Saturday, December 21, 2013

Team Building Strategies That Work

By Eugenia Dickerson


When one is a leader in an organization or in a company, he will definitely be tasked with creating a team of members that would collaborate in order to do projects. In order to build an extremely productive and efficient group, most people would make use of team building strategies. These are some of the best strategies that even consultants would recommend.

When it comes to creating teams, it is important to think of the number of people who are going to be a part of this group. Always remember that if the group is way too big, then there would be a tendency that a lot slackers and freeloaders would pop up. The most advisable number would be around a max of ten people.

Now the job of a leader is an extremely hard one because he will have to handle a group of people which will take a toll on his body and mind. It is for this very reason that he has to find himself a right hand man who can help him do the job. This right hand man will be somewhat like the second in command in the hierarchy of this group.

It is up to the leader to be able to be able to find out who this person will be. He will have to select someone who is proactive in the group and someone who has the makings of a great leader. This is done so that just in case the leader is not present, the second in command will be the one who would be able to take charge of this group.

As a leader, it is extremely important to know what kind of team or group was formed and what is the nature of the people in it. By understanding what the objective and the nature of the group is, the leader may be able to create activities that are based on these objectives. Always try to create activities and programs that would mirror the objectives of the group.

One has to know the strengths and weaknesses of each individual who is a part of the group. That is why it is actually very important to have a small team so that the leader will be able to monitor each member who is a part of it. So when it comes to assigning roles, the leader has to give roles based on the strengths of the members.

Aside from the strengths, knowing the weaknesses are also important as well. By knowing the weaknesses of each member, the leader can actually create programs that will subtly try to make each of them push themselves in order to overcome these weaknesses. By overcoming these weaknesses, these members will be able to work harder and be more productive.

So as one can see, there are quite a bit of team building strategies that can actually be used when making teams. If one would follow these strategies, then he will find that he will actually have an easier time handling his people. As a leader, he will be able to inspire his people and help them grow at the same time.




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