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• Commitment to a common purpose and goals. A common, meaningful purpose sets the tone and aspirations of the team • Agreement on working methods and expected contributions from individual team members • A non-hierarchical way of working • Emphasis on job satisfaction and a friendly atmosphere • Critical friends outside the team to give objective insights • Sufficient flexibility in working methods and approach to accommodate different working styles • Good communication and openness, where questions, ideas and opposing views on issues are encouraged. Team-building events A team building event gives everyone the opportunity to engage with the vision for the project, to think about how they will work together and to understand that everyone has different abilities that they bring to the project. There are many different tools in organisational development used to help people understand their differences. These include Belbin’s team roles, Honey and Mumford’s learning styles and Myers Briggs. All instruments give an insight into how it takes all kinds of people to make up a team. Your choice of instrument will depend on personal preference and training (e.g. formal accreditation is required for using Myers Briggs). It may be helpful to use specific team-building exercises at team away-days and other team building sessions. These can assist learning about team working and project management. They can include, for example, survival, building and manufacturing exercises. Such exercises can be purchased from firms such as Management Learning Resources and Verax. Strengths • Very important to the success of the team, particularly when team members have not worked together before or have not worked on project teams before. • Useful to bring together team members working on differing work-streams, to help them see the big picture. • Can be formal or informal, ranging from professional techniques such as Myers-Briggs to team social events. Weaknesses • Often conducted early on in the project life-cycle but can be neglected as the project progresses and team members are engrossed in detailed analytical work. • Use of techniques such as Myers-Briggs and professionally developed team games can be expensive. References Management Learning Resources Ltd, PO Box 28, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 IDT, phone 01267 281 661, email: sales@mlr.co.uk www.verax.co.uk, phone: 01252 849300 email: info@verax.co.uk Building a team In Practice: SU Energy Review The Myers-Briggs technique was used by the team at its initial away-day. The session was run by the SU's HR Adviser who is trained in conducting the test. All team members were requested to fill out the text prior to the away-day, and the results were collected and collated for presentation on the day. The results were quite surprising, and gave significant insight into the different personality traits within the team. The facilitator was able to give suggestions as to how team members might interact, how to deal with potential problems and when particular traits would work well together. Strategy Survival Guide – Strategy Skills Page 50
Strategy Survival Guide Version 2.1 Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit home | strategy development | strategy skills | site index Strategy Skills > Managing People Working as a team > in practice Teams work best with strong focus and purpose; clearly defined roles; and a working approach that encourages honesty and mutual support. Working in multi-disciplinary project teams may be a new experience for many staff and it is important to ensure that all team members are familiar with the team working approach. It is important that the team leader: • Clearly articulates the different roles and contributions of team members • Clearly articulates the purpose and format of consultation within the team • Acknowledges the practical demands of the project, especially for members of the team who are not full-time on the project • Accommodates different styles • Ensures attention is paid to individual development during the project. Kick-off meetings Holding a project kick-off meeting at the start of the project is a useful way of developing the team's working approach. Depending on the size and length of the project, it may also be appropriate to have kick-off meetings for each new phase of work. Sample Kick-Off Meeting Agenda 1. Objectives of the kick-off meeting 2. What will be covered today and what will be covered at the Away-day 3. Working philosophy • Focus on outputs/results • Non-competitive, collaborative atmosphere • Commitment to good process 4. Team members and roles (to be further updated at the Away-day), 5. Team contact details 6. Working approach ground rules • Meeting norms • Communication norms • Filing and document coding 7. Review of work plan, timelines and deliverables 8. Presentation on background to project issues 9. Identifying stakeholder Strategy Survival Guide – Strategy Skills Page 51
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