Leaders provide minimal guidance and allow group members to make decisions. Leaders offer training and support while remaining available for consultation. Requires trust and confidence in team members' abilities
Team meeting icebreakers help members get to know each other. Activities include Icebreaker Jenga, Word Chain, and Meeting Bingo. Icebreakers promote communication and build trust
Team meetings help align staff and management, share information and facilitate dialogue. Six main types include status updates, information sharing, decision making, problem solving. Team building meetings promote cohesion and company culture
Conflict management is guiding groups through safe exploration and resolution. Common causes include power imbalances, communication breakdowns, and team silos. Conflict is inevitable but can be managed effectively
A team is a group of individuals working together to achieve a common goal. Teams require complementary skills and generate synergy through coordinated effort. Teams can be interdependent (like rugby) or independent (like track-and-field)
Teamwork is collaborative effort to achieve common goals through interdependent groups. Teams need shared goals, interdependence, boundedness, stability and clear roles. Teams range in size from two to 100 members. Oxford English Dictionary records team-work as early as 1800