PEOPLE PUZZLES

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT:

EFFECTIVE TEAMS

Today's work environment requires people who are team players. Team effectiveness determines
an organization's productivity and the ability to respond quickly to new needs. To help you begin to understand what makes teams effective, try the following exercises.

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE TEAM

Think about a time when you worked with a team that was really effective.
It may have been in the workplace or as a part of another community group.
List as many things/reasons that you can think of that made that team work.

How did you Feel as a member of that team?

To compare your answers.

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INEFFECTIVE TEAM

Think about another time when you worked with at team that was not effective.
It may have been in the workplace or as a part of another community group.
List as many things/reasons as to why you can think that team did not work.

How did you Feel as a member of that team?

To compare your answers.

FOR SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR TEAM