Organizational Behaviour Research Blog Project

    In this Ted Talk, Andrew Sillitoe explains five rules that are vital for the creation of a high performance culture. The first rule is shaping a story for the team. This is essentially what the team wants to achieve or at least improve on. The second rule is asking and not telling which means that the leader will ask the team what they want to achieve without telling them what to do. This doesn't mean that the team leader will neglect their team and not assist them but it means that the members of the team are encouraged to strive for good results rather than just being told how to achieve these results. The third rule is creating leaders among the team who are capable of influencing change amongst the rest of the team members. This is important as in almost every group there will be some people that offer more leadership traits whereas others can be seen more as followers. Everyone should build leadership skills as they never know when or if they will ever have to lead th...

       Teamwork within a workplace setting is very crucial for a businesses success as strong teamwork can improve productivity and efficiency within the workplace. Tasks can be shared among the team allowing them work with collectively and complete a task much quicker than an individual would be able to. In our current day and age, interacting with others is an essential part of both our work and personal lives as many jobs nowadays require some sort of cooperation with one another. Individuals have an opportunity to learn from each other if they are willing to understand other points of view. Voicing your opinion even though you may not agree with another team member is important as all employees opinions should be valued equally. This way, the rest of the group could gather all of the information from the opinions that were voiced and can make a decision based off of that. They could also listen to the opinion of one member and hopefully the rest of the group can ...

    There are some key rules when it comes to building an effective team such as making each member of the group feel valued, ensure that the team is communicating effectively as communication plays a crucial part to the success of a team, as well as making sure to work as a team so that everyone is on the same page and tasks can be completed without any confusion. Often times in group work, especially in a school setting, individuals may run into issues with working as a group due to the lack of communication. A good way to counter this is by having a meeting at the beginning of the term and create a set of rules that will apply to each team member. Some of these rules can be notifying the group if you are unable to attend class, notify the group if you are unable to attend a team meeting and assigning roles to each member of the team so that they will have specific tasks for the duration of the term. Building a strong connection within a team would be a good start as more ef...