embers feels highly regarded within the team and experience a sense of personal accomplishment in relation to their team and task contributions. How you reward team members depend in part on what you are rewarding any why. Your rewards should focus team members attention on the importance of both building and maintaining team success. There is a range of possibilities, rewards of days off, salary increases, coaching for career opportunities, or certificates. The last, and most important characteristic is morale. Members are enthusiastic about the work of the team and each person feels pride in being a member of a team. Confident and committed, members are optimistic about the future. There is a sense of excitement about individual and team accomplishments as well as the way team members work together. Team spirit is high. To be a successful team, the group must have a strong ability to produce results and a high degree of satisfaction in working with one another. All members should share the responsibility for initiating behaviors that give direction and support to the group. With practice and improvement, the group can assume the other characteristics needed to PERFORM and will be well on its way to becoming a high performing team. As organizations continue to flatten their hierarchies and empower front line workers with more responsibility and authority, the use of teams will continue to rise. Developing new ways to recognize teams will be essential for their continued success. TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES One way to improve or start your team in an effective manner is to use team building exercises, or team builders. These types of exercises will give your group a chance to deal with issues in a safe environment. Team builders are effective for many reasons. Two main reasons are, to improve how the group as a whole performs. As explained by William G. Dyer, The overall goal of any team-development program is to improve t...
