The Discipline of Teams
The Discipline of Teams
1. Executive Summary for this reading. The definition of the word team is often misused and all too often undermined. Most people think of a "team" as a group of people working together. This article explains that a team is much more than that. Teams have a common commitment and purpose, performance goals, complementary skills, and mutual accountability. Teams are usually a smaller group ranging from 2 - 14 people. Larger teams can be achieved but are more likely to form subgroups due to the lack of time they can spend together and communicate effectively with each other. 2. Which are the three most CRITICAL ISSUES of this reading? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail … 1. Most people use the word "team" so loosely that the desired effect of good performance is not achieved. Managers need to be more precise about what a team is and what it isn't. Working groups differ from a team. 2. Large groups face critical issues such as finding space and time to meet. Large groups tend to have herd or crowd behaviors which make it difficult to share important viewpoints to everyone involved. A common purpose seems to be very difficult to develop which is vital to a successful team. 3. Teams that recommend things such as task forces and project groups also have issues. These teams have issues with getting to a fast and constructive start to recommendations completed. 3. Which are the three most relevant LESSONS LEARNED of this reading? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail … 1. Not all groups are teams. Working groups have a clearly focused leader, individual accountability, a broad mission, and individual work products. Whereas teams have shared leadership, individual and mutual accountability, a specific team goal, and collective work products. 2. There is a basic discipline that makes teams work: common commitment and purpose, complementary skills, performance goals,
1. Executive Summary for this reading. The definition of the word team is often misused and all too often undermined. Most people think of a "team" as a group of people working together. This article explains that a team is much more than that. Teams have a common commitment and purpose, performance goals, complementary skills, and mutual accountability. Teams are usually a smaller group ranging from 2 - 14 people. Larger teams can be achieved but are more likely to form subgroups due to the lack of time they can spend together and communicate effectively with each other. 2. Which are the three most CRITICAL ISSUES of this reading? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail … 1. Most people use the word "team" so loosely that the desired effect of good performance is not achieved. Managers need to be more precise about what a team is and what it isn't. Working groups differ from a team. 2. Large groups face critical issues such as finding space and time to meet. Large groups tend to have herd or crowd behaviors which make it difficult to share important viewpoints to everyone involved. A common purpose seems to be very difficult to develop which is vital to a successful team. 3. Teams that recommend things such as task forces and project groups also have issues. These teams have issues with getting to a fast and constructive start to recommendations completed. 3. Which are the three most relevant LESSONS LEARNED of this reading? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail … 1. Not all groups are teams. Working groups have a clearly focused leader, individual accountability, a broad mission, and individual work products. Whereas teams have shared leadership, individual and mutual accountability, a specific team goal, and collective work products. 2. There is a basic discipline that makes teams work: common commitment and purpose, complementary skills, performance goals,