The document discusses various topics related to teams and team effectiveness. It defines different types of teams like work groups and work teams. It also identifies key factors that contribute to team effectiveness, such as adequate resources, effective leadership, trust among members, clear goals, roles and responsibilities, diversity in skills and perspectives, and accountability. The conclusion emphasizes that managers should select team-oriented individuals, provide proper training, ensure the right size and structure, and give teams adequate time, resources and authority to perform effectively.

2. Agenda for today 1 2 3 Team introduction Groups and teams Types of teams SCENE 1 Teams aren‘t always the answer What makes a team successfull Turning individuals into team players conclusion 4 7 6 5

5. Work Group A group that interacts primarily to share information and to make decisions to help each group member perform within his or her area of responsibility. Work Team A group whose individual efforts result in a performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs. Team Versus Group: What’s the Difference?

7. WORK DESIGN ´ CONTEXT PROCESS ´ COMPOSITION

12. Please fill out the questionnaire… Are you a team player??

13. Individual resistance The challenge

14. Zach‘s employer, an office furniture manufacturer, recently reorganized around teams. All production in the company‘s factory is now done in teams. And Zach‘s design department has been broken up into three design teams. „ I‘ve worked here for four years. I am very good at what I do. And my performance reviews confirm that. I‘ve scored 96 percent or higher on my evaluation every year I‘ve been here. But now everything is changing. I‘m expected to be part of our modular-office design team. My evaluations and pay raises are going to depend on how well the team does. And, get this, 50 percent of my evaluation will be on how well I facilitate the performance of the team. I‘m really frustrated and demoralized. They hired me for my design skills. The knew I wasn‘t a social type. Now they‘re forcing me to a team player. This doesn‘t play to my strength at all.“ Is it unethical for Zach's employer to force him to be a team player? Is his firm breaking an implied contract that it made with him at the time he was hired? Does this employer have any responsibility to provide Zach with an alternative that would allow him to continue to work independently?

17. How to balance heterogeneity? pro Heterogeneity within a group can enhance problem solving ability. against No! Diversity increases conflicts and decreases team performace. If you were asked to choose people from your class right now to make up a team for a class project, list five individuals you would choose. Now that you have your list, consider what the composition of your team would look like. How much diversity would there be?

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