Identifying Strengths of your fellow team mates helps in maximising team performance. Before attempting to recognise and appreciate the strengths of others, you should be able to distinguish your own strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully this will aid and assist your ability in detecting strengths. This is hugely...
Teams that stand still and do not progress as a group will never be considered as high-performing over a long period of time. It is essential for continued success to ensure team members continue to acquire knowledge and skills over time. As a manager you...
Team Briefings are used to outline the objectives of the team, assess past performance and discuss any possible queries the team may have. It is also an opportunity to communicate wider organisational messages to your team members. Briefings should be undertaken regularly in order to...
The Johari Window, developed by Luft and Ingham (1995), is a model used to assess the level of communication and awareness within a team. The diagram shows four boxes and the size of each box acts as a measure for each variable inside it (the...
Richard Beckhard’s model is an approached used to increase effectiveness of team development and a formula used for leading high-performance teams. It can also purposely serve for identifying potential causes of team dysfunction and raising awareness about performance issues within a team. The four main aspects of...
The Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX) is a process that explores how leaders and members develop relationships that can either contribute to growth or hinder personal development. This theory involves a three step process: Role Taking Role Making Routinization The first step - Role Taking - takes place...
Team Exercises are aimed to either eliminate team conflicts or to strengthen team bonds. If the same behaviours are still adopted succeeding a Team Exercise, it hasn’t served its purpose. How do teams benefit from Team Exercises? Increased morale Increased motivation Stronger teams Improved communication skills ...
Trust does not develop overnight. It requires effort, loyalty, diligence and most importantly – time. There are numerous factors that can enhance the development of trust between individuals, however at the end of the day, it all comes down to individual behaviours. Evidently, the more time you...
Creating a collaborative environment within your team and between teams can often be the key to success. Individuals can learn from each other, motivate each other and help each other with workloads when a collaborative environment exists. The benefits are clear, however, creating this environment...