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Monica Hutchins LDR-601 Dr. M. Parsons
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Teams are organizational groups composed of members who are
interdependent, who share common goals, and who must coordinate
their activities to accomplish these goals (p. 207). Here are a few
examples Project management teams, work units, quality teams,
improvement teams, task forces.
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Advantages Greater productivity Effective use of resources
Better decisions & problem solving Greater innovation &
creativity Networking Providing feedback Sharing information
Disadvantages Ineffective team leadership Poor communication
Members who do not work well together. Difficulty in understanding
the leaders role. Members lack understanding of the teams
vision.
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Teams must have very clear goals. Teams must find the best
structure for accomplishing their goals. Groups should be composed
of the right number and mix of members. Teams are carefully
designed and developed. Members must work collaboratively.
Effective group norms should be established and followed.
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Goal Focusing (clarifying, gaining agreement) Structuring for
results (planning, visioning, organizing, clarifying roles,
delegating) Facilitating decision making (informing, controlling,
coordinating, mediating, synthesizing) Training team members in
task skills (educating, developing) Maintaining standards of
excellence (assessing team and individual performance, confront
inadequate performance)
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Leaders will need to work to improve team relationships.
Coaching team members in interpersonal skills. Collaborating
(involving) Managing conflict Building commitment Satisfying
individual members needs (trust, support, advocate) Modeling
ethical and principal practices.
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Leaders need to improve team effectiveness. Networking and
forming alliances. Advocating and representing team to environment.
Securing necessary resources, support, team recognition. Assessing
environmental indicators (surveys, evaluations, performance). If
after monitoring the environment the leader learns the superiors
and others in an organization are unaware of the teams
successesWhat can be done???
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Leadership models have yet to be fully supported or tested.
Models are not practical and doesnt provide easy answers for
difficult leader decisions. Fails to provide much guidance for
handling everyday interactions and complications of team
management. More focus required on how to teach and provide skill
development in areas of diagnosis and action taking.
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Provides answers to what constitutes excellent teams. Provides
a cognitive guide that assists leaders in designing and maintaining
effective teams. Recognizes the changing role of leaders and
followers in organizations. Can be used as a tool in group leader
selection.
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Team leadership is complex, there are no simple recipes for
team success. Thats all I have.Any Questions??? Thanks!!!