Three Phases of a Team

 

 

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We have discussed enough about how to start a business, what are the challenges, what are the things that we need to consider, what kind of a mindset do we need before we start any business etc in my previous blogs.

However, we cannot do everything in business all by ourselves.

We need people. We need more helping hands to work.

As our respected idol Mr. Ratan Tata say “If you want to walk fast walk alone, but if you want to walk far, walk together”

 Yes, when we think of starting a business, we thing of doing it for long run, for a long term and not for a short term. And to walk far in the business we need people. We need a team with us.

              I have learned that there are three pillars or phases in which a team should goes through every time.

Let us see what they are:

1. Feelings:

This is a very important pillar which we need to consider while forming a team.

When we are forming a team, the team members have a feeling of excitement and anxiety.

They are excited about being a part of the team where they can perform and showcase their skills on a platform provided by us in real life.

And anxious about will they fit in a team? Will their performance measure up?

              Once the team is formed, they need a clear orientation of roles and responsibilities.

              Here the excitement is faded and they get serious about the performance.

However, there will be time where in the team member would feel that they are not being able to perform. They might have conflicts with their fellow team members and this can lead to frustration. 

Here we need to help them resolve their discrepancy and help them set more flexible and inclusive norms and expectations which will make them feel comfort and accepted, and they can express their ideas more confidently.

Once they accept the strength and weaknesses of each other they will work towards the goal and work hard in accomplishing the given task.

2. Behaviour:

Initially we will observe that the team members will ask a lot of questions which reflects their excitement and anxiety.

However, once the team is being made and they start to get furious and have a conflict with other team mates, this is when they would feel less excited and polite. As they do not find space in expressing their point. They might feel that they are not being given the expected roles and responsibilities.

This will hamper their speed of work.

Once the conflict is been sorted, they will take a conscious efforts to resolve a problem and achieve group harmony. The communication between the team is more meaningful and respectful. They will share ideas and seek help if needed. From now on the behaviour seems to be more friendly within the team.

The “Can Do “ attitude is being developed. Differences are appreciated. They will seem more focused.

3.Team Task: 

                Initially the idea of work, roles , responsibilities , goals are being discussed.

Now, once the orientation is done, they team is supposed to perform.

The goals are now been broken down into small and achievable steps.

They need to put their energy in productivity and performance both as an individual and as a team.

The progress is more significant when we see that there is more commitment and improvement in their skills and knowledge as they help each other.

We see the bond between the team has been grown stronger while they were going through the different phases of feelings and behaviour.

So, these are the three very important phases, we all need to check.

And one must constantly keep an eye on which phase their team is going.

This will help us guage the progress of the team and we will not be worrying if some conflict or slow down in the progress happen as we all now know that this is a part of team formation.

These are the insights that I have learned in my journey that I felt to share it with all of you.

If you found this helpful and you think this will help you in your team formation, do let me know in the comments.

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