Teambuilding

Building Different Types of Teams

Teams can be formed by any number of people working towards a common objective.

Within the work environment these may or may not share the same employer.

The varieties of teams which can be defined include:

1. Mature service orientated – responsible for the smooth functioning of standard customer service functions they are historically common across many traditional service orientated organisations.

2. Project teams – responsible for the achievement of a specific objective such as 2012 or Crossrail, for example. The team will have a defined end point and consist of a great variety of members with different skills from multiple functions.

3. Consultation teams – usually a part-time function in addition to mambers regular roles they are formed to research and advise on specific niche areas. As with project teams, they are disbanded once its objective has been met.

4. Flexible teams – team roles are clearly defined and employees are trained to fulfill such roles but team members change frequently. Such as can be seen in rail transport crews, for example.

5. Virtual teams – do exist in reality! But its team members will have little personal contact with each other. Instead they rely on electronic communication and telephone. Examples include small teams where individual members work from home or teams who work across geographical boundaries. The success of such teams relies on an increased awareness from each member of the limitations with respect to communication and an increased effort to resolve any potential conflict early on.

For further information on teams go to Team Building Training