This study introduces a team re-shuffle as a tool to enhance team learning, knowledge transfer, team communication and understanding of roles and interdependence of team members and their influence on the level of team performance. Team re-shuffle is a self-directed group based teaching method based on team members´ interactions, gaining specific knowledge in the teams, re-formation of teams, transfer of specific knowledge to a newly formed team, and new team’s dependency on working with acquired parts of gained specific knowledge. The paper explains process, subjects and impacts of team re-shuffle on students in strategic management courses.

1. Team Re-Shuffle
Václav Švec, Ivana Tichá, Tereza Kadeřábková
Context - Research Steps
Introduction
Used Research
Methods
Research
Results for TRS
What it is TEAM Process
RE-SHUFFLE?
Research Results
for
Competencies

2. TEAM RE-SHUFFLE
• Václav Švec
• Ivana Tichá
• Tereza Kadeřábková

3. The Context

4. The Context

5. The Context
• Lack of team identity • Absence of trust
• Low participation • Fear of conflict
• Poor communication • Lack of commitment
• Ineffective team • Avoidance of
leadership accountability
• Destructive conflict • Inattention to results
• Groupthink
• Absence of creativity
• Ineffective decision Lencioni – The five
making dysfunction of a team.
(2002)

6. The Team Tasks

7. The Team Re-Shuffle
• is a self-directed learning method based on
team members´ interactions, gaining specific
knowledge in the team, re-formation of
teams, transfer of specific knowledge to a
newly formed team, and new tems´
dependency on working with acquired parts of
gained specific knowledge.
• T.R.S. ensures team cooperation!

8. The Team Tasks

9. Teams Re-formation

10. Knowledge Transfer

11. The Team Re-Shuffle
T.R.S. ensures
team
cooperation!

12. The Team Re-Shuffle Result?

13. Managerial Competencies

14. Questionnaires
Characteristics Sample 09/10 Sample 10/11 Control
Sample
Number of 79 116 68
respondents

15. The Team Re-Shuffle Results
Perception of team re- Perception of team re-
shuffle in the beginning shuffle in the beginning
09/10 10/11
14%
13% 8%
21%
73% 71%
Positive Neutral Negative Positive Neutral Negative

16. The Team Re-Shuffle Results
Perception of team re- Perception of team re-
shuffle after finishing shuffle after finishing
team project 09/10 team project 10/11
24% 29% 43%
18% 58%
28%
Positive Neutral Negative Positive Neutral Negative

17. The Competencies Development 09/10 without TRS
Focus on results
Techniques of strategic… Creativity
Management… Perspective
Business issues… Learning by doing
Written communication Self-knowledge
Presentation of opinions Critical thinking
Information giving Organizational skills
Managerial courage Time management
Delegation Cope with uncertainties
Issue instructions Dispute Settlement
Problem solving Quality decision making
Building relationships… Early Decision
Co-creation of an… Planing
Before After

18. The Competencies Development 09/10 with TRS
Focus on results
Techniques of strategic… Creativity
Management… Perspective
Business issues… Learning by doing
Written communication Self-knowledge
Presentation of opinions Critical thinking
Information giving Organizational skills
Managerial courage Time management
Delegation Cope with uncertainties
Issue instructions Dispute Settlement
Problem solving Quality decision making
Building relationships… Early Decision
Co-creation of an… Planing
Before After

19. The Competencies Development 10/11 with TRS
Focus on results
Techniques of strategic… Creativity
Management… Perspective
Business issues… Learning by doing
Written communication Self-knowledge
Presentation of opinions Critical thinking
Information giving Organizational skills
Managerial courage Time management
Delegation Cope with uncertainties
Issue instructions Dispute Settlement
Problem solving Quality decision making
Building relationships… Early Decision
Co-creation of an… Planing
Before After

20. The Team Re-Shuffle Results
Competency Changed by Team Changed by Course
Re-Shuffle without TRS
Focus on results NO YES
Creativity YES NO
Perspectivity YES NO
Self-knowledge YES NO
Critical thinking YES YES
Organizational skills YES NO
Time management NO NO
Cope with uncertainties YES YES
Problem solving YES YES
Quality decision making YES NO
Early decision YES NO
Planning YES YES
Co-creation of an effective team YES NO

21. The Team Re-Shuffle Results
Competency Changed by Team Changed by Course
Re-Shuffle without TRS
Building relationships with colleagues NO NO
Dispute settlement YES NO
Issues instructions YES NO
Delegation YES NO
Managerial courage YES NO
Transfer of information (giving) NO NO
Presentation of opinions YES YES
Written communication YES NO
Business issues knowledge YES YES
Management knowledge YES YES
Techniques of strategic management YES YES

22. Used Research Methods
• Observation
• Questionnaires
• Competency approach
• Statistical methods
• Abstraction, specification
• Analogy
• Induction, deduction
• Analysis, synthesis