Article Review - Steps to Building an Effective Team

    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 efficient work can be done if the group is able to cooperate amongst each other. Being clear when communicating is also another very important skill to have while working in a team setting, because it will be more difficult for others to assist if they do not fully understand what the concern is. Encouraging each other to share ideas is important as they will feel as their input may be valued and even if the group does not agree with what was said, they will still have that opportunity to voice their opinion which may mean a lot to some people in this setting as in the future they may be more inclined to voice their opinion rather than just listen to other peoples ideas.

    This applies to me personally as in previous courses as well as this course we were advised to create a set of rules for our groups, which I found to be extremely beneficial as we were able to be organized throughout the entire term. Although some people may find that creating rules as a team may not be as beneficial, but I believe that it is something that every team should think of implementing into their teams. 

       Steps to building an effective team | People & Culture. (n.d.). https://hr.berkeley.edu/hr-network/central-guide-managing-hr/managing-hr/interaction/team-building/steps