Team Building Skills Reflection Report for Achieving Goals at Next Plc

This reflection report examines the importance of team building skills within an organizational context, specifically focusing on the experiences of the author at Next Plc. The report highlights the significance of diversity, cooperation, and shared responsibilities in achieving organizational goals. It delves into the practical application of the Tuckman's stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, and performing), providing real-world examples of how the author navigated these stages. The report also explores the roles within the team, and how the author contributed to the team's success, including dealing with challenges and conflicts. The conclusion emphasizes the critical role of team building and development in achieving business objectives, fostering a collaborative environment, and ensuring task completion. The report underscores how effective teamwork contributes to the overall success and efficiency of an organization, using practical examples from the author's work experience.

REFLECTION REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
REFLECTION.................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Team building skills are important for the organisation. It helps company to learn from
the people and developing new skills. By working in teams employees could take on the roles of
leadership and see the team members for fulfilling the responsibilities. Teamwork enable the
capabilities of problem solving, making strategies and decision making. Present report is based
over reflection on team building skills for meeting achievable and realistic goals.
REFLECTION
Description
In the present times is accepted widely that the critical element of the success for team is
diversity of the skills and knowledge. Diversity could be harnessed in the manner which the team
members could use strengths at full and also compensate at same time for compensating the
weaknesses of members. I rely over the group members and in the same manner I am also
required for achieving and delivering highest standard of the work. This requires the member to
develop strategies that are essential for the team to grow and achieve the desired results (Moore,
Everly and Bauer, 2016). I have been working in Next Plc from last 5 years. I have experienced
a healthy work environment with effective cooperation and support. Members of the organisation
are very supportive and helps the team members to overcome their weaknesses and enhance their
strengths by encouraging and motivating towards achieving the success in the organisation.
Every member in the team has his own different roles and tasks. My team was divided
between three roles that were shaper, task performer and worker and completer or finisher. My
role was of conscientious, painstaking and was used effectively at end of task working as the
quality controller for searching out errors or omissions. My role was important for guaranteeing
that task has been finished at the schedules times and to improve the performance of the team. I
was having capacity of follow through, spot errors, attention over details and modifying them for
better. I was required to keep effective eye over the members to ensure that work is performed in
the prescribed manner. I have used teamwork theory of Tuckman for understanding and
managing the various problems of team development. In this theory there are fours stages which
are forming, storming, norming & performing (Stephens, 2019). I have experienced both
negative and positive situation from the team work and team development.
Forming
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This refers to the stage where teams are built as the individuals are united adequately.
This was the stage where I was not knowing every member of the team. We were not acting as a
team and were not working for the common objective. A project of the specific shoes was
undertaken to be completed within 2 weeks. For completing this project our team was formed
where I was made the finisher for ensuring that the works is completed on time and is error free.
Our team was formed after a meeting where the efficient individuals were chosen and were
assigned with specific roles and tasks. Team leader illustrated team tasks and the general agenda
for the task completion. After the forming stage is finished with a team, individual look
themselves as the part of broader team.
Storming
This is the stage where clashes are seen of the views and thoughts. I have seen that the
team members have different views towards same thing. This stage had the conflicts and
contradiction about the different ways of achieving the success. In my team conflicts were seen
at discussion over the ways through which work could be finished quickly. As the project was to
be completed within specified limits team consisted of experienced workers with different
thoughts. Team leaders used to hear the views and opinion of every member and come up with
the mix of all the ideas and thoughts that were given by the members (Oakley, 2019). I have
learned that views of every member could be proved as beneficial if the right thing is taken.
Team leader used the views and thought for framing strategies which provided the members with
defined path to follow. Smooth transitioning of storming stage makes norming seems more easily
and naturally.
Norming
At this stage members of the team experienced increased trust over each other and uniting
together for processing task together for team work. Team with the stages of forming & storming
grew mature and worked more efficiently for working together. With the time of completion
coming near team began to work more efficiently and effectively for achieving the objective of
team. I have monitored that team leaving their views and perspectives worked for the common
objective of completing the work on time. There were situations where the members were seen
cooperating each other in case of emergencies. Team was working by supporting each other
which showed an efficient team framework and development.
Performing
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Performing is last stage of implementing, refreshing and completing. The teamwork is
combined for providing synergy for the performance to deliver through effectively working
together. Team has seen many modification in the task structures and manifestations. Members
were being allocated differently as per the requirement but resistance was not seen among the
members and effective support was seen from the members to the team leader (Woodcock,
2017). One of the consignment was damaged before four days of completion which disturbed the
whole time frames. The team members worked for extra hours and came supporting each other
for completing the task motivating and encouraging each other.
Finally the project was completed on time with effective team work. The efficiency of the
team rewarded company with higher benefits and our team was rewarded for the work.
CONCLUSION
From the above experience I learned that team building and development is very essential
for the business. It helps in achieving the goals and objective of the organisation by working
together. Roles and responsibilities are shared between the members and tasks are viewed as of
team and not for individual interests.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Moore, J.M., Everly, M. and Bauer, R., 2016. Multigenerational challenges: Team-building for
positive clinical workforce outcomes. Online journal of issues in nursing. 21(2).
Stephens, M.B., 2019. Behind the Mask: Identity Formation and Team Building. The Annals of
Family Medicine. 17(6). pp.561-561.
Woodcock, M., 2017. Team development manual. Routledge.
Oakley, E.O., 2019. Team Leadership in Community Colleges. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
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