Teamwork: Significance, Dynamics, Theories and Application Report

This report delves into the critical role of teamwork in organizational success, emphasizing its importance in achieving long-term goals. It explores the significance of teamwork through delegation, productivity enhancement, fostering creative ideas, and providing support within the workplace. The report further examines group dynamics, detailing the stages of team development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and transforming. It highlights the impact of these stages on team behavior and performance. The report also discusses the social exchange theory as it applies to teamwork. The conclusion emphasizes the complexities and importance of effective team management, highlighting how a well-managed team can significantly boost productivity, develop professional skills, and create a positive work environment. References to books and journals provide further insights into the subject.

Working in team

Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
Significance of team.............................................................................................................................3
Group dynamics ...................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................5
References............................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Team working is played a important role in the success of each and every business organization in
order to attain long term goals and objectives. This is the responsibilities of the manager or line
manager is to make an effective team which can help to perform their task in an effective manner.
There are various tools and techniques which can be used by the manager in order to make an
appropriate team (Finn,Currie, and Martin2010). There are various factors which having a great
significance in the team and manage of a team or group of employees. Apart form that there are
various theories which can influenced working in a team. In a group the role of team leader is too
important because they are required to motivate their staff members in order to attain their group
targets effectively.
Significance of team
There are various significance of the company of a team which are required to manage the
team in an appropriate manner. These are:
Delegation: This is one of the major significant which is related with the delegation of works. In a
team the task is shared between team members and working together. The role of a team leader to
understand the team strength and weakness and work accordingly. One of the major benefit of a
team is that each and every individual having unique capabilities which can be used by the team.
This is the responsibilities of the team leader is to delegate the work in to their members and also
provide required resources so that they can perform independently (Crowder, and et. al.,2012).
Productivity: This is one of the another significance working in team which can help to increase the
productivity of the team in an appropriate manner. The team leader are required to design a system
which can help to perform their task effectively. For this they can provide training and development
in which can leads to increase productivity and efficiency in a team. When the task is performed
and handled by the well trained staff members it can help to completed the work in quick time. This
can allow the company is to generate more and more revenue without recruiting more employees in
a team. It can leads to increase productivity and profitable which is the core objectives for each and
every business unit (Mousquès and et. al.,2010).
Creative ideas: This is another significance which can help to create new and innovative ideas. In a
team there are various members which having unique ideas which can be used by the team leader.
There are various tools and techniques which can be company in order ton get such idea form a
team. They can use open door policy where the individual person can provide suggestions and idea
which can be used by them. Apart from that the team members can discuss with each other on a
specific problem which will solved in a creative way. This can also help to enhanced the problem
solving capabilities which is too essential for the staff of team (Neumann, and et. al., 2010F).

Support: There are various challenges which are facing by the team members at the workplace. A
strong team environment can promote a mechanism for the team member. The group member can
help each other in order to improve their performance and working together and develop personal
and professional skills. They can generate the capabilities of facing challenges and problems and
develop and strong relationship and bond between them.
Group dynamics
Group dynamics is a system of the individual behaviour and psychological process which is occur
in a team. It is the study of understanding the group behaviour decision making in the social and
other types of group. Therefore, it required an appropriate group forming process which can help to
develop an effective team which can attain their desired goals and objectives (ausing, Jand et.
al.2013). The process of team development is given below:
Forming: This is the first stage which is related with the team forming. This is one of the important
stage where the team members come together and form a team. This is also a learning stage where
they learning different opportunities and challenges which will facing in the near future. The
individual member is confused and not understand the exact need of a team and its target. The role
of team member at this stage is too significant. They are required to motivate their team and also
shared their mission and vision with them.
Storming: This is the next stage which is related with the conflict can arises between team
members. At this stage the member of the group are try to focus on the details rather than the
compete with each other. They try to create impression in the team in order to getting the
leadership. The team leader is dominate to the team members due to they have few knowledge.
There are various tools and techniques which can be used by the team member. Communication
played a prominent role at this stage. Because it can help to overcome the potential conflict between
them. Therefore, it is role and responsibilities of the business unit before develop a team. They
make an effective communication system within the company which can leads to increase the
performance and productivity. The leader should guide and provide relevant information towards
the clear targets, their roles, team attitude, group behaviour, mutual understanding and team
communication (Meredith Belbin, 2011).
Norming: In this stage the team members develop their own work habits and skills according to the
group norms. There are various tools and techniques, approaches are established in a team and used
by them. Apart from that there are different factors which also influenced the performance and
behaviour of a team. These factors can be involved mutual trust, motivation, environment and
focus. This role of the team leader is tom use various motivational methods so that the staff

members are working together and achieving the target through collective efforts. The conflict can
be arises but easily managed and solved by the mutual understanding. They also develop the skills
where they help to other team mates in an effective manner.
Performing: This is the forth stage of the team development which is related with the effective team
stage. At this stage each and every team members are known their roles and target so that they are
working together. The level of motivation is too high which can leads tom increase the productivity
and performance of the individual person. They share various information and knowledge with each
other, provide training and increase independence. They start to develop plan and design strategies
in order to carry out work in an effective manner.
Transforming: This is the final stage of the team building. At this stage the task and project is going
to end. The team members are celebrating their success and team achievements. The team is coming
to dissolve which is too tough for the team members. Because such kind of project and task create a
relationship and bond between them which is too essential. For the continuous work, a team is
provide higher success rate and which can help to attain firm's target more easy way.
Thus, the business unit is required to make their team continue which can provide a long term
growth which is too significant for them.
There are various theories of the group dynamic which are given below:
Social exchange theory: This is one of the most critical approach. In this theory the social behaviour
of the team members are the result of exchange. The main aim of this theory is to increase the
benefit and reducing the cost which is the common goal for each and every business unit. According
to this theory individual weigh the potential benefit and risk of social relationship.
Conclusion
As per the above mentioned report it has been concluded that working in a team is to complex and
significant for the business. There are different types of individuals are working in a team which
required to manage in an effective manner in order to attain their long term goals and objectives.
The report discussed about the importance of the team at the workplace which can help to increase
productivity, performance and develop a sound working environment at the workplace. The report
also explained about the process of team building which included forming, storming, norming,
performing and transforming. It can help to develop the personal and professional skills which is
too important at the workplace. In the end the report has been concluded about the group dynamic
theory at the workplace. So that the business organization can attain their goals and objectives in an
appropriate manner.

References
Books and Journals
Finn, R., Currie, G. and Martin, G., 2010. Team work in context: institutional mediation in the
public-service professional bureaucracy. Organization Studies. 31(8). pp.1069-1097.
Crowder, R.M., and et. al., 2012. The development of an agent-based modeling framework for
simulating engineering team work. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-
Part A: Systems and Humans. 42(6). pp.1425-1439.
Mousquès, J., and et. al., 2010. Effect of a French experiment of team work between general
practitioners and nurses on efficacy and cost of type 2 diabetes patients care. Health policy.
98(2). pp.131-143.
Neumann, V., and et. al., 2010. Interdisciplinary team working in physical and rehabilitation
medicine. Journal of rehabilitation medicine. 42(1). pp.4-8.
Fausing, M.S., Jand et. al., 2013. Moderators of shared leadership: work function and team
autonomy. Team Performance Management: An International Journal. 19(5/6). pp.244-262.
Meredith Belbin, R., 2011. Management teams: Why they succeed or fail. Human Resource
Management International Digest. 19(3).