Teams often fail due to a lack of proper planning at their formation, which leads to unclear goals and roles. They also fail when management does not fully support a team culture and does not provide adequate resources, clarity of roles and responsibilities, mutual accountability, or effective shared leadership. Additionally, teams can fail if they do not focus on creativity and excellence, are unable to effectively deal with conflicts, lack proper training, or are improperly used to solve problems that do not truly require a team approach.

1. WHY TEAMS FAIL?
Dr. Sunil K. Longani

2. 1. Lack of planning
Teams are often formed with little
planning or forethought. When people
come together on a team, they have
questions that must be addressed: Why
are we together? What are the goals?
What role will each of us play? What is
expected of me?

3. 2. Lack of support for a team
culture.
This shows up in various ways, all of which
are damaging. For example, management
"empowers" the team, but still demands
that everything be cleared through senior
leadership, or management refuses to
decrease other responsibilities for people
participating on the team.

4. 3. Lack of resources
People need a budget, training and
time to do the job right.

5. 4. Lack of clarity
Team members need to know each
person's role and responsibility.
People need agreement on how
team members are expected to
behave toward one another.

6. 5. Lack of mutual accountability
This means holding people
accountable to agreements. Not
confronting a broken agreement can
lead to poor results, lack of
commitment and lack of trust.

7. 6. Lack of effective or shared
leadership.
A high-performing team is one in which
leadership is shared, and each and
every member is responsible for team
functioning. The goal of the team is to
be self-managing.

8. 7. Lack of focus on creativity and
excellence
This lack of focus negatively impacts
the quality of team interaction and
the quality of the final product.

9. 8. Inability to deal with conflict
Conflict can blow a team apart,
causing it to get stuck or dismantle --
especially conflict that is caused by
personal, political or power issues
and agendas.

10. 9. Lack of training.
This applies not only to the leader
but to all members. For example, just
knowing that teams go through
predictable stages -- including
conflict -- can depersonalize and
diffuse some of the natural tensions
that are felt in a group.

11. 10. Poor use of teams.
Not all organizational challenges
require a team; some are better
handled by individuals. A team is
appropriate when multiple skills and
perspectives are needed to
accomplish the goal.

12. THANK YOU
Dr. Sunil K. Longani
Email: mantrgsystems@gmail.com
Mobile: 9810034328
Website: www.mantrg.com