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Essay by 24 • April 27, 2011 • 312 Words (2 Pages) • 935 Views
Work teams are becoming increasingly common to find comprised of members with many different skills within a group. Considering that team members have a highly diverse set of goals and objectives. Conflicts will not arise within a work team. The most effective teams are those that follow the rules for resolving conflict within a team. People should work in a team environment in order to share the same common goal and should be able to contribute equally to the teams efforts. Team members' ideas will truly grow with brainstorming. Brainstorming is known to improve your listening skills and expanding your thought process. Understanding conflict resolution and team dynamics is important in order to work successfully with others. The dynamics of a team are the forces that produce activity and change of the team as well as the forces and motions that characterize the team. As every team is comprised of different people, the dynamics of each team will be unique. In today's online education systems, team members' must understand the real execution of a members effort and how to achieve quality work and top performance as a group. Communication plays an essential role in team dynamics. Each team member should be able to communicate well with other members of the team both individually, and as a group. A team captain can help with communication issues as well as keeping the team on track. Lack of leadership, conversely affects the team in its focus and goal achievement. Although working together in a group environment is effective, conflict will occur. Many groups have been destroyed by conflict while others have been strengthened by it. The difference will be in the methods for dealing with and resolving conflict. The teams that practice a positive way for handling conflict will be strong and highly effective teams.
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