1. Motivated workforce & TEAM PROBLEMS

2. Motivated work force

3. 1. Know thyself 2. Know your employees 3. Establish positive attitude 4.share the goals 5.monitor progress 6.develop interesting work 7.Communicate effectively 8.celebrate success

4. Characteristics of successful team
1. Sponsor
2. Team charter
3.Team Composition
4.Training
5.Ground rules
6.Clear Objectives
7.Accountability
8.Well defined decision procedures
9.Resources
10.Trust
11.Effective Problem Solving
12.Open Communication
13.Appropriate leadership
14.Balanced participation
15.Cohesiveness

5. Team member roles Team Leader Facilitator Recorder Timekeeper
Team members

6. Ten common problems 1-Floundering Trouble in starting and ending
Solution:
Look critically at improvement plan
Review the mission statement
Determine the cause of holdup
Each member write down the reasons and discuss it in next meeting.
2- Overbearing Participants
Exert unusual amount of influence in the team
Usually have position of authority or particular expertise
Solution
Reinforce the ground rules
Talk to person off-line and ask for cooperation
Enforce the importance of data & problem solving method

7. Ten common problems 3. Dominating Participants
Like to hear themselves talk, use overlong anecdotes and dominate the meeting.
Members get discouraged and miss meeting
SOLUTIONS
Structure discussion on key issues for equal participation, talk to the offending person off- line
Leader can become a gate-keeper
4. Reluctant Participants
Shy or unsure of themselves
Must be encouraged to contribute
SOLUTION
Divide the issue into individual assignments
Leader should become a gatekeeper

8. Ten common problems 5. Unquestioned Acceptance of Opinions as Facts
Members assert personal beliefs with such confidence that other members think they are facts.
SOLUTION
Request data and apply problem solving method
6. Rush to Accomplish
Pushed by two or more persons who are impatient for results
Remind members that ground rules call for problem solving method or to confront the rusher off-line

9. Ten common problems 7. Attribution
Activity of guessing at a persons motives when he disagree or don’t understand his or her opinion or behavior
SOLUTION
Question whether opinion is based on data or not
Find out the real meaning of the problem
8. Discounts and ‘Plops’
Members fail to give credit to another’s opinion
Respond to statement as plops.
Reinforce active listening as a team behavior
Support the discounted member
Talk offline with members who frequently discount

10. Ten common problems 9. Wanderlust
When members lose track of the meeting’s purpose
Want to avoid sensitive topics
Discussion go off in different directions
SOLUTION
Use written agenda with time estimates
Writing meeting topic in a flip chart
Redirect conversation back to main agenda
10. Feuding team members
Feuds predate the team
SOLUTIONS
Get adversaries to discuss the issues off-line
Encourage them to form some contact