Kolby Mickelson

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Marianna Larsen

Tips for Team Effectiveness

            To make a more effective team, here are three tips that you should incorporate. First, the whole team should be involved in creating an action plan. “A solid action plan with assigned tasks for each team member can inspire the team’s progress” (Brown, 2012). Second, take time to learn about each team member and make task assignments based on his/her personality and skill set. Third, get team members to help each other. “Research on employee effectiveness has shown that the strongest predictor of any one group’s success was the amount of help teammates gave to each other” (Jones, 2013).

            Actions plans, when all team members help create them, give each member a focus and feeling of importance. Once team members have contributed to the action plan, they will become more committed as a result (Brown, 2012). When people have goals and deadlines that they themselves helped create, they are more likely to take initiative and get things done.

            Learning about team members and seeing how they work alongside one another will help you make effective decisions. Each member of your team brings something different to the table and has different strengths and weaknesses. If you take the time to learn about your team members, you will be able to give them tasks that are suited to their abilities. Your team will be much more efficient if people are doing what they are good at.

            Teams are most effective when they are concerned about a common goal and not just what has been assigned to them. When team members help each other, everything can get done quicker and in a more organized fashion (Jones, 2013).

            Creating action plans, learning about team members, and having team members help each other are sure ways to make a more effective and productive team.

References

Brown, M. (2012, February 27). 5 Tips for Effective Team Building. Retrieved February 18, 2014, from http://www.mbrownassociates.com/Blog/2012/02/5-tips-for-effective-team-building.html

Jones, B. (2013, May 28). 5 Tips for Improving Employee Hapiness and Effectiveness. Retrieved February 18, 2014, from http://disneyinstitute.com/blog/2013/05/5-tips-for-improving-employee-happiness-and-effectiveness/167/