{"id":6104,"date":"2018-06-28T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T00:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/?p=6104"},"modified":"2018-06-21T14:58:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T04:58:14","slug":"top-10-skills-for-building-winning-teams-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/professional-development-training\/top-10-skills-for-building-winning-teams-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Skills for Building Winning Teams – Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvard psychologist Richard Hackman, a preeminent scholar of team effectiveness believes that a team\u2019s design is the most vital factor in building winning teams. \u201cGet the design right, the theory says, and the performance will take care of itself.\u201d[i]<\/sup> To have a good design, you need \u201cclear goals, well-designed tasks that are conducive to teamwork, team members with the right skills and experiences for the task, adequate resources, and access to coaching and support.\u201d[i]<\/sup><\/p>\n

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The results of getting an efficient team together are better performance, high morale and professional development of all. For an employee, \u201cworking effectively as part of a team is incredibly important for output quality, morale, and retention.\u201d[ii]<\/sup> To become a highly valuable part of a team, take a look at these top 10 skills for creating team synergy:<\/p>\n

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1<\/strong><\/td>\nBuild a Team<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Select the team type and build teams using the steps of forming, storming, norming and performing<\/p>\n

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2<\/strong><\/td>\nCreate Team Synergy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Develop collaboration and cooperation in a team<\/p>\n

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3<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>Team Communication<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Establish team norms, build trust and put communication channels in place<\/p>\n

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4<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Leadership<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Identify your style, communicate with confidence and inspire others to act<\/p>\n

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5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen Actively<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Learn focused listening and asking questions to control and manage conversations<\/p>\n

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6<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>Resolve Conflicts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Know how to find mutual requirements, identify needs and reach the best solution<\/p>\n

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7<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>Manage Meetings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Learn how to plan and prepare for meetings to get productive outcomes<\/p>\n

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8<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>Deal with Difficult People<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Prevent issues from escalating, manage difficult situations and use the 3-step resolution process<\/p>\n

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9<\/strong><\/td>\nDeliver Criticism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Use the feedback sandwich method to offer criticism constructively<\/p>\n

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10<\/strong><\/td>\nManage Diversity in Teams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Understand stereotypes, create an inclusive environment and put a system in place for diversity complaints<\/p>\n

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Sources<\/p>\n

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[i] https:\/\/hbswk.hbs.edu\/item\/the-importance-of-teaming<\/p>\n

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[ii] https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quora\/2013\/01\/23\/why-and-where-is-teamwork-important\/#6e6d6c2a287a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harvard psychologist Richard Hackman, a preeminent scholar of team effectiveness believes that a team\u2019s design is the most vital factor in building winning teams. \u201cGet the design right, the theory says, and the performance will take care of itself.\u201d[i] To have a good design, you need \u201cclear goals, well-designed tasks that are conducive to teamwork, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1954,1884,110,1742],"views":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6124,"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104\/revisions\/6124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}