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Team building as a management tool for building a professional team

Alla Zlenko, Оlena Isaikina
Retrieved from Vol. 15, No. 4, 2020 Pages 52–59
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25.10.2020
Revised
12.12.2020
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17.12.2020
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Abstract

The need to form a team may arise in different situations of organization development. Rapid changes in both politics and business pose a number of challenges related to team building. Most often there is a request for the formation of operational teams to work in a limited time; uniting top managers in order to more effectively exchange information, increase creativity and join forces to achieve the goals of the enterprise as a whole; uniting employees within the unit (department) in order to increase the efficiency of management of subordinates and increase the efficiency of the unit; uniting middle managers in order to accelerate the flow of information, improve the psychological climate. One of the most effective methods of personnel management, which is used not only by commercial companies, but also by public organizations, is team building. After all, the success of the company depends not only on the professionalism of employees and their competent management, but also on a close-knit friendly team. The main purpose of team building (team building) – emotional cohesion of the team, increasing the return on teamwork. The essence of «Team Building»: creating the necessary conditions for employees to develop skills to work effectively in a team and in person, the ability to work in a team and identify leaders, unite the team and create an atmosphere of informal communication. Team building trainings, business trainings, active recreation of employees – an effective tool for forming a professional team. Experts have noticed that building a system of an effective team, united and committed to a common goal, significantly contributes to the modeling of situations when employees are involved in a new, unusual for them process. The subject of research is team building (team building) as an effective tool for forming a professional team. The purpose of writing the article is to study the theoretical aspects of the use of team building, identify the advantages, disadvantages and feasibility of its use in practical management. The results of the work can find their practical application in the management of modern domestic enterprises and organizations. Thus, team building is a way for individual professionals to create a team that is focused on achieving common goals, an important investment in the future of any company. Such activities help employees to get to know each other better and establish communication, form a corporate culture, and increase work efficiency.

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Suggested citation

Zlenko, А., & Isaikina, О. (2020). Team building as a management tool for building a professional team. University Economic Bulletin, 15(4), 52-59. https://doi.org/10.31470/2306-546X-2020-47-52-59