MANAGEMENT AND MANAGER DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS INTERCORPORATE TEAM SPIRIT AND THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE TEAM WORK

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1 MANAGEMENT AND MANAGER DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS INTERCORPORATE TEAM SPIRIT AND THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE TEAM WORK

2 METHODS OF BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK TEAMS A. Groups of team types: 1. Short-Term Working Groups 2. Special Committees 3. Special Project Teams 4. Long-Term Special Activity Teams 5. Long-Term, Targeted, Same Field Activity Teams 6. Special Mission Teams Consisting of Staff from Various Departments of the Company 7. Team A which Consists of the Whole Company, Team B, Promising Team 8. Project-based Teams 9. Research & Development, Design Teams 10. Book, Brochure, Data Bank Teams B. The Definition of the team (The term group can also be used) 1. A group of people, experts, managers who have a common objective, target, task and mission, 2. Who are dependent on one another in order to realize this objective 3. Who are organized, appointed and structured to work together, 4. Who can share the responsibility in their tasks and produce collective ideas, 5. Who are authorized to implement the decisions when necessary and who perform the division of labour, solidarity and business cooperation.

3 C. The Main Characteristics and Approaches of the Team Members 1. The team members work willingly rather than taking orders, instructions. 2. There are exciting aims and targets adopted by team members. 3. The members may have difficulty in completing their tasks on their own. Thus they may manage responsibility, authority and accountability together. 4. They take decisions with mutual agreement, unanimously, that is, everyone agrees on the tasks, processes, method, plan and program to be performed. 5. They have the authority to execute their decisions in order to be able to perform their tasks properly. D. Measurement of Team Performance 1. The realization of aims and targets 2. Membership behaviour and responsibility 3. Leadership, guidance, coaching, mentoring 4. Built with the members who are suitable for the team's structure, target and public 5. The work plans should be made relevant to the public 6. The members participation, willingness to participate and enthusiasm 7. Permanency, willingness and effectiveness of the communication 8. Mutual trust 9. Compromise in matters, which is also expressed as mutual agreement and consensus 10. Adopting the activity 11. Creating synergy 12. Awarding, recognition Phone : Fax:

4 13. Empowerment E. The Stages of Team Development 1. Creation of the groups and selection of the leaders and the members 2. Encouraging and exciting the group 3. Organizing the group, setting up rules 4. Determination and monitoring of team performance measures 5. Building a team with a division of labour beyond working that is organized, standardized, staffed, coordinated, integrated, task-dedicated,, self-regulating, adjusting and directing. F. The Internal Organization of the Team 1. Leaders and their assistants - Team supporter - The team's guides, trainers - The team s leading members - The team members, special officials - Rotational meeting managers - People with a special expertise 2. Planning tools - Working procedure - The sub-objectives and tasks list according to the main plan - External relationship plans and rules 3. Means of participation - Meeting tools (calendar, notes) - Code of conduct - Idea generation practices - Raw data analysis, creation of information - The behaviour of reaching to a mutual agreement

5 G. Reasons for Team Building 1. Increasing the results, achieving quick results 2. Efficiency (cost reduction) 3. Creating synergy 4. Development of working relationships 5. Behaviour and attitude development, raising the morale and motivation 6. Expanding empowerment and increasing accountability 7. Encouraging inter-departmental work and tasks H. Eligibility Criteria for the Team Lead (Leader) 1. Having a vision 2. Commitment to the goal 3. Communication 4. Being a good listener 5. Coaching 6. Role distributing 7. Reliability 8. Impartiality 9. Openness 10. Entrepreneurship 11. Driving business Phone : Fax:

6 12. Experience 13. Knowledge 14. Personality 15. Maturity I. Team Leader s Functions 1. Creation of mutual trust by the team maker/team builder (the one who creates the team spirit) 2. Coaching the team members (individual development) 3. Business Co-ordinator 4. Meeting Conductor 5. External Affairs Organizer 6. Directing according to the developments 7. Sustaining a high level of excitement J. Characteristics of the Team Members 1. The team members perform their task passionately, enthusiastically. 2. They provide the necessary information and reports. 3. They work willingly. 4. They communicate effectively. 5. They are concerned about the delays, they care about them. 6. They are knowledgeable. 7. They focus on and devote themselves to their job, they undertake tasks.

7 8. They are reliable. 9. They are open, honest and express themselves well. 10. They undertake tasks, they do not try to avoid them. 11. They are supportive; they do not leave the tasks undone. 12. They are collaborative. 13. They are good listeners. 14. People rely on them. 15. They are hardworking. 16. They are flexible. 17. They are excited, friendly and sincere. K. Behaviour Control and Rendering Behaviours Positive in Successful Teams 1. Discussions, conversations, exchange of information and asking for support is lively and respectful. 2. Differences, oppositions, contradictions and inconsistencies are easily solved. 3. The working order, habits, differences in the programme must be organized. 4. The levels of impetuosity, priority, severity and importance are determined together. 5. Work distribution and task changes are made quickly. 6. New tasks, relationships and responsibilities are determined. L. The Elements of Personality and Behaviour 1. Physiological structure 2. Pathological structure

8 3. Anatomy 4. Scientific and intellectual structure 5. Psychological structure 6. Character 7. Business environment and conditions 8. External environment 9. Family environment 10. Life experience 11. Work experience 12. Skills 13. Abilities 14. Education, knowledge 15. Culture 16. Social structure 17. Education 18. Large family structure, tradition 19. Position, authority, responsibility 20. Life plan, vision Prof.Dr.Engg. İ. İlhami Karayalçın Director in Charge of Corporate Governance Phone: Fax :