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Team building is an effort in which a team studies its own process of working together and acts to create a climate that encourages and values the contributions of team members. Their energies are directed toward problem solving, task effectiveness, and maximizing the use of all members’ resources to achieve the team’s purpose. Sound team building recognizes that it is not possible to fully separate one’s performance from those of others.

Characteristics Of Good Team Building

    * High level of interdependence among team members
    * Team leader has good people skills and is committed to team approach
    * Each team member is willing to contribute
    * Team develops a relaxed climate for communication
    * Team members develop a mutual trust
    * Team and individuals are prepared to take risks
    * Team is clear about goals and establishes targets
    * Team member roles are defined
    * Team members know how to examine team and individual errors without personal attacks
    * Team has capacity to create new ideas
    * Each team member knows he can influence the team agenda

Team building will occur more easily when all team members work jointly on a task of mutual importance. This allows each member to provide their technical knowledge and skills in helping to solve the problem, complete the project, and develop new programs. During this process, team building can be facilitated as members evaluate their working relationship as a team and then develop and articulate guidelines that will lead to increased productivity and team member cooperation.

As part of this process, team members need to learn how to be willing to manage conflict, evaluate performance of the group, and provide feedback and support that will encourage each member to meet their commitment to the team and the organization.

Team performance can best be evaluated if the team develops a model of excellence against which to measure its performance.