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Chapter8TeamDynamics.pptxTEAM DYNAMICS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this lecture/discussion, you will be able to:
define teams and informal groups.
identify and describe 3 types of teams in organizations.
describe advantages and challenges associated with teams.
list and describe the 5 stages of team development.
outline the general guidelines for team decisions.
WHAT ARE TEAMS?
Groups of two or more people
Exist to fulfill a purpose
Interdependent: interact and collaborate
Mutually accountable for achieving common goals and to influence each other
Perceive themselves to be a team
TYPES OF TEAMS
Permanence
How long a team exists
Skill diversity
Degree of team members’ skills and knowledge
Authority dispersion
Degree that decision-making responsibility is distributed throughout the team or centralized
INFORMAL GROUPS
Groups that exist primarily for the benefit of their members
Reasons why informal groups exist
Informal groups potentially benefit organizations
TEAM ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES
SOCIAL LOAFING CAUSES & REMEDIES
TEAM EFFECTIVENESS MODEL
Team Design
Team Effectiveness
Team Processes
Organizational and Team Environment
STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Forming
Learn about each other; evaluate membership
Storming
Conflict; members proactive, compete for roles
Norming
Roles established; consensus around team objectives and team mental model
Performing
Efficient coordination; highly cooperative; high trust; commitment to team objectives; strong team identity
Adjourning
Disbanding; shift from task to relationship focus
TEAM BUILDING
Formal activities to improve the team’s development and functioning
Types of team building
Goal setting
Problem solving
Role clarification
Interpersonal relations
Team building can be effective under specific conditions
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TEAM DECISIONS
team norms should encourage critical thinking
sufficient team diversity
checks and balances to avoid dominant participants
maintain optimal team size
introduce creative team structures
THE END…
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