WorksheetsTeam building Exersize
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When it comes to conflict, the highest-performing teams should:
Discourage it
Let members vent openly
Encourage conflict about attitudes; discourage conflict about behaviours
Encourage conflict about tasks; discourage conflict about personalities
When it comes to making decisions, teams are:
Superior to individuals
Inferior to individuals
Better than the average of its members, but not necessarily as good as the best performer
When it comes to creativity, teams are:
Less creative than individuals
More creative than individuals
About equally creative
When it comes to floor-time (talking) in a typical 8-person team meeting,
Every team member roughly contributes pretty much equally
5 people do over 75% of the talking
3 people do over 70% of the talking
The most commonly cited problem with regard to teamwork is
Trusting one another
Listening to one another
Staying Motivated
The most important skills (competencies) that team members need to have are:
Task and people skills
Speaking and listening skills
Rationality and intuition skills
A 'Free Rider' is a person who benefits from bieng on a team but does little or no work. All of the following minimizes the free rider problem except
Developing a team contract- a written statement of team objectives and practices
Increasing the size of the team
Performance reviews- periodically review and evaluate members
Increasing each members involvement and ownership
An Essential condition for high performance teamwork is
Regular retreats
Significant meaningful performance incentives
A shared goal
Complementary skills set
The average team size is over 12 people. One best practice to use in determining the appropriate number of people in a team is described by which one of the following?
Teams function well up to a maximum of 14 people
Teams should be composed of the fewest number of people necessary to accomplish the task
People contribute more as team size increases and each person adds value
Teams should not be limited in size and can grow to accommodate as many members as are willing to serve
At the outset of teamwork, a team is advised to develop a ‘team charter’. Indeed, teams who develop charters are more effective than those who do not. What key elements should be included in a team charter?
The legal repercussions for a breach of team membership
A detailed document outlining project scope and resources
Fees associated with rule noncompliance
Team goals, responsibilities, expectations, and norms
