Project Team Building

Project Team Building
Every team must balance three variables :

- individual autonomy.
- hierarchical control.
- cooperation.

Different teams require different blends.

1/16/2010 Author: Tomas Ucol-Ganiron Jr 1

Module Overview
 Definition of the team.

 Team stages.

 Learning how to work as a team.

 Building trust of the team.


Definition
 A team is any group of people organized to work
together interdependently and cooperatively to meet
the needs of their customers by accomplishing a
purpose and goals.


Team Stages
 Forming — feeling each other out (excitement,
anxiety, ambivalence)
 Storming — statement of individual objectives
(resistance, anger)
 Norming — agreements made (relief)
 Performing — high productivity (comfortable,
satisfied, attached)
 Adjourning — saying farewell (conflicted, sad, proud)


Trust
 In life — the extent to which I am willing to put
myself into a situation where you could harm me.
 In business — the extent to which I am willing to
share information that you could use to harm me.


An Expanded
Definition of Trust
 A willingness to be vulnerable to the actions of
another
 A degree of confidence that positive expectations will
be met
 Taking action based on another’s word
 A belief in the goodwill of another toward you


Trust
Evidence of Trust
Trust Is Not …  Lack of monitoring
 Blind trust.
 Unselfishness
 Total confidence.
 Openness
 Predictability.
 Risk-taking
 Mechanical cooperation.


Factors Affecting the Decision to
Trust
 Individual tendency to trust
 Assessment of the other’s ability to carry out
commitments
 Personal similarities and differences
 Relative power or authority
 Organizational environment


Ways to Build Trust …
 Act with integrity
 Protect those who are not present
 Listen
 Be sensitive and respectful
 Take the leap
 Make realistic commitments and keep them


… continued
 Judge substance, not image
 Offer status reports and forecasts
 Confront tough issues
 Display your talents
 Set high expectations
 Rigorously evaluate people


Summary
 Strong team work can improve performance

 “Storming” is a necessary stage on the way to
“performing”

 Trust is the foundation of good teamwork


Communicating with Your Team

- Speak when you are angry, and you’ll make
the best speech you’ll ever regret.


Module Overview
 Why communicate

 Barriers to communication


Fundamental Assumptions
 We communicate with other team members in order
to influence their behavior.
 What can interfere?
1. Tone
2. Assumptions
3. Style differences


1. Tone Management
“How are you today?”
“I’m just fine, thank you.”


2. Assumptions
 What would you think if you arrived for a job
interview and saw:
 A clean ash tray?
 A copy of Golf Digest magazine?
 Pictures of sailboats?
 A thick dictionary?


3. Style Differences
 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

 Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-
Behavior (FIBRO-B)

 Direct-Influencer-Steady-Cautious (DISC)


Myers-Briggs
Example

Extravert Introvert

gains energy from gains energy from
the outer world of the inner world of
people and things concepts and idea

EEE EE E 0 I II III


Summary
 Communication skills enhance our ability to
influence others

 There are many, many things which can interfere
with good communications


THANK YOU


Project Team Building

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