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Team working

What is the difference between a group and a team? In a team members work to achieve shared objectives. And there is another difference. In a team, people have different roles – as in a football team. We can improve team working by being aware of each others’ roles, and crucially, by being aware when one of the team roles is not being performed by anyone.

Other areas that effective teams need to be aware of include communications skills (of course) and the need to pay attention to the process as well as the task.

In an effective team:

  • Members understand their different roles
  • Members are aware of each others’ skills and experience
  • There is mutual trust and respect
  • Meetings are productive, amicable and short
  • Individual as well as team development is encouraged
  • Performance is reviewed regularly

Workshops
Our workshops explore different team roles, discuss the difference between task and process, look at how teams develop over time and identify ways to improve team working. Click here if you would like to be contacted about workshops.

Downloads
Elements of an effective team 30kb
Team behaviour: task and process 46kb

Microsoft Word - The Not So Ideal Team

Useful link
Summary of team roles by Meredith Belbin http://www.belbin.com

Self assessment
We’ve prepared a brief questionnaire to help you assess whether your co‑operative needs to pay more attention to team working. Click here to check out your team working skills.


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Who we are:
This is Kate WhittleCo‑operantics is run by Kate Whittle, who has been working with co‑operatives, both in the UK and overseas, for 20 years.
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