Assignment Week3
Introduction
Today’s organizations face unpredictable challenges, fierce competition, globalization, deregulation, technological changes and shorter product cycle (Richard, 1992). To survive from these challenges we must have a team that can create empowered work culture. One successful strategy is to create self-directed team.
Background
John Amasi, director of production and engineering at RL Wolfe a plastic manufacturer with $350million Company is implanting his ideas to increase productivity at different plant locations. He and Wilson planned to visit to tour the plant and to address the barriers that were preventing higher productivity. Amasi want to introduce Self-Directed teams to increase the productivity of his plants (Garvin & Collins, 2009).
Problems
Managers may risk of losing his control.
Appreciation and motivational problems may lead to lesser productivity.
Management and teams will have conflicts in decision making.
Take longer to reach solution
Group may be dominated by few individuals.
May lack accountability (Balkin, Cardy & Luis, 2008).
Opportunities
Employees and managers need to be trained effectively to attain success (referred from PPT.
Boundary for team responsibilities need to be explained clearly by manager (Self thought).
Recommendations
Subordinates will not be motivated to reach high levels of productivity unless they consider the boss high expectation realistic and achievable (Livingston, 2003).
Conclusion
To date we know of no other way to obtain employee involvement and move decisions closer to customer without self-managed teams (Silverman & Propst, 1996).
Reference
A. Garvin, D., Collins, E. (2009). RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams. Harvard Business Publishing, 1-11.
B. Wellins, R. W. (1992). Self-Directed teams implementation, Building a Self-Directed Work Team, Training & Development, 46(12), 24-28.
C. Silverma, L & Propst A., Ensuring success: a model for self-managed teams, Partners for progress and fuller &
Today’s organizations face unpredictable challenges, fierce competition, globalization, deregulation, technological changes and shorter product cycle (Richard, 1992). To survive from these challenges we must have a team that can create empowered work culture. One successful strategy is to create self-directed team.
Background
John Amasi, director of production and engineering at RL Wolfe a plastic manufacturer with $350million Company is implanting his ideas to increase productivity at different plant locations. He and Wilson planned to visit to tour the plant and to address the barriers that were preventing higher productivity. Amasi want to introduce Self-Directed teams to increase the productivity of his plants (Garvin & Collins, 2009).
Problems
Managers may risk of losing his control.
Appreciation and motivational problems may lead to lesser productivity.
Management and teams will have conflicts in decision making.
Take longer to reach solution
Group may be dominated by few individuals.
May lack accountability (Balkin, Cardy & Luis, 2008).
Opportunities
Employees and managers need to be trained effectively to attain success (referred from PPT.
Boundary for team responsibilities need to be explained clearly by manager (Self thought).
Recommendations
Subordinates will not be motivated to reach high levels of productivity unless they consider the boss high expectation realistic and achievable (Livingston, 2003).
Conclusion
To date we know of no other way to obtain employee involvement and move decisions closer to customer without self-managed teams (Silverman & Propst, 1996).
Reference
A. Garvin, D., Collins, E. (2009). RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams. Harvard Business Publishing, 1-11.
B. Wellins, R. W. (1992). Self-Directed teams implementation, Building a Self-Directed Work Team, Training & Development, 46(12), 24-28.
C. Silverma, L & Propst A., Ensuring success: a model for self-managed teams, Partners for progress and fuller &