Team Building

All teams go through growth stages. One thing is sure, a team will go through a roller coaster ride to achieve their goal. Building an effective team is not easy. It involves enlisting the right people with the right skills in the right place within the team. Key factors: Recruitment Induction Motivation Training/ coaching Mentoring Team knowledge.

Recruitment of the right individuals is a key aspect of building and maintaining a successful team. The right person is not always the most qualified or the most confident, but the person with the right mix of abilities. Two main ways to recruit: Internal External How do you recruit people? What are the difficulties with recruiting? What would you look for in a: Nurse? Administrator?

This is where new employees become familiar with their work place. This is vital so they know what they have to do and how they have to do it. What does an induction involve? Why is it important to know and understand the companies policies and procedures? Basic training periods.

This drives a team to reach its goal. How does motivation help team development?

Why is training important? What type of things might you send a team member to learn about in the: Fire service Ambulance service Navy Training never stops for any member of the public services, why is this? Tactics Laws Equipment

This is where an experienced colleague is on hand for an employee to turn to for advice. What does a mentor do?

This is about understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your team and using this knowledge to get the best performance out of them. Allows you to allocate tasks and responsibility efficiently.

Not understanding your role: Disorganisation Conflict Disjointed team structure Unclear aims of the task: Lack of focus Time wasting Lack of skills or abilities: Unsuccessful Poor relationships between team members: Creates barriers to performance Breakdown in communication conflict

No recognition of leader: Lack of motivation Goal not achieved Team member hidden agendas: Causes conflict Low standards or expectations: Blame culture Conflict Breakdown of group Team question creditability of leader: Team has no confidence in leader Competition may arise for the leadership of the team

Little or no encouragement: Drop in motivation Fragmented and discouraged from task Inconsistent team (physical /mental): Good performance followed by bad performance Drop in motivation Questions asked about team

Lack of resources Environment / facilities