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HR and Marketing: Building Your Employer Brand Together — Guest Post

Calum CoburnAugust 11, 2019August 11, 2019

Attracting and retaining talent is a very common challenge according to 83% of the business owners in America. Modern employees have more options than ever before when it comes to where they can work. Business owners must work hard to…

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Reinforcement Method

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

This is a behavioural theory initially developed by B.F.Skinner. It finds application in various spheres of life. One of its uses is by psychiatrists to interrupt certain socially unacceptable habits that children have, like sticking their fingers into their mouth.…

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Qualities of High Performance Teams–Katzenbach and Smith

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

Authors Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith have an interesting perspective on high performance teams. The authors studied team work across several companies and base their findings on case studies spanning tough business environments and work challenges. Their findings expose the…

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Findings on High-Performing Teams

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

Author Stephen Robbins in the book titled ‘Essentials of Organizational Behaviour’ writes that high-performing teams are characterised by the following commonalities: Tend to be small sized teams Team members have three different types of skills, a) Technical, b) Problem solving…

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Belbin’s Theory on Team Roles

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

Some people are good at strategic thinking, some have a propensity for action oriented roles and yet another may thrive in a role that requires brainstorming and creative contribution. Based on extensive studies, Meredith Belbin identified nine different roles that…

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Knowledge management method

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

The term Knowledge Management was coined fairly recent. Though the concept has always been around, it is only in the information technology age that organisations have started looking more closely at this process and are designing formal systems to facilitate…

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Margerison-McCann Work Wheel model

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

The Margerison-McCann work wheel model takes into account the task and the combination of teamwork functions necessary to achieve results on that task. The model identifies eight factors based on broad teamwork functions and these eight factors form the Margerison-McCann…

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Problems & Symptoms

No Trust Between Team Members

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

If there is a lack of trust between team members, it can result in a team that is not united in its approach. This can be shown through poor co-ordination, poor co-operation and minimal sharing of knowledge and resources. It…

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Problems & Symptoms

Ineffective Interaction and Unproductive Team Meetings

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

All the complexities of team dynamics come to the fore at the meeting. The meeting is one of the most critical aspects of the team process with strategies and innovative solutions to problems emerging during this time. The team meeting…

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Problems & Symptoms

Poor Role Clarity

adminAugust 4, 2018November 13, 2018

The clarity of roles is a must in a team situation. When roles are not clearly defined, this can lead to conflict and confusion on tasks. Team members may not understand what exactly is expected of each of them. Some…

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Books

Review of Team-Building Activities by Alanna Jones

adminAugust 4, 2018August 9, 2018Leave a Comment

If you find your team is ineffective, uncooperative or suffering from other group related problems, “Team-Building Activities For Every Group” by Alanna Jones, is an excellent book full of fun and easy to use games and activities. It can be…

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HR and Marketing: Building Your Employer Brand Together — Guest Post

Attracting and retaining talent is a very common c...

Reinforcement Method

This is a behavioural theory initially developed b...

Qualities of High Performance Teams–Katzenbach and Smith

Authors Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith have an i...

Findings on High-Performing Teams

Author Stephen Robbins in the book titled ‘E...

Belbin’s Theory on Team Roles

Some people are good at strategic thinking, some h...

Knowledge management method

The term Knowledge Management was coined fairly re...

Margerison-McCann Work Wheel model

The Margerison-McCann work wheel model takes into ...

No Trust Between Team Members

If there is a lack of trust between team members, ...

Ineffective Interaction and Unproductive Team Meetings

All the complexities of team dynamics come to the ...