Development of a team 

Team building activities help group’s members to bond, develop trust and have fun together. This increases their chances of being productive while they are a team. Team building   exercises also increase the morale of the members and help them to communicate better .Moreover it helps them to familiarize with the personalities of each other thus creating a bond. The long term benefits of team building will enable the team to combine their different skills to perform tasks that will see goals of the team fulfilled ; plan and solve challenges in quick succession and encourage the team to remain focused to the set objectives. Team building exercises should be fun and exciting. Some of the team building exercises that can be undertaken by the group’s members include skiing, cooking as a team, wine tasting among others that may make interactive easier and  memorable. (Middlewood, Debenham, & hoopla digital, 2012)

 Trust in a group can be built by   promoting transparency and open communication between the group members and even the supervisors of the groups. Outlining code of conduct of the group helps in the promotion of transparency and gives a clear guidance on how the group should handle itself and its activities. Advising the group to avoid blame games will help to build constructive critism that will see the group work harmoniously and reduce conflict among themselves. One of the benefits of code of conduct in a group is to create defined objectives and purpose which help to improve efficiency. Open communication is one of the tools of building trust and ensuring cohesiveness in a group. Encouraging socializing will result to knowing each other on a personal level .This can be done by creating an atmosphere that is friendly. A friendly atmosphere will also enable members to know each other at a more personal level than just the role they play in the group. The supervisor may start by sharing personal information about themselves such as hobbies and music interests. This will encourage socializing to continue even after work and one of the main result of socializing in a group is increase in productivity. (Middlewood, Debenham, & hoopla digital, 2012)

 Team building may cause cliques among group members as they align themselves based on what they like about each other resulting to other members feeling isolated. When this arises, the best way to handle it is to discuss it openly with all members. Ask them questions on what they think on the effects brought about by creating cliques. Collect the information from their opinions to create a solution that will favor all the member of the group and create unity at the same time. Trust is an important element in team building. Whenever a group supervisor notices existence of trust issues he or she should carry out a survey. A questionnaire can be distributed to the group members .The members of the group while filling the questionnaire should remain anonymous. Results should be discussed among the members and implemented as agreed. (Emergency Capacity Building Project, 2007).

There are two ways of measuring team performance and that is by observing individuals and the group as whole. At the individual level, a group member can be assessed against the role he plays in the group and how well they can work with other members. Does the member finish their work? ; are they on time? , do they arrive on time during meetings? , what are their attitude towards work? These questions will also reveal the attitude and behavior of the individual towards the group. The result of that individual member can then be checked and verified. The accuracy of the data the individual provides to the group can also be examined and evaluated. Therefore , at the individual level two things can be checked and that is behavior and work performance .At the team level ,effectiveness can be measured through; how well the team work together and their ability to solve problems as a team.( Emergency Capacity Building Project, 2007).

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Emergency Capacity Building Project. (2007). Building trust in diverse teams: The toolkit for emergency response. Oxford, England: Oxfam GB.

Middlewood, G., Debenham, A., & hoopla digital. (2012). 43 team-building activities for key stage 1. United States: Andrews UK.