Org leader hw 3
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6.1Forming_TypesofTeams-1.pptxForming the Team & Types of Teams
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Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. ~Andrew Carnegie
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Leadership Definition – A Review
“The knowledge, skills and behaviors needed to guide, motivate, and direct a team, to help an organization achieve its business goals.”
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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
Leadership & Teamwork
The Project Team Leader is responsible for “directing individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives.”
High Performing Teams require High Performing Leadership.
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Forming the Team
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Forming the Team
Charter the team - Articulate the project end state (goals, objectives) – what does success look like?
Develop a plan to achieve your goals and objectives and build ownership – involve the team in the planning process
Know yourself (strengths, weaknesses, motivations)
Know your team (strengths, weaknesses, motivations)
Define the “5 Rs”
Build trust
Celebrate success – learn from setbacks
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Chartering the Team
Define the following:
Team Mission
Background and Context
Scope of Work
Objectives
End State
Team Composition
Define Process and Timeline
Have members sign the charter (if necessary)
Periodically review the charter
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Forming the Team
Know Yourself & Your Team
(Strengths, Weaknesses, Motivations)
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Personality & Leadership (Lewis, 2003)
MBTI Considerations:
“It is not how well we think, but how well we act in a given role. If our behavior is adaptive to circumstances, so that we act effectively in such circumstances, then we can be said to be intelligent in those circumstances.”
Idealists: The Intuitive-Feeling (NF) project manager will be best at diplomacy. They are drawn to the humanities. They communicate ideas using words and are concerned about the feelings of others.
Rationals: Intuitive-Thinking (NT) will excel at strategy. They are drawn to the sciences.
Guardians: Sensing-Judging (SJ) will be strong at logistics and are natural organizers (make up 80% of corporate populations).
Artisans: Sensing-Perceiving (SP) are driven to master techniques. They enjoy the arts, speech-making, and making deals.
However, you seldom find pure types
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Leadership Styles (Hersey & Blanchard, Situational Leadership)
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Application to leading Teams?
Team Development
Tuckman – Stages of Team Development:
Performing
Norming What leadership style would you use
Storming during these stages??
Forming
Thaw/Freeze Model:
Unconsciously Competent
Consciously Competent
Consciously Incompetent
Unconsciously Incompetent
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The 5 R’s
The 5 R’s should be clearly outlined to help guide Project Team members by defining expectations and accountability
Rules: What rules (written and unwritten) should the team abide by?
Roles: What are the roles of the team and individual members of the team?
Relationships: What relationships (internal and external) are necessary to achieve team success?
Responsibilities: What are the specific responsibilities of the team and individual members of the team?
Results: What are the expected results (goals/objectives) of the team and each member of the team?
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Types of Teams
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Types of Teams (Lussier & Achua)
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Virtual Team
Self-Managed Team
Functional Team
Cross-Functional Team
Types of Teams
Types of Teams (Lussier & Achua)
Functional Team:
Is a group of employees belonging to the same functional department, such as marketing, R&D, production, human resources, or information systems who have a common objective
The structure is generally more hierarchical with the functional leader making all the decisions and expecting his or her followers to implement them
Team members tend to focus on their local area of specialization ignoring the overall organizational mission
There is no one best leadership style to use
The use of functional structure has been in decline
In what circumstances would it be beneficial to use a Functional Team?
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Types of Teams (Lussier & Achua)
Cross-Functional Team:
Is made up of members of different functional departments of an organization who are brought together to perform unique tasks to create new and non-routine products or services
Some members may be from outside the organization
Interaction, cooperation, coordination, information sharing, and cross-fertilization of ideas among people from different functional areas produces better quality products/services with shorter development cycles
In what circumstances would it be beneficial to use a
Cross-Functional Team?
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Types of Teams (Lussier & Achua)
Guidelines for Effective Cross-Functional Teams:
Develop consensus around a common mission and goals that focus on organizational outcomes.
Implement team-based performance measures, feedback, and reward systems.
Ensure effective leadership and top management support.
Promote the use of team building, skill development, and team training as common practices.
Assemble the right skills.
Organize at the right size.
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Types of Teams (Lussier & Achua)
Virtual Team:
Is one whose members are geographically distributed, requiring them to work together through electronic means with minimal face-to-face interaction
Can have significant collaboration, communication, and leadership challenges to team interaction, information sharing, and knowledge integration – What are these challenges?
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In what circumstances would it be beneficial to use a
Virtual Team?
Types of Teams (Lussier & Achua)
Self-Managed Team:
Are relatively autonomous and are usually cross-functional in membership makeup
Share or rotate leadership responsibilities
Hold themselves mutually responsible for a set of performance goals assigned by higher management
Have wide latitude in decision making in managing themselves, planning and scheduling work, and taking action on problems
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In what circumstances would it be beneficial to use a
Self-Managed Team?
Other Types of Teams
Problem Solving Teams/Task Force/Tiger Team
Product Design Team
Quality Circle
Project Team
Others??
How do you determine which type of team is best?
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Project Management Institute (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK
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Ed. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.
