The basics of teamwork and collaboration wbt

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• #2: This deck defines the value of Teamwork and Collaboration in a workplace environment and how a successful teamwork and collaboration can lead to the fruition of business tasks when all members are cohesively aligned in one goal regardless of their individual roles within the organization.
• #4: 2 minutes Springboard Video Ants as a teamplayer
• #5: 2 minutes Talking Points: Let us take a trip into the world of Ants. Have you tried looking at things from an ant’s perspective? I mean, have you ever tried to view the world as if you were an ant? If you answered YES, then that’s great, but I must add that it’s a bit weird as well. Ants value Teamwork. A single ant can only do so much, but when they work as a team, they are able to achieve greater heights! Ants don’t just leave their “fellow ants” alone when carrying a huge object, they help each other, making it possible for them to achieve their goal. This kind of leadership and teamwork, when applied to a business, will make the business process work like clockwork: Consistent, accurate and smooth!
• #6: 2 minutes If you aren’t sold on the idea of how valuable teamwork is, then think about Kobe Bryant… Who is Kobe Bryant? Kobe has been playing his entire 20 years career in basketball with the Lakers. He is 40 years old. Son of NBA Player Joe Bryant stands 6’6” tall. He was drafted into NBA directly from High School and has won the NBA championships with the Lakers. He is an 18-all star, 15-time member of the All-NBA team and 12-time member of the All-Defense Team. He earned a reputation for high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest.
• #7: Going back into the topic of Teamwork and collaboration: Imagine Kobe Bryant playing against the entire Golden State Warriors team alone. Kobe may be the best, but against 5 players with cohesive teamwork, his skill won’t amount to anything. That said, if you want quality results, then starting with quality teamwork is definitely the way to go.
• #8: 4 minutes Ask the audience: (1) How do you define teamwork? <<then proceed to (2) definition>> Talking points: Teamwork motivates unity in the workplace. A teamwork environment promotes an atmosphere that fosters friendship and loyalty. These close-knit relationships motivate employees in parallel and align them to work harder, cooperate and be supportive of one another.
• #9: 4 minutes talking points One of the biggest factors that contribute to the success of any business is whether or not its employees are able to perform together a team. With increasing competition, it has become extremely important to encourage creativity in the office, in order to improve productivity and promote healthy employee relationships.
• #10: Now let’s check the difference of Teamwork vs. Collaboration With teamwork, the group functions as a team but are working as individuals. Everyone has identified task which contributes to the outcome…… with collaboration on the other hand, the group not only has to work together, they have to think together. Next, it is not essential for the members of the team to like each other to complete the project. In collaboration however, the end product is a group effort. Collaborators have to trust each other and respect the opinion of others and engage in negotiation towards the final product. Lastly with teamwork, the leader controls or guides the work of the group towards the goal. This is quite different in collaboration where as there is no leader and that the collaborators are equal partners. Set an activity Teamwork vs. collaboration How the two different Make audience define
• #11: 5 minutes play video about teamwork
• #12: Picture analysis
• #14: Communication is the process by which information and ideas are exchanged between team members. Communication help members to develop shared understanding, communicate their goals and objectives, and come to consensus. Email, chat, video and audio conferences are all common examples of communication in software systems. Communication can occur between two specific team members, between a group of members, broadcasted, or between members and the system itself. Communication can be one-way or two-way and can happen synchronously (real-time) or asynchronously (non-real-time).
• #15: In coordinated systems, team workers’ actions are directed by a coordinator in order to achieve common goals. Systems that use coordination are often hierarchical or role-based, since by definition the coordinator assigns tasks and the other team members carry them out. It is the job of the coordinator to determine which team members are best suited to perform which tasks, and to develop processes and assignments that lead to achieving the desired goals with the least amount of waste. The objective of coordination is to ensure that each participant is aligned with an overall goal, or “pulling in the same direction.” Simply put, coordination is about efficiency. In a coordinated system, it is entirely possible that the individual users are not fully aware of the macro-level goals of the coordinator. They simply carry out the tasks that were assigned to them. Communication in a coordinated system often centers around the assignment and status of tasks. There can be communication between users, but much of the communication is focused on the link between the coordinator and the us
• #16: When team members are cooperating, they each have their own goals, but behave in such a way as to not interfere with each other. A good example might be three children independently coloring separate pictures, but with a shared box of crayons. Each child is primarily concerned with drawing his or her own picture and is not overly concerned with the picture drawn by the other children. However, the children agree to return crayons to the box when they are not actively using with them, so they will be available to the other child. Furthermore, if one child needs a particular crayon that is in use, that child can let the other child know he needs it, and the child using the desired color can return that crayon to the box. In cooperative systems workers may communicate more often in times where their individual goals overlap or when there is potential for conflict. They may communicate less often when their goals don’t overlap very much. Sometimes “rules of engagement” are established beforehand that define how cooperation will occur; other times cooperation happens in an ad hoc fashion. A key point is that when users are cooperating they don’t necessarily have to be aware of the other users’ goals / objectives. They only have to know how to behave in order to not interfere. In the drawing example, neither child needed to know what the other child was drawing. They only had to know how to behave with regards to the crayons.
• #17: Collaboration is all about shared creation. In a successful collaboration, the team members have a high-level shared vision of the goals they are trying to achieve, but they may not fully understand how they are supposed to get there. Each team member comes to the collaboration with different skill sets, world views, and ideas about how to achieve their shared goals. Ideally, they will bring complementary skill sets allowing them to create something new and of higher quality than any of the individual members could have created independently. In real time collaborative systems, team members need to be able to explore their own ideas independently but also need to be able to come together to exchange ideas in order to fuse multiple viewpoints into a single shared output. Team members need to see what the others are thinking to build off of those ideas by applying their own unique skill sets. Collaboration values ideation and creation over process and efficiency. Team members may iterate and explore in an attempt to continually refine the work product.
• #18: What have you gained from learning the basics of teamwork and collaboration? The following are just few of the many things you could benefit from learning about teamwork and collaboration: Allows team members to actively take part in decision-making: Widespread collaboration leads to fully engaged workers eager to take on new projects, and who embrace change not as another burden but as a challenge that will take them to the next level. Efficient collaboration results in more efficient meetings. With proactive teamwork enriching the corporate culture, workers need fewer meetings as they accomplish their tasks and use tools to document work progress or delegate work yet to be done. And when meetings must be held, there is more proactive information sharing, more engagement, more support for each other's efforts. When you treat employees as people instead of cogs in a machine, and ensure their managers focus on positive interactions, then you can say goodbye to those deadly levels of stress that lead to toxic health conditions. Teamwork and Collaboration beyond a doubt could enhance individual’s interpersonal skills, rules of engagement and communication skills. It helps mold an individual personal and professional growth and achievement. Employees engaged in teamwork and collaboration gives them a sense of importance of being a part of the team. They will take pride in their individual contribution to the success of the organization.
• #19: I don’t care who wins the game as long as I’m high score. I love to work in teams. Everybody on the team gets the same grade so why should I knock I knock myself out? It’s a good feeling to work with a team. When we finish a project, we know that we all had a part in it. Everybody knows Harry is slow—he’s good, but he’s slow. If we pitch in, we can increase the team’s productivity and we’ll all look good. I know what’s causing the problem, but I’m not going to tell anybody because that way somebody else will get the credit.
• #24: In the work environment almost everybody within the workplace is likely to be a member of one or more teams. These can be formal or informal teams. Efficient team-working can transform the workplace. It can help create clear open channels of communication, improve productivity, help keep morale high and provide individuals with a sense of identity and purpose. Thank you!