Team building is a group process intervention that refers to a broad range of planned activities that help groups improve the way they accomplish tasks (Cummings & Worley, 2005, p. 230).
Consider a team (e.g., department, work group, task force) in which you are currently participating or a team in which you formerly participated.

1. Identify the team and briefly describe its function.

2. Identify and briefly describe your role on the team.

3. Complete Part I: Problem Identification of the Team Building Checklist in your handouts folder (at START HERE).

4. Present your results for the exercise and your explanation of the results €”e.g., if the score is low, which specific line items contributed to the low score; if the score is high, which specific line items contributed to the high score.

5. Make specific recommendations for leader behavior that would improve team functioning.