Teamwork

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Teamwork
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Masoud Abdollahi

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Team

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Team:
A team is a
group of
individuals, all
working
together for a
common
purpose.
Source: MSG  Management Study Guide

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A
m
Together
Everyone
Achieves
more

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“Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”
Henry Ford
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Team
Design
framework

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TeamDesignframework
 Composition
 Goals &
Rewards
structures
 Task & Role
structures

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How big
is your
team?

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Why Larger Teams
are Preferred!
 More capabilities
 More resources
 More information
and input
 More ideas and
possible
solutions

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Why Smaller
Teams are
Preferred!
 More cohesive
 Higher member
satisfaction
 Faster
decision
making,
consensus
 More effective
individual
contribution

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The observable
characteristics
of a person.
 Gender
 Age
 Race and
nationality
 Educational
background

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The non-
observable
characteristics
of a person.
 Personality
 Values
 Abilities
 Beliefs and
motives

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Goal

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 Specific
 Measurable
 Agreed upon
 Reasonable
 Time bound

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departmentation

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Concept:
Group of jobs
and/or
activities

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centralization

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Concept:
Distribution of
decision making
authority

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Team roles

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Concept:
the behavior
types that
individuals take

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Strategies
that do
NOT work!

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Increasing the amount of discussion

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Separating information review and decision

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Increasing size of the team

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Increasing volume of information

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Thank you