TEAMWORK l Types of teams l Benefits of a successful team l Problems with teamwork l

Question 1

Informal Team?

Answer 1

Choose to be with each other.
Play sport, etc.
Creates a sense of loyalty

Question 2

Formal team

Answer 2

Put together by the management as a team.

Held responsible for the execution of assignments, tasks and objectives set by management whilst management provides the resources required.

Question 3

What are the different types of formal teams can be found in the business?

Answer 3

Functional Working
Multi Disciplinary
Problem Solving

Question 4

Benefits of a successful team

Answer 4

Confidence and motivation

Ideas

Trust

Know their roles.

Question 5

Pitfalls of teamwork

Answer 5

Waste of time can occur when team members argue over personal matters that divert attention from the focus of the team. It can also happen when individual members’ egos overshadow the purpose of the team and the individual takes all the credit for him / herself to claim.

Team members can leave the team and it causes a gap in the team.

Question 6

What is group thinking?

Answer 6

It can happen that when group members like each other well they will start to focus so much on what has worked in the past that they no longer challenge one another. It can create a kind of complacency which reduces the competitive nature of the group.