Discussion Post 4

 Based on the readings, there are various important elements that are needed for team building and face to face communications. The first element is open communication- this will promote effective communication as each member will have a contribute ideas, share thoughts and opinion, increase morale, and more importantly create and build an effective team (Hassell, 2019). However, for open communication to occur, there must be trust, commitments, a common goal, company culture, respect, honor, methods of collaboration such as software tools, and managers should act as the role model and communicate goals and values (Hassell, 2019). These elements will encourage open communication which will then lead to a greater team. A second element that is needed in building a team is contribution- when organization members meet to discuss an issue, they should have both technical and interpersonal skills so that they can have the ability to participate in the meeting.  The more the members contribute the more they develop a sense of belonging, confidence, and empowerment. Third, it is important to cooperate during communication in order to produce team productivity. To cooperate, members need to follow-through to ensure that decisions and actions made are completed or fulfilled.  Members should also maintain accuracy when making decisions, they should be creative, value time, and manage differences (Edutopia, 2016). Generally, members should support each other, share ideas, participate, communicate and give constructive feedback.  These elements will produce team energy and build successful teamwork.

 

  I encountered a good experience with team building in my classroom. Students were given a business and management research project and it was not easy to complete independently since a wide research was needed. Thus, we formed groups where we raised questions about the project, opinions, views, skills, and knowledge and finally we came up with project objectives and completed the project effectively. Rather than working individually, we developed groups and created goals, and shared ideas and opinion. The completion of the project was effective due to cooperation in identifying and solving the problem, open communication and motivation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 References

 

Hassell David.  (2019). Open Communication: Vital to Business Success.  American

Management Association.  Retrieved from: http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/open-

communication-vital-to-business-success.aspx

 

 Edutopia. (2016). Team Problem Solving: Paving the Path to Success for Every Student. Retrieved from: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=videos+on+team+problem+solving&view=detail&mid=7AC53C1469E0BD750DE07AC53C1469E0BD750DE0&FORM=VIRE