This week’s topics
Team Building Models and Organisational Benefits
- Tuckman's stages of group development
- Belbin team roles
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Competitive advantages of high-performing teams
- Webinar: An Introduction to Belbin Team Roles: Theory and Application
- Tuckman's Group Development Theory
- Lecture 58: Building High-Performance Teams: The Rocket Model
- TU Delft – Creating and leading the team
What you will be able to do
- 4.1 Discuss theories related to team building.
- 4.2 Evaluate the benefits of team-working for an organisation.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss theories related to team building.
Study materials
Videos
- Webinar: An Introduction to Belbin Team Roles: Theory and Application · YouTube · Belbin Team Roles HQ · 45 min · for registered students
- Tuckman's Group Development Theory · YouTube · Galton College · 10 min · for registered students
- TU Delft – Creating and leading the team · YouTube · TU Delft · 6 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Organizational Behavior, ch. 9: Managing Groups and Teams · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 357–402 · for registered students
- Principles of Management, ch. 13: Managing Groups and Teams · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 496–530 · for registered students
- Organizational Behavior, ch. 10: Understanding and Managing Work Teams · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 295–316 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.