WHAT IS A TEAM? - answer A team is a small number of people with complementary
skills committed to a common purpose.
A team:
•Has an agreed upon approach
•Holds each other mutually accountable
Individual efforts support other team members in the accomplishment of the mission,
making all worthwhile accomplishments the result of a team effort.
Teamwork, esprit de corps, and identity with a common purpose are the key aspects
which make our Marine Corps what it is today: a proud, effective military force.
Each Marine must know their position and responsibilities within the team framework
TWO-WAY STREET - answerWhen team spirit is evident, the most difficult tasks
become much easier to accomplish. When changes occur, teams will be able to make
adjustments with relative ease.
Teamwork is a two-way street. Individual Marines give their best, and in return the team
provides the Marine with security, recognition, and a sense of accomplishment.
Marines know they can exceed their own personal limitations through teamwork and
perseverance.
Every waking hour Marines should be trained and schooled, challenged and tested,
corrected and encouraged with perfection and teamwork as a goal.
Train with a purpose and emphasize the essential element of teamwork.
PRINCIPLES - answerOur 10th leadership principle is clear: Train your Marines as a
team.
You must train, play, and operate as a team.
To develop the techniques of this principle, you should:
•Train, study and train, prepare, and train endlessly.
•Avoid frequent billet changes.
•Emphasize the use of the "buddy" system.
, •Encourage unit participation in recreational as well as military events.
•Never, never publicly blame an individual for the team's failure, and don't praise one
individual for the team's success.
•Ensure training is meaningful and its purpose is clear.
•Familiarize members with unit capabilities and limitations to include other adjacent and
supporting units.
•Ensure understanding of tactical control measures for the unit.
•Base training on current realistic conditions.
•Develop understanding of each member's functions and how the team contributes to
the larger success of the unit.
•Seek opportunities to train with other units.
•Develop a sense of healthy competition in training.
CHARACTERISTICS - answerThe leader is responsible for creating a climate that
allows subordinates to effectively apply Marine Corps leadership principles.
As Marines join a team, they closely observe and quickly assess the actions and
practices of their leaders and their peers.
Whether you are part of the team or leading it, the benefits of being on a high
performance team are increased morale, performance, and self-esteem.
Cohesion begins to develop.
characteristics of a high performance team - answer• interdependent
• high morale
•pride in team identity and organization, and the institution
• individually creative
• highly task-oriented and result driven
• people oriented
• criticism is constructive
• mutual trust
• cohesion
STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT - answerIn 1965, Bruce Tuckman published his
Development Sequence in Small Groups that defines four stages of group development.
Subsequently, in 1977, Tuckman and Mary Ann Jensen would add a termination stage.
FORMING: - answerGroups initially concern themselves with orientation accomplished
primarily through testing.
Such testing serves to identify through boundaries of both interpersonal and task
behaviors.
Coincident with testing in the interpersonal realm is the establishment of dependency
relationships with leaders, other group members, or pre-existing standards.
During forming:
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