Importance of Teamwork in an Organization

TEAMS AND TEAMWORK

“Two heads can be better

than one”

TEAMS AND TEAMWORK Importance Of Teams

Formal and informal groups are building blocks of organizations.

Organizations use a variety of committees, task forces, and cross-functional teams.

Teams offer synergy and other benefits to their members and the organization.


Team a collection of people who regularly interact to pursue common

goals. Teamwork

the process of people actively working together to accomplish common goals.

Formal Group a group that is officially recognized and supported by the

organization. Informal Group

a group that is unofficial and emerges from relationships and shared interests among members.


Types of TeamsProject Team

is convened for a specific purpose and disbands after completing its task.

Cross-functional Team operates with members who come from different

functional units of an organization. Employee Involvement Team

meets on a regular basis to help achieve continuous improvement.


Benefits of Teams

Why Teams Are Good for Organizations

• More resources for problem solving • Improved creativity and innovation • Improved quality of decision making • Greater commitments to tasks • Increased motivation of members • Better control and work discipline • More individual need satisfaction


MANAGEMENT TIPSCharacteristics of High Performance

Teams

Clear, elevating goals Results-driven structure Competent team members Unified commitments Collaborative climate Standards of excellence External support and recognition Principled leadership

TEAMS AND TEAMWORK Foundations Of Teamwork

Stages of DevelopmentForming Stage

team development, one of initial task orientation and interpersonal testing.

Norming Stage members of the team begin to coordinate their efforts as a

working unit and tend to operate with shared rules of conduct.

Performing Stage members are more mature, organized, and well functioning.

Adjourning Stage the final stage for temporary committees, task forces, and

project teams.

FOUNDATIONS OF TEAMWORK Effective Teams

Effective Teams make use of alternative communication

networks and decision-making methods to best complete tasks.

Group Process The way members interact and work together

to transform inputs into outputs

TEAM EFFECTIVENESS EQUATIONTeam effectiveness =

Quality of inputs x (Process gains - Process losses)


Task and Maintenance RolesTask Activities

contribute directly to the team’s performance purpose

Maintenance Activities support the emotional life of the team as an

ongoing social system.Distributed Leadership

every member is continually responsible for both recognizing when task or maintenance activities are needed and taking actions to provide them.


Communication NetworksDecentralized Communication Network

Allows all members to communicate directly with one another. Works well for tasks that require lots of creativity, information processing, and problem solving.

Centralized Communication NetworkRequires members to communicate with each

other via a central hub or port


Decision MakingThe process of making choices through

choosing from alternative courses of actionGroupthink

a tendency of members of highly cohesive teams to lose their critical evaluative capabilities and make poor decisions.

Importance of Teamwork in an Organization

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