1. Team Working
Building that team

2. Question 1

3. Why use a team building exercise?
A For fun
B Help teams to work together more quickly
C Fill in time in induction
D To support teams to understand why they need to work together

4. Why use a team building exercise?
A For fun
B Help teams to work together more quickly
C Fill in time in induction
D To support teams to understand why they need to work together

5. Teams can work together for a long time, however in most workplaces project teams are formed to work on specific activities, constant change in the workplace leads to downsizing, growth and moving employees into different teams on a regular basis. As a HR practitioner in your organisation you may recognise the issues that can occur with teams when this happens.

6. Question 2

7. Which group of people were the best at making the tower?
A Business Graduates
B Young Children
C Chief Executive Officers
D Lawyers

8. The best group were … A
B Young Children C D

9. The reason was that they were willing to experiment as they went along, rather than plan, then build, then find out it failed. In addition when an administrative executive was added to the Chief Executive group, they too improved and probably for the same reasons. Administrative Officers develop and plan systems, policies and procedures. This experience is critical to effective team working and this task.

10. What has a high impact on performance?
A Practice
B Communication
C Learning and Preparation
D Experience

11. What did have the highest impact on performance?B
C Learning and Preparation D

12. The study showed that if you prepared the team in the right way by providing learning appropriate to the task, performance increased. This is why the learning and development element of the HR role is so important to supporting positively, the performance of the business.