At some point in our lives we have all been part of a team and chances are we are still part of those teams, whether they are at home, at work, or at school, we are all part of some team. Unfortunately, within any team conflicts can and do arise. The trick then is to figure out the best way to get that team back on track. The purpose of this paper is three fold. First we will define the difference between a group and a team. Next we will discuss a specific conflict that happens within many teams, trust, and how trust is crucial to team concept. Finally, we will introduce a team building exercise for the conflict resolution of trust.
According to Kinicki and Kreitner, authors of the text Organizational Behavior, a group is defined as "two or more freely interacting individuals who share collective norms and goals and have a common identity." (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p224). This definition can be further broken down into informal and formal groups. "An informal group exists when the members' overriding purpose of getting together is friendship." (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p225). Most of us belong to some informal group which can be applied to any group we belong, home, work, school, wherever. "If the group is formed by a manager to help the organization accomplish its goals, then it qualifies as a formal group." (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p225).
[...] Predictability, be consistent and predictable in your daily affairs. Finally competence, enhance your credibility by demonstrating good business sense, technical ability and professionalism. If any of these items mentioned by Bartolome are not followed, distrust can spread rapidly throughout the team and erode all the hard work that has gone into building that team. So how do we get the team back on track? With a little exercise that is commonly referred to as Mind Field Exercise.” The website called Mindtools.com has some really useful exercises that can be used in the workplace and in this exercise, Mind Field Exercise,” trust is the obstacle that must be maintained. [...]
[...] Next we will discuss a specific conflict that happens within many teams, trust, and how trust is crucial to team concept. Finally, we will introduce a team building exercise for the conflict resolution of trust. According to Kinicki and Kreitner, authors of the text Organizational Behavior, a group is defined as or more freely interacting individuals who share collective norms and goals and have a common identity.” (Kinicki & Kreitner p224). This definition can be further broken down into informal and formal groups. informal group exists when the members' overriding purpose of getting together is friendship.” (Kinicki & Kreitner p225). [...]
[...] Most of us belong to some informal group which can be applied to any group we belong, home, work, school, wherever. the group is formed by a manager to help the organization accomplish its goals, then it qualifies as a formal group.” (Kinicki & Kreitner p225). This is more than likely the kind of group many of us would refer to as related,” which brings us to the definition of a team. A team is defined as small group with complementary skills who hold themselves mutually accountable for common purpose, goals, and approach.” (Kinicki & Kreitner p232). [...]
[...] Ask his or her partner to stay outside the mine field, and give verbal directions, helping the mine walker avoid the obstacles, and reach the other side of the area. Now before you begin, allow partners a few minutes to plan how they'll communicate. Then, make sure there are consequences when people hit an obstacle. For example, perhaps they have to start again from the beginning. The pair that successfully navigates the ‘mind field' wins. This may be a simple exercise, but I think it proves some very valuable points. [...]
APA Style reference
For your bibliographyOnline reading
with our online readerContent validated
by our reading committee
