Organizational Development: Team Building and Interpersonal Skills

Every week, the HR division (the company in question is a manufacturer and marketer of food and animal feed ingredients) has a virtual team meeting, where you discuss both specific and general issues relating to CF&F. The focus this week is team and interpersonal skills.

Post your thoughts on various interpersonal skills and team techniques and explain how they fit into the organization development program. Specifically, address the following:

1. Organizations are committed to building cohesion into their teams. What interpersonal skills are required to build this cohesion?

2. Describe why interpersonal skills are important to a team and list examples.

3. Organizations are moving towards a team environment. What is the purpose for developing teams within the organization and how can teams help create cohesion between management and employees?