Personal Effectiveness Skills Induction

Unit 2 - 2.4a

Today’s Session We will focus on how groups are

formed and the different type of groups you may be faced with during your WBQ studies.

We will look at working in a group and how to develop an effective team.

We will look at how group work extends your inter-personal skills and will help you identify what these skills are.

Achieve task

Individual

needs

Build team

Defining the taskMaking a planAllocating work and

resourcesControlling quality

and tempo of workChecking

performance against plan

Adjusting plan

Attending to personal problems/issues

Valuing individualsRecognising and using

individual abilitiesTraining/helping the

individual

Setting standards Maintaining discipline Building team spirit Encouraging, motivating, giving

sense of purpose Appointing roles Ensuring communication within

the group

Adair (1986)

Ground rules Ground rules are vital if you want to

establish an effective working group.

Ground rules will be the basis for a strong working relationship based on: trust, honesty and an awareness of the expectations of each other.

As a team develop about 4 or 5 ground rules.

Get to know yourself and your team