Teamwork Flashcards
Team
Group pf people working together for a common goal (need to improve some end result) while maintaining respect for each other.
Group
The starting unit, in which individuals work independently in completing needed tasks, but have no agenda for improvement.
Why Teamwork
1)Globalization= We are always competing ; if not, other organizations will run us over.
2)We need to identify and solve day to day problems
3)Put our know how on the table so that other do the same
4) use our physical and intellectual abilities
5)Lead specific efforts, share responsibility, organize and drive change.
Team evolution
1)Forming (formacion)
2)Storming (confrontacion, careo)
3)Norming (estabilizacion, bajar la guardia)
4)Performing (ejecucion, logro de resultados deseados)
Types of teams
1)Project specific team
2)Continuous improvement team
Project specific team
1)Temporal
2)Members from different areas
3)Focus on making some drastic change and disperse
Continuous improvement team
1)Permanent
2)Members from same or different areas, but remain together
3)Focus on continuous process improvement
Types of teams 2
1)Autonomous team
2)High performance team
3)Self directed
4)Self-managed
Self-managed team
1)Permanent
2)Team members take over specific supervisory and management roles
3)Facilitate a ‘flat’ management structure
4)Focus on continuous improvement
5)Require time to perform traditional chores as well as playing the acquired roles
Autonomous / High performance / self directed / self managed (1)
a) A group of employees (typically 5 to 15 in size) who are responsible for the whole product and process
b)They plan the work and perform it, managing many of the things supervisors and managers used to do.
Autonomous / High performance / self directed / self managed (2)
a) A group of individuals with technical, social and business skills relevant to their process or activity.
b) Collectively making the decisions appropriate of a managing supervisor.
c) Pursuing continuous improvement in people, equipment, process and material utilization with the assistance, guidance, and minimum regulation from support functions and line management.
How to get ready for Team contribution
1) Dependent (“you tell me”): habits 1-3
2) Independent (“I can work it out”): habits 4-6
3)Interdependent (“Let’s combine our talents and join forces to excel”): habit 7
Covey’s habits 1-3 (definition)
*Internal preparation
a) The individual needs to shy away from being dependent (being told what must be done) to becoming independent (being aware and willing for his/her possible contribution to the common good
Covey’s habits 1-3
1) Individual must be proactive. Willing to achieve, have the right attitude, wants to participate with others, can see his role.
2)Begin with an end in mind. Can isolate the “vital few” from the “trivial many”
3) Put first things first; time and effort into the “vital few”
Covey’s habits 4-6
*External challenges
4)Interpersonal leadership. Believe we can all win if we combine our talents: “win-win”
5) Emphatic communications (listen with your ear and heart). Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
6) Creative cooperation; synergize 1+1>2
