Self managed teams

Issues

Gender pay inequity

Drawback

overly cohesive teams can lead to "groupthink

Role of management in SMT

provide the link between the wider organization and the self-managed team, empowering the team and advocating on its behalf

Benefit

tend to be loss costly and more productive than employees working within a traditional hierarchical structure because the team performs both technical and management tasks

Groupthink

the tendency of group members to conform, resulting in a narrow view of some issue

Benefit

Team members may also fill in for each other to cover holidays and absences

Drawback

Teams may struggle to make the transition from supervisor-led management to self-management, either due to lack of interpersonal skills or poor implementation

In general, a self managed team member should be

A Responsible, goal setter who is self aware and good at managing their time

Benefit

Decisions made by self-managed teams are more effective because they're made by the people who know most about the job.

The best-performing self-managed teams are found in

Companies where the culture clearly supports employee decision making

What are the purposes of a self managed team?

Effective decision making, increased productivity, accountability

SMT are successfully implemented when

Employee decisions are the norm

Key difference of SMT

Management and technical responsibilities are typically rotated among the team members.

Drawback

Management's own managers may expect them to be more hands-on, while the team may resist perceived interference.

Key difference of SMT

Members Schedule breaks, time off, vacations

Definition of SMT

Operate without a manager to assign tasks, breaks and pacing

Groupthink occurs when

Reaching an agreement becomes more important than finding the best decision

Benefit

Self-managed teams have greater ownership of the tasks they perform and the end product or service they deliver

Self driven

Sign your team is ready

Trust each other

Team may be ready to be a SMT

Key difference of SMT

Vacation scheduling