Teams Flashcards
What are some reasons to form groups informally
Need for socialization, minority groups band together to form groups
what are the advantages of teams
they make better decisions, develop better products, and a more engaging work setting. Training in norms, voice, and member buy-ins
teams and groups’ difference
exists in a spectrum. outcomes and effectiveness is determined more by the collective when you shift to teams.
disadvantage of teams
procces losses, develop mutual trust, negotiation of roles.
Brook’s law
adding people to a late project only makes it more delayed
true or false managers typically add existing members to pre-established teams
true
the degree of attraction people feel toward the team their motivation to remain members, collective sense of team pride.
team cohesion
the more communication channels you add to a team
the problem grows exponentially/ combinatorial
occurs when people exert less effort in teams than working alone
social loafing
In Western nations, rewards should be handed out
50/50. half to the team for them to distribute. 50 to a manager or outside advisor.
for group development 4 parts
forming, storming, norming, and pefroming.
for teams, the actual work starts
at halfway point before it is due
the best time for a manager to provide input is
at the beginning fo the process, at the 1/2 way point.
informal rules and shared expectations that groups set to control the behavior of their members
team norms
team norms are often
implicit
the right time to begin work
is in the half way before it is due
the mid point works like an alarm clock, motivates work
punctuated equilibrium
assigned tasks are set as
roles
roles are often
explicit
teams that are organized around work processes, that complete an entire piece of work requiring several interdependent tasks, and that have substantial autonomy.
self directed team
teams that still have autonomy, but have usually an outside advisor
self-managed teams
why do managers not typically do not managerial teams
hard to find indirect ways to advise, see their jobs threatened
issues with cross-funcitional teams
often have two or more bosses, and no clear path to the next project.
a good way to get people to work together in virtual teams
have them meet early and have a set time structure. maybe eat breakfast together.
