The Critical Role of Teams

Research by The Ken Blanchard Companies, investigating the needs of organisations seeking to develop their people. The feedback from the research represents 2,044 human resource and organization leaders who ranked team development skills as the fourth most important employee development skill for four consecutive years.

What are the biggest barriers to team effectiveness?

What are the most frustrating things about being part of a team?

Solutions and Conclusion

Companies form teams for different reasons, but most teams are created to solve problems and ensure that an organization becomes more flexible, effective, and competitive. However, simply putting a team in place is no guarantee it will produce results. All teams need support and training in order to help them work effectively and productively. First, it is critical that team members and leaders are trained in effective communication in order to promote the free flow of information within the team and out to the organization. Interpersonal group skills are also critical for people working in a group setting. Team leader and team member roles and team dynamics must also be addressed when preparing a new team to be successful. Second, a team chartering process assists in conceptualizing a personal vision for where the team members want to go, what they want to accomplish, why they exist, how they will work together, and what the end results will look like. When this is in place, team vision, purpose, and values which crystallize and energize the team far more quickly.

You can read a summary of the research here

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