Team Dynamics
Team Dynamics
"When teams work, there's nothing like them for turbo charging productivity
forget all the swooning over teams for a moment. Listen carefully and you'll sense a growing unease, a worry that these things are more hassle than their fan let on-that they might even turn around and bite you
the most common trouble with teams: Many companies rush out and form the wrong kind for the job."(Dumaine, pg. 1)An effective team is the most productive force in an organization. The potential of the team is greater than the sum of its independent parts. Although teams are a common management strategy, it is important to recognize that not all situations are suited to the team approach. A team is best used when there is a situation that calls for a fix of a complex issue, and when there is no one person with all the expertise needed to solve the problem.
Team
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary states that the definition of a Team is, "A number of persons associated together in work or activity: as a: a group on one side." (Morse & Mish, 2003) In Tools for Teams they define team as; "A group of people who are interdependent with respect to information resources and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal."(Thompson, Aranda &, Robbins, 2000, pgs. 9-10 chap. 1) In a team, members are fully committed to a common goal and mission they have developed, members are accountable to each other, and members all share in the leadership.
Teams have become popular because they tend to produce quality solutions. If team members have a vested interest on a solution, the project is more likely to be implemented as planned. Peer pressure often makes team members more accountable than if they performed alone. Also being a member of a team benefits the individual by giving them an opportunity to learn from the other members.
Teams may also present problems; the team rivalry. Everyone thinks that their specific task...
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