Chapter 8 - Team Dynamics Flashcards
4 drivers of Team/Group development
- Innate desire to bond
- Ability to achieve
- Comfort
- Social identify
Team effectiveness
Ability to accomplish tasks and satisfy member needs with team survival.
3 elements of Team effectiveness
- Team/Org environment
- Team processes
- Team design
5 Competencies that support Team work
- Cooperative
- Coordinating
- Communication
- Comforting
- Conflict resolving
Tuckmans model of Team Development
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
- Adjourning
Punctuated equilibrium model of Team Development
- Inertia (Inward focus)
- Transitional (Outward focus)
- Redirection (Implementation)
4 components of Team Processes
- Trust
- Team development
- Cohesion
- Team Norms
6 factors in Team Cohesion
- Team success
- Size
- Member similarity
- Difficulty of entry
- External challenge
- Frequency of interaction
3 levels of Team Trust
- (Low Trust) Calculus of deterrence
- (Moderate Trust) Knowledge of competency and predictability of behaviour
- (High trust) Identity of shared values and mental models
4 Problems of Team Decision Making
- Time Constraints (inc. Productivity blocking)
- Evaluation apprehension (Fear of looking stupid)
- Peer pressure to conform
- Group-think (mainly over-confidence)
3 Types of Teams
- Self directed teams
- Virtual
- Multicultural
Attributes of a self directed team
Team members are given high autonomy to deliver a product or service with full ownership of a process
3 competencies of a Virtual Team
- IT Savvy
- High emotional intelligence
- Self leadership
Factors contributing to the prevalence of Virtual Teams
Globalization
Prolifereation and ease of ICT
Shift from production to knowledge industries
3 techniques to manage multicultural teams
- Restructure the team into smaller groups whilst maintaining diversity
- Recognize, address and adapt to differences
- Use centralized control and direct management