Collaboration

What is a Team

• A group of people working together

• A group of people where one member makes all the decisions

• A group of people where one member does all the work

• A group of people working together for a common purpose

Following are the things that you have to consider while working in a group -

* Collaboration

* Assigning tasks , roles & responsibilities to team members

* Project strategy /planning

* Conflict Management

• True

• False

Following are the things to be observed while handling conflict in a group, except :

• Stay Calm

• Have each person speak one at a time

• Be patient and respectful

• Address actions that need to be corrected and not the person

• Address what the person did wrong and say " you should have or you should not have"

How do you handle a silent team member in a group?

• Force the person to speak

• Try to make him/her angry so that he/she will speak

• Promote group discussion by asking each member open ended simple questions

• Remove the person from the group

What should you do with a team member who is not contributing ?

• Create a group deadline (target) and talk to the person

• Ignore the team member

• Speak to your teacher

• Confront the person and fight with him/her

Following are essential skills for good teamwork and collaboration, except :

• Communication

• Trust

• Respecting others strengths

• Complimenting each other

• Being related to each other

Ability to listen actively, express oneself clearly and politely, give and receive feedback and share information with others all help in making you a good team player.

• True

• False

What do you do with a group member who tries to dominate and control everyone in the team

• Let them know that you appreciate their talent and hard work, however you are also capable of doing your work well. Therefore, he/she should trust you to do your part effectively.

• Fight with him/her

• Live with the situation

• Have the person removed from the group

Make sure you give positive feedback to team members regarding their contribution and never put anyone's work down

• True

• False

Think Win/Win while working in a group means -

• You think that all team members should feel a sense of winning

• You think of winning while others lose

• Winning is the only important thing