This article is part of our stages of team development series based on the STAR team model. Whilst every team and context is different team building concepts provide a basis on which to develop your approach in developing a team.
The STAR team model suggests that effective teamwork in the workplace happens when four aspects (Strengths, Teamwork, Alignment andResults) are in place: Individuals flourish as they use and develop their Strengths. People come together building relationships that result in effective Teamwork. The team leader Aligns the team through effective communication of purpose, so that individual strengths combine with teamwork to deliver the teams results. Together everyone achieves more as performance flows and Results that are meaningful and rewarding to the team are achieved.
A different emphasis and focus for each of the STAR model elements is needed at different stages of the team’s development.
Team building concepts At this stage of beginning to develop a team you will have already used team building techniquesto form the team such as:
+ Establishing the purpose of the team and agreeing the results the team needs to produce
+ Identifying the tasks needed to be fulfilled.
+ Allocating roles and responsibilities based on strengths.