on it.

Team Dynamics Lost at sea challenge

Team Dynamics Survival scoring 0 - 25 Excellent 26 - 32 Good 33 - 45 Average 46 - 55 Fair 56 - 70 Poor 71 - 112 Very poor

Team Dynamics Summary Key factors for effective teams • • • Leadership (and particularly leadership style) Improving team comms, reinforcing identity, clear task focus and clear roles Self awareness [your own role, strengths and weaknesses etc. ] and modifying your behaviour accordingly for the well being of the team is key, and highly valued by employers

Team Dynamics Jon Boyes Curriculum and Work-Related Learning Officer