HR Definitions

In a workplace situation, a team is a group of people who are working together to achieve a common goal.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, team-building activities were very much in vogue and it was not uncommon for several team-building activities to be in progress in an organisation concurrently.

This surge in activity was a component of the Total Quality Management (TQM) movement, where high performance in teamwork is essential.

One of the problems that emerged during this time was that team-building interventions were completed for the sake of doing it, and not because it was needed.

During that period, a great deal was learned about team-building, and today, whilst not conducted as frequently, is still a very valuable process.

Teams are used in the workplace where the desired outcome cannot simply be achieved by individuals working together.

The synergy created by a group of people with different skills and knowledge delivers an output greater than the sum of the outputs that can be achieved by the individuals separately - the essence of team performance.

HRworkbench recommends that team-building interventions be conducted by skilled facilitators using profiling tools that will build awareness, cohesion, and commitment to common goals within the teams.

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