2. • There are actually a
number of
differences between
the two words
GROUP and a
TEAM in our real
world.
Build your group into a team
Introduction
3. • It is often much easier to form
a group than a team.
• If you had a room filled with
people, for example, they
could be set as a group
according to:
– gender, experience, fields of
expertise, age, or other common
factors.
Build your group into a team
Is it a group or a team?
4. • A group is composed of
03 or more people who
take part in an unit or
department, but who work
independently of each
other to reach their
company goals.
Build your group into a team
Group – Definition
5. • A team, on the other hand,
can be much more difficult to
form, since their members are
selected for their skills and
each of them have a common
purpose and an interpersonal
dynamic among them.
Build your group into a team
Is it a group or a team?
6. • A team is any group of
people organized to work
together interdependently
and cooperatively to meet
the needs of their
company by
accomplishing a purpose
and goals.
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Team - Definition
7. Build your group into a team
Group & Team – Main Differences
Purpose
Group Team
They work together for administrative
purpose.
They work together
to achieve a goal.
Role Awareness
Group Team
Each employee is concerned with his
own task .
Each member is fully aware that
everyone contributes to the results.
8. Build your group into a team
Group & Team – Main Differences
Conflict Resolution
Group Team
Members request their manager to sort
out situations and conflicts.
The members take responsibility for the
collaboration and solution of a conflict.
Trust
Group Team
Members are cautious about what their
performance and opinions.
The communication is open and each
member listen to each other’s views.
9. Build your group into a team
Group & Team – Main Differences
Managing
Group Team
A manager is always controlling his
group.
The manager’s attention is focused on
gaining commitment to goals.
Development
Group Team
Training is directed at developing skills
that are required to execute a specific
task.
Training is a matter of
developing skills and
personal development.
10. • When a group becomes a team:
– Results can be improved and costs
declined.
– People increase the quality of their
work and job involvement.
– Absenteeism and conflict situations
can be reduced.
– Innovation, adaptability and
flexibility can be improved in the
organization.
Build your group into a team
Team – Main Benefits
11. • A leader must help his
team to understand that
both personal and team
goals are best
accomplished with
mutual:
– Support,
– Contribution and
– Willing.
Build your group into a team
Strategy 01 – Understanding
12. • Members of a company must
get involved in the
development of their
business core values and
goals.
• When they help to develop
such values and goals, a
feeling of ownership and
commitment is established
and a TEAM is formed.
Build your group into a team
Strategy 02 – Ownership and Commitment
13. • Members should be
allowed to contribute to
the organisation's
success by applying
their unique talents,
knowledge and
creativity to team
objectives.
Build your group into a team
Strategy 03 – Creativity and Contribution
14. • In a team, members
work in a climate of
trust and are
encouraged to openly
express ideas, opinions,
disagreements and
feelings.
• Questions are always
welcomed!
Build your group into a team
Strategy 04 – Trust
15. • Training and
professional tools
should be provided to
members and they must
be encouraged to
continually develop
skills and apply what
they learn on the job.
Build your group into a team
Strategy 05 – Personal Development
16. • Members of a team must
realise that conflict is a
normal aspect of human
interaction and it is an
opportunity for adjustment,
new ideas and creativity.
• They must work to sort out
conflict quickly and
constructively.
Build your group into a team
Strategy 06 – Conflict Resolution
17. • A team must not allow an
atmosphere of conformity among
its members when dealing with
decisions and new approaches.
• In a team, members should have
a positive decision making
attitude but they must
understand that their leader must
make a final ruling whenever the
team cannot decide, or an
emergency exists.
Build your group into a team
Strategy 07 – The Decision Making Attitude
18. • Dean Prebble and Prof. Howard Frederick,
– http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/tea
m_vs_group.html
• Linda Hill & Kent Lineback
– http://blogs.hbr.org/2011/06/turn-your-group-into-a-true-te/
• Marco Buschman
– http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/10/22/7-differences-
between-a-group-and-a-team/
• Marty Brounstein
– http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/differences-between-
work-groups-and-teams.html
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