Business Communication - Team Building

Business Communication

Team Building

1. Groups and teams

What do you think is the difference between groups and teams?

1. Groups and teams

A team is different from a group:

Teams are:

highly organized

more dedicated

committed to a common goal

guided by mutual responsibility

1. Groups and teams

A team is different from a group:

Groups can only become teams through:

discipline

unified action towards a common goal

2. Successful teams

What do you think makes a successful team?

2. Successful teams

Teams become successful if:

members value a common goal

teams value individual expression

How can teams go wrong?

3. Where teams go wrong

Teams may go wrong due to different barriers:

personality conflicts

cultural differences

language

conflicting expectations

hidden agendas

failure to listen

lack of communication skills

the content of the common project itself