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Effective teamwork requires good faith effort from all members in the basic behavior characteristics of a team: listening, contributing ideas, collaborating, decision-making, cooperating, and helping others. These characteristics are the basis for more complex behaviors such as trusting others and respect for the part each team member plays in completing organizational mission tasks or projects. Many people take for granted that employees, both those just starting and those with years of experience, know how to practice these socially based skills. Results from a 1997 survey by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) indicates people who work in teams need instruction and practice to keep their team-related skills sharp. It is too easy to get focused on technical tasks and deadlines and "forget" how to work well with others.
Research has shown that positive results from experiential training diminish over time.
After about three months, groups that had a refresher program, even one short initiative
retained their positive results. Even a reminder of the shared experience, like reviewing
the important lessons from the program, help extend those positive results. The program
plants the seeds of effective behavior. Without occasional watering (follow-up), the seeds
fail to grow into plants that bear fruit. Serengeti Enterprises is committed to the
principle of follow up. An electronic follow up (either phone or email) is included as
part of each Team Development program. More extensive follow up can be contracted at the
time of the initial program. |
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