Adults

Adults/Unit 3: Team Building

Vocabulary

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Dynamics

"Forces at play."

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Collaborate

"Work together."

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Synergy

"1+1=3."

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Conflict

"Fight."

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Trust

"Belief."

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Roles

"Jobs."

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Facilitate

"Make easier."

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Feedback

"Review."

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Cohesion

"Sticking together."

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Diverse

"Varied."

Article

Together Everyone Achieves More

A group of experts is not an expert group. Team dynamics determine success. Google found that "Psychological Safety" (feeling safe to speak up) is the #1 factor in high-performing teams.

Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing The 4 stages of a team. You usually fight ("storm") before you work well ("perform"). Conflict is a necessary part of growth.

Diversity of Thought If everyone thinks the same, you have a blind spot. You need the pessimist, the dreamer, the organizer. Diversity prevents "Groupthink."

Discussion

Questions

1Do you prefer working alone or in a team?
2Have you ever been on a toxic team?
3What makes a good team player?
4Is 'team building' (games etc.) useful?
5How do you handle a lazy colleague?

Further Discussion

1Is 'culture fit' just discrimination?
2Can virtual teams bond?
3Is competition inside a team good?

Practice

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When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3), this is...

The stage where a team fights is called...

The forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process constitutes...

To work jointly on an activity or project is to...

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something is...

The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation is a...

To make (an action or process) easy or easier is to...

Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. is...

The action or fact of forming a united whole is...

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Showing a great deal of variety; very different represents being...

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