Mgt 360
Teams appointed by the chief executive officer (CEO) and ideally, reflect the skills and areas that the CEO considers vital for company
Top management teams
Social Roles
- Calibrator - Communicator - Cooperator
Tasks roles
- Contractor - Creator - Contributor - Completers - Critic
Boundary Spanning Roles
- Coordinator - Consul
Benefits of self managed teams
- Employees have higher satisfaction increased self esteem and grow more on the job - Organizations increase productivity, increased flexibility and lower turnover
Three types of task interdependence
- Pooled interdependence - Quential interdependence - Reciprocal interdependence
Richard Hackman identified three major classes of tasks
- Production tasks - Idea generation tasks ex. Coming up with a slogan - Problem solving tasks
Teams tend to have two categories of roles consisting of those related to the
1) tasks at hand 2) team's functioning
Team
A cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve mutual goals a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they are mutually accountable.
Self directed teams
A special form of self- managed teams where members determine who will lead them with no external oversight
Groupthink
A tendency to avoid a critical evaluation of ideas the group favors Groupthink is most common in highly cohesive groups
Tasks force
A type of temporary team which is asked to address a specific issue or problem until it is resolved
Organizations should consider the following when determining if a team Is needed
A variety of knowledge, skills and abilities are needed, whether ideas and feedback are needed from different groups within the organization, how interdependent the task are, is wide cooperation is needed to get things done, would the organization benefit from shared goals
Idea-generation tasks
Creative tasks such as brainstorming a new direction or creating a new process
Sequential interdependence
In a team, when one person's output becomes another person's input
Product development teams
Product development teams Other teams that may be temporary or ongoing
Problem solving tasks
Refers to coming up with plans for actions and making decisions
Production tasks
Tasks that include actually making something such as a building, product, or a marketing plan.
Reciprocal interdependence
Team members working on each task simultaneously
How do teams differ?
Teams differ from other types of groups in that members are focused on a joint goal or product, such as a presentation, discussing a topic, writing a report, creating new design or prototype or winning a team Olympic medal.
Empowered teams
Teams that have the responsibility as well as the authority to achieve their goals
Cross-functional team
Teams that involve individuals from different parts
Virtual teams
Teams where members are not located in the same physical place
Traditional manager-led teams
Teams where the manager serves as the team leader
Tasks interdependence
The degree that team members are dependent upon one another to get information, support, or materials from other team members to be effective
Pooled interdependence
When team members may work independently and simply combine their efforts to create the team's output
Outcome interdependence
When the rewards that an individual receives depend on the performance of others
Self-managed teams
teams that manage themselves and do not report directly to supervisor. Instead, team members select their own leader and they may even take turns in the leadership role