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The term 'team building' can refer generally to the selection and motivation of teams, or more specifically to group self-assessment in the theory and practice of organizational development. A team comprises many group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. ... The field of organization development (OD) has had several definitions. ...


When a team in an organizational development context embarks upon a process of self-assessment in order to gauge its own effectiveness and thereby improve performance, it can be argued that it is engaging in team building, although this may be considered a narrow definition. A team comprises many group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. ... The field of organization development (OD) has had several definitions. ... Illustration of a physical process: a geyser in action. Process (lat. ... The EFQM definition is as follows, Self-Assessment is a comprehensive, systematic and regular review of an organisations activities and results referenced against the EFQM Excellence Model. ...


The process of team building includes, (a) clarifying the goal, and building ownership across the team and (b)identifying the inhibitors to teamwork and removing or overcoming them, or if they cannot be removed, mitigating their negative effect on the team.


To assess itself, a team seeks feedback to find out both: It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Feedback loop. ...

  • its current strengths as a team
  • its current weaknesses

To improve its current performance, a team uses the feedback from the team assessment in order to:

  • identify any gap between the desired state and the actual state
  • design a gap-closure strategy

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Team building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (559 words)
Team building has many contexts, for example in sport clubs and work organizations.
The term 'team building' can refer generally to the selection and motivation of teams, or more specifically to group self-assessment in the theory and practice of organizational development.
When a team in an organizational development context embarks upon a process of self-assessment in order to gauge its own effectiveness and thereby improve performance, it can be argued that it is engaging in team building, although this may be considered a narrow definition.
Team Building (1102 words)
Rawlings contends that a new team paradigm is rising where management teams at all levels are being asked to work together with more interdependence, with shared accountabilities outside their typical function, and with higher levels of trust and participation (2000).
Team building is an effort in which a team studies its own process of working together and acts to create a climate that encourages and values the contributions of team members.
A note of caution, while "fun" team building activities are tempting to recommend as a "quick and easy fix", (who wouldn't like to take off work, play and bond?), their use should always be supported by solid analysis.
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