Team Dynamics: Done online (?)
After previously discussing how to be a people person with your social media during this pandemic, I will also discuss how to actually build team dynamics remotely. This is actually my group’s problem lately, but after discussing 7 steps defined in this article, we gradually made ourselves get used to this ethics.
Step 1: Shared Purpose
No matter how complex the problems you’ve encountered in your team, decisions are barely hard to be discussed if everyone is not on the same page. This is really handy when you are actually very demotivated by how the clients are unsatisfied with the group’s result.
Step 2: Trust and Openness
Trust opens the door to dialogue that can lead to better ideas and more creativity. Be a group member that contributes to a good way, so that they can count on you on many coding problems. Make sure to be very open, especially when you think that you couldn’t implement the code by yourself, I’m pretty sure your team will be very welcomed to guide implementing your code.
Step 3: Willingness to Correct Mistakes
When success is dependent on results, a productive team must establish the appropriate processes for measurement and evaluation. Never be afraid of getting scolded by your group mates, as this project
Step 4: Diversity and Inclusion
Be sure to encourage diversity within your team so it can settle on the best idea, not the easiest one. This is very useful when encountering different approaches to implementing a feature.
Step 5: Interdependence and a Sense of Belonging
Think about how much more productive your team would be if each member had a sense of ownership for the work of others as they did for their own work. Members of such a team could lean on each other for ideas and assistance — after all, two heads are better than one.
Step 6: Consensus Decision Making
The key is consensus decision making which requires the right processes to be in place. A few strong personalities might dominate the discussion. You want to avoid decisions by peer pressure. Of course, there will be times when members will have to compromise and come up with the best blend of an idea, as long as they don’t feel coerced.
Step 7: Participative Leadership
Participative leaders step back and give members the space to work autonomously. Instead of controlling their group, they provide resources, guidance, and information.
Conclusion
These steps are generally effective in any problem, but a specific approach may be different from any team member, which only you know how to implement it. This is my way, how about you?
Reference
Eudy, R. (n.d.). 7 Characteristics of Winning Team Dynamics. Retrieved April 28, 2020, from https://www.ej4.com/blog/7-characteristics-of-winning-team-dynamics
