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Unit 2: Leading . Teams and teamwork. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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Unit 2: Leading Teams and teamwork
Coming together is a beginning.Keeping together is progress.Working together is success. -Henry Ford • Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. - Vince Lombardi • 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
Stages of Group Development • Forming Stage • Storming Stage • Norming Stage • Performing Stage • Adjourning Stage
Stages of Group Development • (1) The FormingStage: Introductions and the initial orientation.(2) The Storming Stage: Working things out, conflict over tasks, and working as a team.(3) The NormingStage: establishing hierarchy and consolidating around tasks and agendas.(4) The Performing Stage: Teamwork and focused task performance.(5) The Adjourning Stage: Task completion and disengagement
Types of Groups • (1) Formal Groups • officially recognized and supported by an organization for a specific purpose. • may be referred to as committees, departments, units, team, or divisions.
(2) Informal Groups • emerge naturally or spontaneously to fill emotional, social, or psychological needs. • Examples: Friendship groups form based on shared interests outside of work. Interest groups form when people work together for a common cause.
Informal groups can have a significant effect either negative or positive, on an organization. It is very important for managers to understand the dynamics of informal groups that exist in their organizations.
(3) Virtual Teams or electronic work groups: • increasingly common in the 21st century. • These individuals do not meet face-to-face; rather, they work together and solve problems using computer technology.
Groups VS. Teams • What makes a group function as a team? • What are the differences between groups and teams?
Team Effectiveness • A team which is effective is made up of members with complementary skills, who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and an approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. Effective teams pull together in the same direction to achieve the team’s goals.
