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CW2 Reflection report on Team Work assignment
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Contents
Introduction............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Theories and Models of Team Work ................................................................................................. 2
Belbin’s Team Role Theory ............................................................................................................ 2
Tuckman’s Teamwork Theory ........................................................................................................ 4
Gersick's Punctuated Equilibrium model (1988) ......................................................................... 5
Reflect on the effectiveness of the group ......................................................................................... 5
Reflection of my personal contribution to the team .............................................................................. 6
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Recommendations ............................................................................................................................... 7
References .............................................................................................................................................. 7
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Introduction
This report demonstrates the reflection on team working which relates to the CW1 group
assignment. It consist range of theories and models of team working, the theories which
used in the team work and the effectiveness of the team in success of CW1.Nevertheless it
illustrates my personal contribution to the team and how did it work for the effectiveness of
the CW1 and also individual contribution and interpersonal skills of each and every group
member. Finally it guides to how make improvements and justifications for a better
effectiveness in success for further future activities through the comparison of Last course
work.
Theories and Models of Team Work
According to the DR.R.M Belbin a team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a
congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role which is understood by other members.
Members of a team seek out certain roles and they perform most effectively in the ones that are
most natural to them. (Belbin, 2013)
Improve key skills, Increase motivation and work satisfaction, Better quality outputs are main
key impacts of team working.
Belbin’s Team Role Theory
Belbin’s nine team role theory is one of the most important team working theories to make
effectiveness in a team. It illustrates 9 various roles according to the personal characters. It
is an advantage and a good method to identify the strengths and weakness of each member.
Belbin’s 9 roles model consists with,
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Plants – Plants are very creative and innovative persons. Sometimes they might be
impractical and like to be apart from the team as they have different ideas. They are
poor in communication.
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Resource Investigators – As enthusiastic team member resource investigators tend
to find options, negotiate for resources and improve communication skills behalf of
the team.
The weakness of them is overly optimistic.
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Monitor Evaluators – They are trying to get analysis and evaluation of planters’ new
ideas. They are very strategic in their views. But they are poor motivators.
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Co-ordinators – They are people who are guide the team and tend to get the role of
team leader role. They are very skilled people in listening to all members and can
understand the value of each member. They can delegate tasks effectively but
sometime they might be very manipulative characters.
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Implementers – They are well organized people in turn up ideas and plans in to
practically. But they might be inflexible at sometimes with others ideas.
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Completer Finishers – They are responsible of deadlines and job done on time and
make sure that there have been no errors. They are perfectionist characters.
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Team workers – They are work together in team effectively and give their views and
support to make sure effectiveness and success.
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Shapers – They are motivate the team in challenges and tend to find solutions when
they have troubles. They cheer up the team when others are quite.
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Specialist – They have specialized knowledge of job and they contributes their
special abilities and skills to make team expert in the area. (Beibin's Team Roles,
2013) (Belbin M. , 1998)
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Tuckman’s Teamwork Theory
According to the B. W. Tuckman there are four stages of team working as Forming,
Storming, Norming and Performing.
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Forming - This is the beginning step of team working and it also called as
“Honeymoon Phase “. In this stage members should know each other. And few
members are struggling to the leadership trough communication as still leadership
has not formed.
Storming - All members should active in this stage to find their own role in the team.
Team must attempts to get suggestions, define problems and answers for the
problems. It might be have some conflicts among members. But In this case
leadership should be strongly facilitative solve problems.
Norming – Members should be characterised by understanding among the team and
leadership should be endorse in this stage. And members should perform with
realistic assessment of things what have to do.
Performing – Team members have perform for achieve clear goals with collaborating
with each other’s multi-disciplinary issues and commitment of team working are the
main characters in this stage. (Kandula, 2010) (Adair, 1992)
In additionally there is another stage entitled adjourning which is mostly suitable with
permanent groups. It is the separation of the group.
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Gersick's Punctuated Equilibrium model (1988)
According to the Gersick’s Punctuated Equilibrium model temporally groups with deadlines
performs in this manner. From beginning to the middle of the period their effort for the task is
higher effort or capacity of their tasks. And again from the midpoint to the deadline, effort
range has not change although achieve a higher capacity than before the midpoint.
Reflect on the effectiveness of the group
The group has observed three main theories to success in CW1.They are Belbin’s Team
Role theory, Tuckman’s team work theory and also Gersick's Punctuated Equilibrium model.
