Building & Managing Teams

Running head: BUILDING & MANAGING TEAMS
Building & Managing Teams
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BUILDING & MANAGING TEAMS
Table of contents
AC 1.1 Explain the difference between a group and a team......................................................2
AC 1.2 Describe how a group becomes a team.........................................................................2
AC 1.3 Outline the characteristics of a good team.....................................................................2
AC 1.4 List the advantages of working in a team......................................................................3
AC 2.1 Explain why it is important for people working in teams to be able to communicate
with each other...........................................................................................................................3
AC 2.2 Give examples of barriers to communication that may prevent a team from working
effectively...................................................................................................................................3
AC 3.1 Give examples of behaviours that could cause conflict in a team.................................4
AC 3.2 Outline something a team member can do to reduce one of these examples of conflict
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AC 4.1 Identify own strengths and weakness as a team member..............................................4
AC 4.2 Identify ways to improve own ability to function effectively in a team........................5
Reference....................................................................................................................................6

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BUILDING & MANAGING TEAMS
AC 1.1 Explain the difference between a group and a team
According to Certo (2018), a group is considered as a collection of individual people
that make coordination with the efforts put in by them. Group examples can be considered as
ethnic groups, trade unions and friendship circles. At the same time, a team is a group of
people that share a common aim and goal. The members of a team work together by
providing support to one another. Example of the team includes sports team, project team and
management team.
AC 1.2 Describe how a group becomes a team
A group can be converted into a team by encouraging the individuals to continue to
work in a proper manner. The individuals need to be convinced about sharing similar goals
and giving proper support to one another. This can help the individuals to form a team that
can gain success. The development stages of a team can be utilised to ensure that the group
members develop a feeling of unity and possess a sense of purpose (Nguyen 2016).
AC 1.3 Outline the characteristics of a good team
A good team can communicate with one another and maintain the focus on the
commitment made to the team and its members. They provide support to one another and
ensure that every member of the team contributes to the task that has been assigned to them.
According to Lanaj and Hollenbeck (2015), proper leadership is also required so that the
team can be united and organised. A fun time can be arranged to prevent the monotonous
working hours and provide refreshment for the betterment of the team.