Team Dynamics
A small team of people working together towards a single goal can be a very
powerful force. The dynamics of a team can be what "makes or breaks" the
team. How the team members work together can determine whether they can
successfully achieve their main objective or not. In order to have a diverse team that is also successful many issues will need to be addressed. Learning how to form a team and assign roles; how to address and resolve team conflicts; how to manage time; and how to measure team results are critical in achieving a high performance team.
A learning team is a small group of people who do similar work and share their knowledge, skills and abilities to complete group assignments or projects. In order for a team to be established and work as effectively as it should, we have to first get to know each other and find out how each other works. When selecting a team, you will want people who are committed and will follow through on all assignments and share the same views as to the importance of the goal.
Then we must create a detailed team charter. "Chartering is the procedure by which a team meets at the beginning of its process to describe its mission or task, set its goals, secure commitment by members to the achievement of those goals, make its plans, and allocate its resources." (University of Phoenix, 2004).
A learning team should contain members with diverse skills in order to enhance the quality of learning that can come from being in learning teams. Each member must play an important role in the team. According to Rohlander, "A perfect team would be compromised of a group that, as a whole, demonstrates all these characteristics: direct, influencer, steady, and cautious." The direct person keeps the group in order and is impatient, which can be very beneficial to the team. This individual will make sure the meetings are focused and we achieve our goals. The influencer is more talkative...
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