Teamology
The art and science of influencing teams.
A good few years ago I worked for an organisation that specialised
in developing teams by opening minds with regard to theories
about working in organisations. It was great fun and practical
but I always wondered what impact it had.
Then one day I found myself in a staff meeting that was disfunctional
to say the least, tempers were getting hotter and nothing
was being achieved, business as usual for that team. The most
bizarre thing about it was that the people in that meeting
were all specialists in team working and were all good people
who really wanted the team to do well and yet it was as if
each of them wanted the team to self distruct. For some reason
that day I did not get dragged into it, but instead sat quietly
through it watching the drama unfolding until I got to a point
where I thought I could make a difference. The result, it
got worse. So there I am, the team specialist, despite a good
understanding of team theory, failing, not knowing what to
do next. That thought stayed with me and over the next few
months I started spotting occasions when individuals made
a difference to how a team was functioning. Then I started
changing what I did so that I could make differences too.
Now I use my skills as a coach and trainer to help others
develop the ability to influence teams that they are part
of, teams that they lead, or teams that they come across in
the course of a normal working day.
So to be specific about what Teamology is about. Teamology
is about an individual influencing the results that a team
gets. That team may be one that they are leading, are a part
of or that they are external to.
This website is a taster...............
After a while you spot people who know exactly what they
are doing and make a conscious effort to affect teams, then
you see others who do it subconsciously
The website so far has:
- A section of theory on related matters.
- Blogs relating to being a team leader and a teamworker
giving insights
- Inspirational one liners relating to teams
- The core section on what teamology is all about
How to use Teamology
Who is the site aimed at, what to do with it.
Why teams covers
the basic reasons that we have teams in the first place.
Why not teams
looks at some the basic issues that arrive with teams.
Type A and Type B
teams looks at the two key team types and recognises that
the level of effectiveness of each depends upon the behaviours
that team members use.
People v Roles
considers a confusion that happens from time to time with
regard to people and what their job is.
Situations
There are a few different situations that teams find themselves
in, new, expanding, static, contracting
Where do we go from here. so could the task approach model,
as could how well does the team manage the goal approach model
and something in there about the bakers shop sample. Roles
v people.
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