Teamwork

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• Teamwork

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Objectives

• Performance criteria 5.3
• Contribute to achieving effective team work
  and supportive group dynamics when working with
  health care colleagues.
• This is to be demonstrated by participating in an
  ethics debate.
• Form teams of 6-7
• As a group, decide on a a suitable topic
• Collect information together then divide the
  group into pro and anti positions for the
  debate

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Teams

• Brainstorm activity
• List your ideas about characteristics of
  effective teams
• Barriers to effective team performance

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Teams

• Phases of Teams the 4 Cs
• Creation
• Conflict
• Cohesion
• Construction

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Stage 1 Creation

• Usually management who decides on the members
  with the workgroup.
• Points to consider
• No choice
• Fluctuating membership
• Some old, some new
• Part time / shift problems
• Leadership
• Establishing norms

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Organisational culture

• Culture
• learned behaviour which a group of people, who
  share the same tradition, transmit entire to
  their children. (Mead,1953)
• Shared beliefs, values, accepted norms or
  behaviour
• Every workplace has its own culture

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Phase 2 Conflict

• Issues around communication, organisational
  culture
• Leadership struggles
• Unwritten laws within group threats
• Cross purposes / different goals
• Accepting behaviour / differences
• Assertiveness
• Self esteem, emotion

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Phase 2 cont/

• Need for belonging
• Perception
• Passive aggression / sabotage / subversion
• Allow all to express ideas
• Negotiation

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Stage 3 Cohesion

• Characterised by
• Loyalty
• Trust
• Team spirit
• Decision making and problem solving
• Brainstorming, in-service, research
• Initiative
• Affection
• Conformity
• Willingness to change

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Stage 4 Construction

• Characterised by
• Interdependence and independence
• Warmth
• Commitment
• Freedom
• Agreeing to disagree
• Adaptability
• Support
• Self-confidence

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Post-debate tasks

• Following the debate, debrief with your team
• Discuss
• What you did well
• Areas for improvement
• Write up your personal reflections in your
  journal and submit with your essay (below)
• Write up your part of the debate in an essay
  (1000 words)
• Remember to reference your information