Building a coalition
MGT: Organizational Behavior
Building a Coalition
When building a coalition it is important to remember that the purpose of this union is to combine resources of those with common interests to achieve a common goal. The first step is to find organizations that have a common goal that also have the resources to pull from to bring the project to fruition. The combined effort of your multi-organizational team will provide for a greater outcome then the individual efforts of any one organization. Creating a development team with a representative from each participating organization is a crucial part of your coalition and choosing an effective team will have a major impact on the success of your project. The contextual influence of the leadership along with the composition of your team members and process management together will assure the success of your development team and in turn the success of your project.
Congratulations on completing the first step of this process. Finding the members of your multi-organizational coalition allows you to have the collective resource pool to pull from. All teams need adequate resources in order to achieve its goals. Your development team will rely on leadership support, adequate staffing, and incentive to work effectively as a team. It is important that your development team does not view themselves as individuals that are fighting for the interests of the individual organizations they represent, instead that they have incentives to be successful as a team. Teams need to agree on the particulars of the work load and how each skill set brought to the team works in conjunction with the others to achieve the desired outcome. Leadership is necessary in the success of your project. Your guidance is needed in creating a trust among team members so that they work together and not against each other. It is understandable that each organization has its individual concerns; however, your development team members need to be more
Building a Coalition
When building a coalition it is important to remember that the purpose of this union is to combine resources of those with common interests to achieve a common goal. The first step is to find organizations that have a common goal that also have the resources to pull from to bring the project to fruition. The combined effort of your multi-organizational team will provide for a greater outcome then the individual efforts of any one organization. Creating a development team with a representative from each participating organization is a crucial part of your coalition and choosing an effective team will have a major impact on the success of your project. The contextual influence of the leadership along with the composition of your team members and process management together will assure the success of your development team and in turn the success of your project.
Congratulations on completing the first step of this process. Finding the members of your multi-organizational coalition allows you to have the collective resource pool to pull from. All teams need adequate resources in order to achieve its goals. Your development team will rely on leadership support, adequate staffing, and incentive to work effectively as a team. It is important that your development team does not view themselves as individuals that are fighting for the interests of the individual organizations they represent, instead that they have incentives to be successful as a team. Teams need to agree on the particulars of the work load and how each skill set brought to the team works in conjunction with the others to achieve the desired outcome. Leadership is necessary in the success of your project. Your guidance is needed in creating a trust among team members so that they work together and not against each other. It is understandable that each organization has its individual concerns; however, your development team members need to be more