Week 9(Managing teams) Flashcards
Team:
What are there three functions:
A unit of two or more people who interact and coordinate their work to accomplish a common goal for which they are committed and hold themselves mutually accountable
Together-Everyone-Achieves-More
- To Handle Special Projects
- For cross-functional coordination
- For self direction of employees
4 Enabling Conditions:
1-Compelling Direction
2-Strong Structures
3-Supportive Context
4-Shared Mindset
Characteristics of high performing teams:
-A compelling purpose and clear objectives.
-Metrics that enable the team to assess progress.
-Clear rules and diversity of skills.
-Streamlined team size.
-Decision authority over how to achieve goals.
-Open culture and ongoing training.
Three ways to measure teams:
Output
Collaborative ability
Members’ individual development
The life cycle of a team
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Frustrations within teams:
-Reduced effort/free riders/Social loafing
-Loss of diverse thinking
-Wrong Rewards(Teams vs individual)
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Interdependence:
The extent to which team members depend on each other for information, resources, or ideas to accomplish their tasks.
Team member roles:
-Organizer
-Encourager
-Enforcer
-Resource developer
-Creator
-Coordinator
-Implementer
-Teamworker
-Specialist
What makes a good team leader:
Recognizing the Importance of a Compelling Purpose
Learn to Truly Share Power
Shape Norms of Conduct and Performance
6 Components of running a team:
Clear purpose
Right people
Good preparation
Right processes
Follow up