MM1950 Chapter 2 - Team Philosophy

Question 1

10 ways that effective teams impact the workplace

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How can effective teams help a company to grow?

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What are the ways that an effective team affects a workplace culture?

Answer 1

1) Increase Efficiency
2) Communications
3) Interdependence
4) Learning Experience
5) Trust
6) Commitment to overall team growth
7) Increase in income
8) Ideas
9) Interpersonal Skills
10) Encourages Healthy Risk-taking

Question 2

What are some of the different ways that help you to develop the skills necessary for participating on a team?

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List the required ways for participating on a team.

Answer 2

1) Implement Recognition Programs
2) Encourage Social Activites
3) Set Challenging Goals
4) Facilitate Idea Sharing
5) Discuss Team Dynamics
6) Provide Learning Opportunities

Question 3

Differentiate between a team and a group.

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How is a team different from a group?

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What are the differences between traditional work groups and teams?

Answer 3

Team (A unit of two or more people who interact regularly to work for a shared goal):

• Shared Leadership
• Individual responsibility
• Specific Goal
• Collective work
• Open discussion, decision, and collective work

Group (People who work independently of each other to achieve a company’s goal):

• Leader focus on the goal
• Group’s goal = company’s goal
• Individual work
• Meetings are based on efficiency
• Discussion, decision, and delegate