Developing the Work Team
M2.04 Developing the Work Team
Reflective Review
Understand the nature of teams and the features of team roles and responsibilities including the advantages and disadvantages
Q1. How does a team differ from a group? Give 3 examples of the differences.
A team and a group are often classed as the same, but they are in fact completely different entities.
Three of the main differences are
Trust
Leadership
Working towards a shared common goal
• Trust – In a team there are high levels of trust which enables members to express ideas and opinions freely and confidently. This allows feelings to be discussed and also will conflict can be resolved due to this. In a group there is usually a lower level of trust between members, due to roles not being defined so people will become suspicious of other peoples motives (why are they doing that, are they setting me up for a fall, will I be held accountable if I agree etc) and this will result in decreasing trust between members.
• Leadership – In a team the leader is not defined, as each member will share the leadership roles and rotate the responsibilities. In a group there is a defined leader who will assign work and delegate roles to the group members.
• Working towards a shared common goal – In a team members will work together to achieve a common goal. This is achieved through discussion, exchange of ideas and experiences and there is an overall consensus on the overall solution. In a group the target will be met but the final decision will always be made by the leader of the group. Members will not exchange ideas as they are working for themselves and not a team.
Q 2. Leading the team is an important team role. Briefly describe 2 other roles that members of a team might fill using a recognised model.
A recognised model which shows other roles within the team is Belbin’s Team Role Model. Belbin researched the behaviours of different individuals within a team. Through this
Reflective Review
Understand the nature of teams and the features of team roles and responsibilities including the advantages and disadvantages
Q1. How does a team differ from a group? Give 3 examples of the differences.
A team and a group are often classed as the same, but they are in fact completely different entities.
Three of the main differences are
Trust
Leadership
Working towards a shared common goal
• Trust – In a team there are high levels of trust which enables members to express ideas and opinions freely and confidently. This allows feelings to be discussed and also will conflict can be resolved due to this. In a group there is usually a lower level of trust between members, due to roles not being defined so people will become suspicious of other peoples motives (why are they doing that, are they setting me up for a fall, will I be held accountable if I agree etc) and this will result in decreasing trust between members.
• Leadership – In a team the leader is not defined, as each member will share the leadership roles and rotate the responsibilities. In a group there is a defined leader who will assign work and delegate roles to the group members.
• Working towards a shared common goal – In a team members will work together to achieve a common goal. This is achieved through discussion, exchange of ideas and experiences and there is an overall consensus on the overall solution. In a group the target will be met but the final decision will always be made by the leader of the group. Members will not exchange ideas as they are working for themselves and not a team.
Q 2. Leading the team is an important team role. Briefly describe 2 other roles that members of a team might fill using a recognised model.
A recognised model which shows other roles within the team is Belbin’s Team Role Model. Belbin researched the behaviours of different individuals within a team. Through this