ompare and contrast a working group with a high performing team. What makes the similarities or differences?

High performance team and workgroup

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High performing team and working group in nursing

Caring for a critically and seriously ill patient in the hospital requires a high-performance team of doctors and nurses. Teams are types of workgroups; however, not all workgroups are teams. In this paper, we will explain what a working group is and what high-performing team is and then look into the similarities between the two.

A working group is a group working together to achieve specified goals. On the other hand, a high-performing team is a group of individuals with certain duties and similar abilities and skills associated with and dedicated to a common purpose. High performing team regularly demonstrate high levels of teamwork and innovation that yield greater results

On similarities between a working group and a high-performing team, we look at four dimensions: objective, interdependence, accountability, and maintenance. The objective is the first and main difference and usually the requirements of the planned assignment.

The second difference is interdependence where the employees are considered dependent on one another to accomplish a task. Thus, the best administrative tool to use would be that of a high-performing team. However, in a working group, each participant may have the same skill set and only be servicing different patients.

The third difference is accountability wherein a working group; each participant is accountable for his task and can thus take either the criticism or recommendation individually. On the other hand, a high-performing team is answerable or accountable equally as a team for the achievement or disappointment of the assignment they are working on

The final difference is maintenance, where a high performing team usually needs a reasonable amount of Maintenance and attention from the organization. However with a working group, when an occasional dispute arises, the interference by the management is viewed as less significant.

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