The Motley Crew

Working effectively as a team is essential in almost every area of business ? but how many people understand how to be members of a team?

The motley crew features a gang of bank robbers, led by Jack ?The Hat? Motley (Griff Rhys Jones), who learns the lessons of teamwork the hard way. After a bungled bankjob lands Jack in jail, he tells his sorry story to his ex- boss and gangland leader Bernie (Mel Smith) from behind bars.

?Know your team, know their strengths and weaknesses, then give the right job to the right person.?

Jack starts with a group of professionals ? each an expert in their particular field of crime. But he failed to allow them to introduce themselves, spoke in a language half the team did not understand and neglected to give people clearly defined tasks that matched their abilities.

By trial and error, the team gradually learned some of the basic skills of good teamwork ? such as creating a common purpose, learning from experience, speaking a common language, working in stages, ensuring everyone knows what is expected of them and supporting team contributions, while not allowing anyone to dominate the proceedings.

But as Bernie points out, they did not learn enough. Bernie, on the other hand, has learnt all these lessons so well that he is looking forward to a comfortable retirement?...with more than a little help from the bank.

Key messages:

1. Have a common goal
2. Learn from experience
3. Speak a common language
4. Work in stages
5. Support and develop
6. Listen and contribute

This programme includes an additional film entitled: Working together (session starter)
Formulating a success strategy for a team is a matter of planning things in advance and making sure everyone knows what is happening.

In Working Together, Mel and Griff plan the redecoration of Mel?s house. Both Mel and Griff think they?re a team, both think they know what each other is doing and both think they have planned to perfection.

Although they think they have the theory right, the reality is not quite what Griff had in mind.

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