The Art of Team Building[文献翻译].docVIP

原文： The Art of Team Building The success of a company depends on the people that work there. The staff must work and collaborate as a team with a focus on the companys mission statements. Any conflict within the staff can lead to potential quarrels and disunity, hampering the success of the company. Todays modern software firm consists of several work and project teams that must cooperate and share resources if a quality job is to be produced within budget. Team building is an organizational development intervention strategy that investigates the personalities and behavior characteristics of the team membership. Team building consists of a series of exercises that collect data and feedback. This serves as input into proposed improvements for the companys process - both at an individual and team level. It is a powerful tool, but is not always practical. The document investigates the cycle of team building and provides a quantity of tools that would be useful in the team building process. These tools collect data that can provide the source of conflicts. Teams in Todays Workplace A team is defined as a collection of people who rely on group collaboration such that each of its members experiences an optimum of success level reaching of of both personal and team based goals (Dyer, 1977). Suppose one was to take a look at a typical business operation - a restaurant, golf course, home builder, oil patch, or software firm. We will note that this business operation (assuming it is not a home based business) consists of of staff members who work together to provide a service. Each member of the staff strives towards meeting personal and company goals. In teamwork, everybody makes their own contributions and performs their tasks. The staff members also interact and communicate with each other. Therefore, the concept of team goes beyond professional sports. They exist everywhere in society. At work, there may be several different work groups (requirements, quality assurance, t