week 5 Flashcards
flatter org structure =
less management layers and more need for teamwork
like each other theory
spend time togther outside work to get along
openess theory
cant hold back always talk it out
chemistry
yiu know soon if team will click
minimize interference theory
leave me alone and Ill get it done
strong leader theory
leader needs to be tough and hold everyone accountable
5 false assumptions about teamwork
1- focus on teamwork from is distracting from real work, when team learn to work together perform better
2- if team mantain harmony= success, liking team memebers not = team effective, spend time with each other outside work not = team effective, most cases wont hurt but conflict can help team
3- being team player mean supress iindividual excellence, can boost own capability while enable team to be successful
4- teamwork can overcome lack of talent, competence and capability matter
5- teams not always the answer, not all work should be doen in teams, if individual can better handle it let em do it
- Do the same factors drive different teams like manufactory vs senior leadership team
o Yes, because the same seven key drivers impact the effectiveness of both teams. No, because they manifest themselves in different ways.
most important distinction of teams
extent to which team memebrs rely on each other, independent to interdependant
what is low mid and high dependance levels
low- prep togther and cheer but work is solo, add individual score = team score
mid- some memebers coordinate some times
high- most or all memebers coordinate consistently
for low dependance teams how to act
be civil stay out of each others way for low
seven drivers critical as we move right
what is memebership stability
does composition of team change and how often, consider lifespan
what is task consistency
how stable and predicatble work is, does team rely on routine, highly dynamic must be adaptive
proximity continuim
co located to geogrpahically dispersed
similarity continuim
common to unique prespective, what extent does the team consists of people who have similar expertise
5 wyas teams differ
1- reliance
2- memebership stability
3- task consistency
4- proximity
5- similiarity
what is debrief
attempt to build common undertanding and establish agreement for suture suvves by reflect on recent experience, discuss what went well and ID opportunity for improvement
tips to debriefs
1- let team talk first
2- find way to acknoledge mistakes
3- encourage all to participate
4- dont take criticism bad
5- ask to make adjustments
5 pitfalls debriefs
1- leader talk too much
2- focus is strictly work task and not team issues
3- teams feel cant weigh in
4- time is wasted discussing areas of agreeemtent avoid challenges
5- looks backwards
how does collaboration work
eahc person brings speciality, do own work then collab
what is interdisciplinary
used to solve most difficult issue
how to get on same page
structure communication, involves agreement and conflict, productive conflict ( hash out diff constructivley)
4 hidden tryannies
1- similarity, we need diversity, often hidden one like thinking/ communication style
2- harmony, no common understanding or methods ( hard to come up with common language), we learn through conflict no adding info but clashing
3- moods, complex problems are chronic prob that come with mood, mood not rationale becuase is an lingering emotion
4- expertise, Mastery deepens knowledge but narrows it because ego gets wrapped up and we forgot to be beginner
3 feedback triggers
truth- is what I hear true, relationship- do I trust/ respect person giving me feedback, identity- what do I believes about myself
