Management

Building the Team

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There’s no doubt that a team that is working well can accomplish great things, and belonging to such a team is a satisfying experience. As we will discover, success is largely determined by the way people behave and how well their needs are met.
We’ll look at the needs of teams in this session, but before we do we have to decide what we mean by a team. We all have our favourite teams, and per- haps our favourite groups. Yet how many of us could define the words ‘team’ and ‘group’?
There are many kinds of teams: small teams, and large teams; temporary teams, and long-standing teams; teams that are drilled to work with precision, and teams that falter and fumble; dynamic teams and lazy teams.
What makes a team special? What is the secret of success? These are not easy questions, but if we want to know how to run and participate in teams successfully, we must search for answers. Every team is a collection of unique human beings each with a contribution to make. Getting the most from the team means combining the talents of all the members in a way that is best fitted to achieving the common task. This must be done while bearing in mind individual needs and ambitions.
In this workbook we will look at the characteristics of work teams, their problems, strengths and weaknesses, and what goes on in them. Most importantly, we will try to find ways of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of teams.
Session A begins by defining the words ‘team’ and ‘work team’. Then we list and compare the different kinds of work teams. The session continues with the subjects of needs and responsibilities: what do people get out of working in a team, what do they need to make it work, and what are they answerable for?
The next session is concerned with behaviour. It covers the stages of team development, the roles people take on in teams, and the norms they are expected to conform to. Next, the question is asked: ‘Why do teams fail?’
The third session is about leading and developing teams. We look at maintain- ing trust and respect, cohesiveness, conflict, and psychometric testing.

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Series Title

Building the Team

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Publisher

: ., 2007

Collation

1-143

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-08-046412-1

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NONE

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Edition

4th Edition

Subject(s)

Management

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