Learning Circle

Teamwork and Effectiveness


Objective:

1. To determine the word “Teamwork”.
2. To appreciate the effectiveness in working as a team in an organization.
3. To show the difference in working as a team and as an individual in an organization.

Learning Circle. . . 

The topic that was given to us is Teamwork and Effectiveness. So before we move on to our discussion, we grouped the class into two which composed the inner and outer circle. We gave each of them the pieces of the puzzle for them to form. The puzzle will serve as an introduction of our topic. We gave twenty minutes each to solve the puzzle. The outer circle first solved the puzzle and it showed the picture of hands holding together and the word “Teamwork”.

We ask them what they think of the relevance of the picture in the organization that we have. Each of the participants gave their ideas about it which to sum it up is that: Every organization must work as a whole, and to work as a whole, every member of the organization must cooperate and give their ideas for the progress and maintenance of their organization and to achieve one goal as well.

Secondly, we asked the participants of what do they understand about the word teamwork. Each participant has different understanding about teamwork. So, for further understanding, we chose two representatives from inner and outer circle and let them solve the puzzle themselves within twenty minutes. After the time, no one solved the puzzle. We asked the participants of what they think are the problem in solving the puzzle when the representatives have the same time as the first in solving the puzzle. Most participants from the inner and outer circle answered that: It is easier to solve the puzzle if they worked together. Furthermore, with teamwork, an organization may not only be efficient but effective as well. With the cooperation of both leader and members or general manager and managers, they will easily achieve their objectives, aims or goals and saves time too.


We regrouped the team and let them answer the following questions:

1. How do you find your group? Do you think, you have team work in your group?
2. How effective is your group in doing the activities such as solving the puzzle?
3. Is it important to consider to consider productivity in working as a group?
4. What do you think is the reason why people form group?
5. How effective the teamwork in an organization?

WHY PEOPLE FORM GROUPS?

We provide a question to the participants or to my employees why did they joined in our organization called PASOA?

But first we explained for their guide that…

..People form groups for several reasons sometimes because of personal satisfaction of needs including their security in which each employees become a buffer so they assured that the task will be done well. And also including social needs and high esteem needs and sometimes because of proximity and attraction it’s refer to the interpersonal interaction that can result to group formation in which leads in two facets that’s what we called a proximity and attraction
and sometimes because, of group goals people are attracted to it because they know that it is necessary to have a change for their improvement and their benefit. And sometimes because of economic benefit employees organized it because of their group benefit in which individual determines their wages by working and cooperating as a group.

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

Again as a facilitator we threw a question on how our organization started and how will it end? Their guide..
We have two models provided for group development the first one is the five stage model it’s refer to forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. And the second one is punctuated equilibrium model it’s present group development in three phases the defining task, establishing goals and equilibrium.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GROUP

Again we threw a question what are the characteristics of our group has posses? 

Their guide…

..So groups evolved when times past. They begin to administer certain characteristics such as; structure refer to the pattern of relationships among the positions constitutes a group structure. And they also possess status of hierarchy it’s refer to the position or rank of every employee it’s use to avoid over taking certain jobs. And another characteristics is roles it’s consists of the expected behaviors of the occupant of that position. And another one is the norms it’s generally agreed upon standards of individual and group behavior developed as a result of member interaction over time.

Our participants are all active in sharing their ideas about teamwork. As we discuss the topic, they also gave information about it and as a member of an organization, everyone is cooperating. Everyone listened to us and we have a good interaction in the organization.

To end up the interaction, and for the last activity of the participants in the learning circle, we asked them to give their idea in this question:

"Assume that you are in one of the two groups in an organization in a company and each organization are given a task to do. Unfortunately, the team you are in failed to do the task which really disappoints your boss. Will you transfer to the achiever team, or will stay in your team? Why or Why not?

Everyone shared their answer as well as the facilitators and this end up the topic, Teamwork and Effectiveness...

TEAMWORK - Team work is work performed by a team towards a common goal.
- It is working with the people in an organization with the same behavior to achieve one goal which the members of the organization adopt the behavior of the other member.


Facilitators:

(A2)

Niño, Cindy Mariz T.
Orquita, Joseph C.
Perez, Mark Patrick P.
Quitoriano, Krizzia Marie Ann G.

February 5, 2011 (Learning Circle)