Creating a Team Building Culture
Introduction
Culture in an organization or team is the unique characteristic of a group of individuals which allows them to cohesively work together in order to accomplish a common goal (Burke, 2014). Team culture is how a team behaves, its traits, its values and its norms. A team's traits, values and norms are the foundation for its culture. Organizations and teams can naturally develop a team culture, which can have good or bad results. Team culture can also be developed through leadership in order to be more effective and ensure the results are good. Once an organization establishes a positive and effective culture, it is important for the organization to sustain its culture and maintain success. This …show more content…
Organization and team culture can be created, sustained, modified, evaluated, and rewarded. However, leaders must be proactive in engaging in team culture success and understanding what drives the organization's human capital. Understanding culture is an important tool for leaders because it determines the strength and weakness of an organization or team. First leaders must be able to identify the characteristics of effective team culture.
Characteristics of Team Culture In order for teams to be successful they must have the support of its organization as a whole. Team culture begins to develop with the organizations mission, vision, and values (Thompson, 2014). When a team is established within a supportive organization, the team and its individual members can understand how it fits into the overall organization. This provides a foundation which will help the team establish its unique traits as an entity …show more content…
Selecting a team which brings complementary skills is crucial. Establishing a successful team requires finding quality talent (Society for Human Resources). Individuals need to have the right skills as well as a strong work ethic (Society for Human Resources). Team members should complement each other in terms of "technical, problem solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills" (Society of Human Resources, 2015, p. 1). When building a team it is important to identify the purpose of the team. What is required of the team must also be known in order to determine the size and types of team members (Thompson, 2014). Will the team need to solve problems? If so, what kinds of problems? Will the team need to be creative? If so, what will the team be creating? By answering these kinds of questions, a leader can determine the expertise and characteristics of the team members for the recruitment process. Teams should be built base on the "theory of the strategic core of teams" (Thompson, 2014, p. 82). A good, balanced team will be diverse in culture, skills, expertise, training, and experience to ensure high performance. Leaders and manager should also consider task-management skills, such as initiating, coordinating, or detailing, as well as interpersonal skills, such as compromising,
Introduction
Culture in an organization or team is the unique characteristic of a group of individuals which allows them to cohesively work together in order to accomplish a common goal (Burke, 2014). Team culture is how a team behaves, its traits, its values and its norms. A team's traits, values and norms are the foundation for its culture. Organizations and teams can naturally develop a team culture, which can have good or bad results. Team culture can also be developed through leadership in order to be more effective and ensure the results are good. Once an organization establishes a positive and effective culture, it is important for the organization to sustain its culture and maintain success. This …show more content…
Organization and team culture can be created, sustained, modified, evaluated, and rewarded. However, leaders must be proactive in engaging in team culture success and understanding what drives the organization's human capital. Understanding culture is an important tool for leaders because it determines the strength and weakness of an organization or team. First leaders must be able to identify the characteristics of effective team culture.
Characteristics of Team Culture In order for teams to be successful they must have the support of its organization as a whole. Team culture begins to develop with the organizations mission, vision, and values (Thompson, 2014). When a team is established within a supportive organization, the team and its individual members can understand how it fits into the overall organization. This provides a foundation which will help the team establish its unique traits as an entity …show more content…
Selecting a team which brings complementary skills is crucial. Establishing a successful team requires finding quality talent (Society for Human Resources). Individuals need to have the right skills as well as a strong work ethic (Society for Human Resources). Team members should complement each other in terms of "technical, problem solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills" (Society of Human Resources, 2015, p. 1). When building a team it is important to identify the purpose of the team. What is required of the team must also be known in order to determine the size and types of team members (Thompson, 2014). Will the team need to solve problems? If so, what kinds of problems? Will the team need to be creative? If so, what will the team be creating? By answering these kinds of questions, a leader can determine the expertise and characteristics of the team members for the recruitment process. Teams should be built base on the "theory of the strategic core of teams" (Thompson, 2014, p. 82). A good, balanced team will be diverse in culture, skills, expertise, training, and experience to ensure high performance. Leaders and manager should also consider task-management skills, such as initiating, coordinating, or detailing, as well as interpersonal skills, such as compromising,