As the first step when applying the Belbin’s Team Role theory, all the members identified
their own roles in the team among the 9 roles defined. The group had 4 various roles out of 5
members. The roles were Implementer (Moahamed), Sharper (Bernard), finisher (David)
and two team workers (Zohib and Me).
For the CW1 the group was achieved only a Pass grade which was 40%.
The main weakness was group had not a coordinator to controlled the team members at the
right work at the right time. And also group has lost planter and monitor evaluator as well.
Nevertheless some team members did not engage with their own defined individualities with
their defined roles. However the team was unable to reach for defined estimated targets with
these weaknesses.
One more theory the team used is Tuckman’s team work theory. There are four main stages
in team work period called Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. In fact, in the
forming stage team has known each other. But no one struggled to the leadership. In
storming stage collected ideas and fact unless the group has not got a planter. In the
norming stage leadership should be highlighted to solve problems. It was one of the main
mistake and a weakness as the group did not has a defined leader. Because of this reason
some members have missed their worked at the right time. In the performing stage four
members worked hardly out of five as the group felt we cannot reach to the goal before the
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deadline. Finally four members had to do over their workload as one member have not
collaborate and involved with the work he supposed do.
The group enactment was related to the Gersick’s Punctuated Equilibrium model. Thus From
the beginning to midpoint group effort sounds asleep. In the middle of the period all the
members were engrossed and they collaborate actively for the CW1.After the midpoint the
effort of the group members were amplified rather than before. But the identical effort was
applied since submission date.
Reflection of my personal contribution to the team
According to the Belibin’s team role theory I’m a team worker. Team worker is getting easily
combined with colleagues and gives new ideas and maximum mutual support to the team.
Meanwhile they are responsible for what team can do when things are go wrong. (Belbin M. ,
Team Roles at Work, 1994)
As a responsible team worker, I have support the team by giving my ideas to start the
CW1.After the fragmented our course works for each members I have completed my task by
doing primary and secondary research on a specific business organisation .And also I used
to make remind to other members about their tasks and deadlines. Hence there were not
specific leadership I undertook to complete the structuring by link entire work together behalf
of the team. Since one day before for the submission date one member has not completed
his entire work .Finally me and one of group member had to went through entire task that
one who missed his work. Because of that reason we were in a serious trouble as we left
only 3 hours for the submission time. Finally I have finalised the CW1 and submitted before
half an hour for the submission time.
I am satisfied personnel contribution for the team as I was not limited in to my
responsibilities. I’m the one who submitted the CW1 as no one wanted to be responsible. In
my opinion I was not only a team worker and I have made the role of finisher and Monitor
evaluator as well.
Conclusion
This report conclude 3 main theories on team working such as Belbin’s team role model,
Tuckman’s team working theory and Gersick’s Punctuated Equilibrium model
theory. For the meet the success in CW1 the group has applied these theories for the team
work. But the group was unable to achieve a good score as missed or misleading in obey
these theories. It has only achieved only a pass grade which was 40%.When applying
belbin’s model the group had not essential characters in the group and also some members
were not endowed to make their characteristics accurately. Nevertheless when the group
come across with the Tuckma’s theory had missing some activities in that specific stages as
the reason to why it was late to complete works as estimated before. According to the
Gersick’s theory group has given higher effort after the midpoint of the period. But the effort
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was not enough to meet with target score. However it can be conclude the team
effectiveness was in a low range for the Cw1 as got have reached for a pass grade.
Recommendations
I recommend the most important thing in team working is identifying of characteristics of
every member in the team. By observing them the works and task should be fragmented
according to their capacity levels. If not we could not be able to reach our goals and
estimated time boards .Nevertheless an effective leadership should be highlighted in a team
for take any risks, responsibilities when the team face any problems or troubles. And the
leadership should motivate team members when they in soundless mood.
References
Beibin's Team Roles. (2013, February 8). Retrieved February 8, 2013, from Mindtools:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_83.htm
Adair, J. (1992). Effective teambuilding. Hants: Gower Publishing Company Limited.
Belbin, D. M. (2013, February 7). Belbin. Retrieved February 7, 2013, from Belbin's Team Role:
http://www.belbin.com/rte.asp?id=8
Belbin, M. (1994). Team Roles at Work. Oxford: Redwood Books.
Belbin, M. (1998). Team Roles at work. Guilford: Biddles Ltd.
Kandula, S. R. (2010). Performance Mnagement.
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