4. Learning Outcomes
• 5 Determinants of effective team decisions
• Leader’s role in group decision
• 3 parts of effective meeting
Maryam Abdullah
• Group VR Team
• Teams Pros & Cons
• 3 Characteristics of effective teams
Merfat Angawi
• 3 Characteristics of effective teams
• 3 Types of teams
• Team leaders role in supporting creativity
Masu’d Adris
5. “
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Group & Team Leadership
Group Focuses on individual performance and goals, and
reliance on individual abilities.
Team Implies a share mission and collective responsibilities
6. (All Teams are groups but not all Groups are teams)
Groups
• Group members work slightly more independently with grater
motivation to achieve personal goals.
8. Group VR Team
• Number of people who are connected
by some shared activity, interest, or
quality
• Un-specific common goal
• Specific roles and duties are not
assigned to individuals
• Members are independent
• May not know each other
• Number of person associated together
in work or activity
• Share a common cause or goal
• Specific tasks are assigned to each
individual
• Members are interdependent
• Are aware of each other’s weaknesses
9. Team Work
Involves working together to achieve
something beyond the capabilities of
individuals working alone
10. Advantages of Teamwork
• More productivity
• Increase job satisfaction
• Quality of work
• Acceptance of change
• Commitment to goal
achievement
• Low turnover downward
• Positive work environment
• Avoid major error faster.
• Increase the trust
• Work enthusiasm
• Better operation
• Effective decision
• Less cost and time
• Cordial relationship
• Inter-group conflict
11. Disadvantages of Teamwork
• Lack of competence
• Unwillingness of management
• Less training
• Non-cooperative attitude
• Trade union
• Universal participation
• Lack of trust
• Lack of educational and update
knowledge
12. The Characteristics
of Effective Team
Team Norm
Team structure
Team Cohesiveness
Team Composition
Organizational Support
Creative Driven
13. Team Norm
1. Groups Share expectation of its members’
behaviour
2. Determine what should be done To maintain
consistent and desirable behaviour of the
group
3. Develops interacting group members through
team routine
14. Implication for Managers
• Be aware of their group’s norms
• work toward maintaining and developing positive norms
• confront groups with negative norms and try to came up with
agreeable solutions
Managers should
15. Leadership
Problem solving and decision making
Composition
Conflict
Componenta of team Dynamic Team Structure
17. How Team Enforce Norms
To Ensure the group survival from
Ridicule
Ostracism
Sabotage
Physical abuse
Protecting themselves from
interference or harassment from
members of there groups
18. Componenta of
Team Dynamic Cohesiveness
Group cohesiveness should have
Group members attractiveness and
closeness for themselves and the group.
Cohesive group
desirable group membership
19. Factors Influencing Cohesiveness
1. Objectives
2. Size
3. Homogeneity
4. Participation
5. Competition
6. Success
Weak factors law cohesiveness
Strong factors High cohesiveness
Will reflect on:
20. How Cohesiveness Affecting Team
Performance
Cohesive team tend to have a higher of success at
achieving their objectives with greater job
satisfaction
Cohesive team members who
o Miss work less often
o Are more trusting
o Have less tension and hostility .
21. Implication for Managers
strive to develop cohesive
groups that accept their
level of productivity
Participation helps develop
cohesiveness
focus on inter-group
competition
Managers should
22. 3 Characteristics of effectives Leadership teams
• Team composition
• Organizational support
• Creativity driven
23. Team composition
Attributes of a team
• Homogeneous or heterogeneous
• Demographic trait.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities to do
the work.
• Personality trait.
26. 3 Types of Team
1. Functional Team
2. Cross Functional team
3. Matrix team
27. Functional team
• The same department but different
responsibilities
• Manager responsible for every
thing, and everyone is reports to
him.
• This type of approach called as
baton passing
28. Cross Functional Team
• Team members from various
department.
• Tackle specific tasks that require
different input and expertise.
29. Matrix Team
• Characterized by a “two boss
system,”
• where an individual report to a
different
• Manager for a various aspect of
his work.
31. 1. Regular Check-in on your Team
• Support your employee while
undertaking project
• Regular check-in will help to
identify critical problems if any.
32. 2. Effective Communication
• Without any communication, the
goal will never be achieved.
• Good communication involves
accurately dispensing knowledge.
33. 3. Inspire Your Team
• Encourage them to take ownership
of an assignment
• Provide a forum for staff to voice
their ideas and opinions
• Offer an equal chance at a
promotion, project, training course
34. 4. Building Relationships
Ways to build rapport with your team
members
• Build a culture of listening
• Be a leader
• Learn to recognize emotion in others
• Learn to praise your team members
35. Develop Skills
• Boost your team members morale
and secure their loyalty.
• Cohesive critical thinking
• learn to pitch your ideas
• Bounce ideas of others
• Dreaming practice
36. 5 Determinants of Effective Team Decision
1. Team Size and Composition
2. Member’s status
3. Team Cohesiveness
4. Member’s Traits and Values
5. Quality of Leadership
37. 1. Team Size and Composition
• The skills and abilities of the group members.
• The size of the group.
38. 2. Member’s status
To stay up to date with the progress of your team, it is essential to have the knowledge
about the member’s progress. To get a quick status update of the team members, several
methods can be used.
1. Have weekly 1-1 meetings.
2. One paragraph summaries of the day
3. Weekly happiness reviews
4. Weekly lunch
5. Task list on the wall
6. Informal downtime in the office
7. Employee leaderboards
8. Listening to your employees.
39. 3. Team Cohesiveness
• Development refers to the cohesiveness of the team and the ability of the
team members to satisfy their own needs while working effectively with other
team members (Nadler, 1998).
40. 3. Team Cohesiveness
• Team cohesion means when a team remains
united in order to achieve a common goal.
• In a cohesive team everyone feels like they have
contributed to the overall success of the group.
41. • Honest and Straightforward
• Shares the Load
• Reliable
• Fair
• Complements Others’ Skills
• Good Communication Skills
• Positive Attitude
4. Member’s Traits and Values
42. • Efficient Problem Solving Skills
• Effective Communication Skills
• Expert In Delegating Tasks
• Mediator
• Reward Achievements
• Integrity
• Respects Team Members
• Positive Attitude
• Decisive
5. Quality of Leadership
43. Leader’s role in group discussion
• Focus of task
• Ignore personal feeling
• Seek opinions
• Get agreement
• Make final decisions
44. Three parts of effective meetings
Step 1: Plan your meeting
• The agenda of meeting
• The meeting’s participants
• Date, time and venue of the meeting
45. Step 2: Manage the meeting
• Start on time
• Quickly review why the meeting has been called
• Assign someone to take notes.
• Encourage participation
• Use conflict management skills if required.
• Develop an action plan. As each agenda item is completed, create an action plan
that lists who is responsible for the task and the date by which it is to be done.
• End on time..
46. Step 3: Follow up
• Within 24 hours, write a synopsis (minutes) of the meeting, including
action items and assignments, and send it to the participants. (You may
assign this to the meeting’s recorder.)
