Team Work Constraints

Hello Friends,
I'm leading a 5 member team in a start-up concern.
I personally knew all my team members and I also know that Mr. A has a specific talent and Mr. D has another...
I'm also aware of their enmity. But, as a team lead I want them to work together for a particular project.
But as a friend I also know that they are not comfortable with each other...
Even though I make them as a team, I'm worried about the project results...
How to get the desired results in the project & also to retain their friendship..?

Dear Sivasathya
Season Greetings
If possible show them the movie 'Chak De India'. Your answer is in the movie.

Hi Sachin,
Thank you for your immediate response...
But the facts are
1. They strongly dislike Hindhi Movies
2. And I believe that movies, outside office campus activities wont work..
Because I tried that (out of campus programms) earlier and it failed (As soon as they stepped into office, they forgot all the programms and its lessons)...
So, can you please suggest some 'inhouse' activities/excercise for that...?
Thank you...

Hello Sathya:
There are no strict rules to follow in making the team work together. You must try to make them feel ease at work and workplace. Having known the person well you must allow each one to come out with their best of the talents and you just play the role of moderating them.
By the way, which part of India are you in, and what is the nature of business your organization does?

Hi satya,
i wd like to add more to what others has said.....now being a TL this is certaily is a case tht tests ur abilities as a leader......i wd suggest u to bridge the gap b/n the differences thrugh fun activities, get togethers and others other than work.....
nothing is impossible if u have a plan to ur vision......belive u r a leader and behave as a leader......
kranthi
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Hello Sivasathya,

Sending them on fun activities and watching movies is all well and good. Running training and team-building sessions I see as a pre-requisite for new teams. The big question is: What are you doing every day to bond the team and to get them working effectively? Remember, the team members do not need to like each other. They do, though, need to respect each other.

Another primary question is: Do they need to operate as a team? Does each of them depend on the others to deliver the project objectives? Or can they contribute individually? If the latter, then you can manage their performance as individuals, setting more defined roles and individual objectives.

I don’t know the details of your situation, but here are some preliminary pointers:

-Do you have specific and measurable project objectives?
-Are all team members aware of the objectives –and committed to them?
-Did the team members play a part in setting the objectives or the tactics to achieve the objectives?
-Did the team set “ground rules”?
-What are the repercussions if a team member breaks a rule?
-What incentives are there, as individuals and as a team, to achieve the objectives?
-Do you meet regularly – daily, weekly – as a team?

I cover some of the basics of working in teams on my webpage at www.businessperform.com/html/teams_and_change.html Notice that setting fun activities do not play a large part in the above. Notice that your actions and mood as a team leader figure in every pointer.

If you think that you have all of the above covered well, then the next step is to delve more deeply into specific behaviors of the team members and your response to them. I would also then observe directly the dynamic of the team to see what was going on.

Les Allan
Author: Managing Change in the Workplace
www.businessperform.com

Hi Satya,
Take them for an simulation program wiith the Visually impaired people, also dumb & deaf and also with the HIV+ people, how they are carring their way of life.
Make it a 2 days program for them. Then see the change I ahve changed my self.
Anybody can

Hello Friends,
Thank you for ur replies...
Dear Les Allan,
Actually they need to respect each other, but they didn't...
We meet daily (approx. 8 hrs), so i will decide between the incentives or repercussions, as per ur suggestion...
That will make them to work together...
But the easier way is to let them work individually & moderating them... it seems.
Once again thank you for your valuable suggestion.
Dear Kranthi,
"Belive u r a Leader and Behave as a Leader......"
Thank u...
your statement reveals me many things...
Thank you once again....
Dear Padmanaban,
Thnx for your valuables...
By the way, I'm in Trichy, Tamilnadu and our's is an Intellectual Property related services organization...
Dear Philip,
Hope ur ideas click...
Thank you...

Hi sivasathya

Here are some tips:

1.Create a common goal which both your members accept as theirs

2.Whenever each complains about the other ,try and expalin why the other would have done that ..make the complainant see the other';s point of view
3.Let them realize the stakes of failure as a team

4.If you guys are good friends,a family outing will help ( remember the friends of Dil Chaahta Hai ?)

5.Celebrate the victories / key learnings however small ,make them the joint owners

6.Don't be a cat on the wall -if one makes a mistake and other brings it to your notice -don't spare the mistake -failures are costly.

7.Don't be a judge of minds - judge by heart

8.Make sure you know if none of them scuttle your plan - if proved - be ready to replace the one or you wiull be seen as a weak leader.

9.Have a lot of humour and laughter in your discussions.Nothing else can lighten the mood

10.See if all three of you have any common interests that can bind and see if you can make use of it

I hope you find them useful.

A leader is one who strongly elevates others by staying ahead of them

Good Luck

Best Regards

KayBee

Hi sivasathya,

I my opinion team work can be completed when all team have the trust on each other.. try to establish the same and create the attitude to achieve the common goal.. try to use the same which sahrukhkhan did in chak de India movie.. as a leader create the respect in team member by the process knowledge and share the odd and even situation of the project so they feel that they are important object of project. Share your achievement with team member as a project.. appreciate the job done by your team.

Rgds
Raman Kumar Jha