Team Building Report

Team Building Report

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Executive Summary

Table of Contents

Part I – Research, Analysis, Evaluation and Application        

1.0 Team Building        

1.1 History & Overview        

1.2 Theories, Tools, Models and Techniques        

1.2.1 Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development        

1.2.2 Belbin’s Team Roles        

Source: Belbin.com        

1.2.3 Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX)        

Part II - Reflection        

1 My First Year at Surrey        

2 What I Have Learnt About Myself        

I have very much enjoyed my university experience so far. I have learnt that I am perfectly capable of living by myself and balancing my social life alongside my studies independently and still achieving good grades. I have also learnt that unfortunately I can sometimes be a lot lazier than I previously thought, both in regards to my studies and         

3 What I Will Do In The Future         

In the future I intend to make more of an effort to contribute to overall university life. By not joining any societies in my first year, I have missed out on the opportunity of being part of a committee next year which is something that I would have liked to have done. On a personal level I also want to complete my musical Diploma on Drums as well as my Grade 6 Piano. I am hoping that this will give me something to focus on throughout the year (as a goal) in addition to a healthy “distraction” from my degree work to keep me motivated.        

4.1 Motivations and Expectations        

Part III – Action Plan        

References        

Appendices        

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Part I – Research, Analysis, Evaluation and Application

1.0 Team Building

1.1 History & Overview

Team building can be defined as a “philosophy of job design” where people are viewed as interdependent team members working towards a mutual goal rather than individuals (BusinessDictionary.com). This has been a widely researched topic with key players such as Belbin, Ford, Tuckman, Hawthorne, Maslow and Lewin who have deloloped a number of theories, models, tools and techniques which can be implemented to help build successful teams.