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TeamBuilding

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What is aTeamA team is a group of people whoare mutually dependent on one

another to achieve a commongoal.

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Tantra TotemMake your tribe andmake a Tantra Totemand a war cry for your

own team.

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Objectives for this MeetSetting clear goalsDefining individual rolesCommunicating clearly and openly

Making effective decisionsBalancing participationValuing diversityManaging conflict

Creating a positive atmosphereDeveloping cooperative relationshipsUtilizing participative leadership

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BreakoutLet us divide ourselves in groups andget ready for action!

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Advantages of having ahappy team More input leads to better ideas and decisions.

Higher quality output.

Involvement of everyone in the process. Shared information means increased learning.

Increased understanding of other peoplesperspectives.

Increase opportunity to draw on other peoplesstrengths.

Ability to compensate for individual weaknesses.

Anything extra thatyou can think of?

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Steps Towards Team Building

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Setting Clear GoalsTo build an effective team, itis important to make sure thatthe everyone in the team

works towards a CommonGoal.

It is a leaders responsibility to

link the individual goals of eachteam member with thecommon goal to ensuremotivation and desire to

achieve it.

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Defining individual rolesEveryone in the team must knowtheir roles and responsibilities andthere should be no confusionregarding them as this could lead tounnecessary friction amongst team

members.

Every team member shouldknow that there role in the teamis crucial and is valued by their

boss. They should be able torespect the role of everyone in theteam.

Clear allocation of work reduces the possibilities of intra

team conflict.

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Communicating clearly andopenlyPutting the information across clearly

and with the right words and toneensures trust and confidence in team

thus encouraging every team memberalso to be honest and clear about theirviews.

A leader who communicates clearlywins the trust of the team and thus isthe focal point of a strong and closelybonded team.

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Making effective decisionsDecision making involves choosingbetween alternatives, prioritizing andchoosing the most feasible alternative.Taking everyones views andincorporating them in the decisionmade increases its acceptability andthus makes the process of changeeasier.

The decisions taken should help theteam in their development and shouldbe a clear image of their usefulnessfor guests, employees and the hotel.

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Balancing ParticipationThere should be an equalparticipation of everyone in theteam in every task taken andevery decision made. Theenergy of enthusiastic members

should be routed in the rightdirections and the shy membersshould be encouraged andmotivated to speak up andparticipate more.

A leader makes his presence feltbest by being encouragingtowards everyones participationfrom the team.

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Valuing DiversityThe individuality of each teammember should be respected.There shouldnt be anydiscrimination based on age,gender, personality traits, race,

color etc. The individualcharecterisitcs of each are anasset to the team andstrengthen it.

A leader should be capableof making every teammember respect the otherand the diversity in team andshould lead by example.

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Managing ConflictConflicts are a part of every groupdynamics but the skill lies inhandling them skillfully and reducingthe intragroup friction to minimal.

A leader should ensure that theconflicts are handled with a goodbalance of assertiveness andsensitivity and should be totallyprejudice free.

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Creating Positive AtmosphereA leader should guidehis/her people towards aguest centric approach and

keeping customers happy.

If due appreciation is givento every applaud that theteam member brings and theteam is happy, a positiveatmosphere is automaticallycreated.

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Developing cooperativerelationshipsA team that is dependent oneach other for the completion oftheir goals and realises the

importance of that dependence,churns out maximum output andstays happy together

A leader should bringprofessional harmony andmutual dependence in the teamto make the team bond strongerand more productive

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UtilizingParticipative leadershipDelegation of responsibility helpsin developing the teams leadershipskills and the sense of responsibility

It is a great motivating factortoo which leads members of

team to own the task and thuswork towards it with greaterenthusiasm

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BreakoutLet us divide ourselves in groups andget ready for action!

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id we understandSetting clear goalsDefining individual rolesCommunicating clearly and openly

Making effective decisionsBalancing participationValuing diversityManaging conflict

Creating a positive atmosphereDeveloping cooperative relationshipsUtilizing participative leadership

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