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TOPIC 7 : TEAMS - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 7 : TEAMS
INFORMAL GROUPS
- Groups that exist primarily for the benefit of their members
Innate drive to bond
- Human being are social animal. Hence, ppl invest time and effort in forming and maintaining social relationship.
Social Entity
- We define ourselves by group membership. We join informal groups bcs it shape and reinforce our self images.
Goal accomplishment
- Ppl join informal groups to accomplish tasks that cannot be achieved by individuals working alone.
Emotional support
- we need ppl to give support during stressful situations.
TEAM DESIGN
- 3 MAIN ELEMENTS DESIGNING AN EFFECTICE TEAM
TASK CHARACTERISTIC
- better when tasks are clear, easy to implement
- share common inputs, process or outcomes
- Task interdependence, need to interact in the process of executing their work or received outcomes such as rewards that are partly determined by the performance of others.
- In short, we can say that the higher the level of task interdependence, the greater the need for teams rather than individuals working alone
Team Size
- Smaller teams are better-so that it is cohesive and can make decisions effectively and speedily.
- But large enough to accomplish task- with the necessary competencies and expertise.
- Large teams- less effective, take more time to coordinate and resolving differences.
Team Composition
- Effective team members must be willing and able to work on the team. Effective team members possess specific competencies 5C's
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A MODEL OF TEAM EFFECTIVENESS
- A team is effective when its benefits the organization, its member and its own survival.
The meaning of team effectiveness
- it exists to serve organizational purpose
- it relies on the satisfaction and wellbeing of its members (needs fulfillment)
- its ability to survive (to maintain the commitment of its member)
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TEAMS
- GROUP OF TWO OR MORE PPL
- EXIST TO FULLFILL A PURPOSE
- INTERDEPENDENT - INTERACT AND INFLUENCE EACH OTHER
- MUTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACHIEVING COMMON GOALS ASSOCIATED WITHIN AN ORGANISATION
- PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AS A SOCIAL ENTITY WITHIN AN ORGANISATION.
types of teams
- PERMANENT TEAM
- TEMPORARY TEAMS
- INFORMAL/FORMAL GROUP
- SELF-DIRECTED TEAMS
- VIRTUAL TEAMS
- HETEROGENEOUS TEAMS
- DIVERSE CHARACTERISTICS
ADVANTAGES OF TEAMS
- make better decisions, products and service
- better information sharing
- higher employee motivation/ engagement
- fulfills drive to bond
- closer scrutiny by team members
DISADVANTAGES OF TEAMS
- Individuals better/faster on some tasks
- Process losses - cost on developing and maintaining teams
- Social loafing - the problem that occurs when ppl exert less effort usually perform at a lower level when working in team than working alone
Six (6) elements/ factors that influence a team effectiveness in term of team’s design, processes and outcomes.
- Reward system
- Communication system
- Physical space
- Organizational environment
- Organizational structure
- Organizational leadership
