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Team Behaviours
Recognizing and understanding various team member behaviours in meetings, will help you address the functioning of the team and lead it towards high performance. Three types of group behaviours:
• Task-Oriented Behaviours
o focus on the task at hand
o necessary for getting the work done
• Relationship-Oriented Behaviours
o focus on relationships involved
o necessary for keeping communication channels open both inside and
outside the team
• Self-Oriented Behaviours
o focus on self-serving and personal agendas o often detracts from the team’s performance
Effective meetings have a combination of both Task Oriented and Relationship Oriented behaviours with the individual participants exhibiting positive Self-Oriented behaviours. The Team Leader needs to recognize which behaviours are dominant or missing and fill in the gaps where necessary.
Task Oriented Behaviours
The Initiator
• Leads the generation of ideas during the meetings and makes suggestions.
• Occasionally, attention given to this person may encourage them to make suggestions that are irrelevant to the topic. The Team Leader needs to re- direct the behaviour of the initiator toward the issues at hand.
The Information Seeker
• Requires facts and data to support any ideas being discussed.
• This individual is often methodical and provides stability to the group ensuring the team is not carried away with idealistic discussions.
The Information Giver
• Generally knowledgeable about the process or issue and provides facts and background information
• If extra attention is given to this person, there may be a tendency for other members to resist the input, and the individual can get labelled with the term “know-it-all”. However, the Leader should utilize this person as a resource for good information.
The Clarifier
Front Line Leadership Module: High Performing Teams
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