Team building session 1
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This document outlines the objectives of a session on managing and building teams, emphasizing the recognition and classification of different team types based on their autonomy levels. It describes various team categories, including traditional workgroups, employee involvement teams, semi-autonomous workgroups, self-managing teams, and virtual teams, highlighting their characteristics and applications. The session also addresses the benefits of using cross-functional and project teams in organizations to enhance effectiveness and flexibility.
Team building session 1
- 1. Managing & Building Teams Session I CaraJoy Nash, MBA
- 2. Managing & Building Teams Module Objectives Recognize & Understand The Different Types of Teams Understand the General Characteristics of Work Teams Explain how to Enhance Work Team Effectiveness
- 3. Recognize & Understand The Different Types Of Teams
- 4. Session I Objective Recognize & Understand The Different Types of Teams How they’re classified How they’re used
- 5. TEAMS ARE CLASSIFIED BY THE DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
- 6. Autonomy Group Key Differences Traditional workgroup- two or more people working together to achieve a shared goal. Workers are responsible for doing their own work or task, they have no direct responsibility or control of the work. Employee involvement team - provides advice and make suggestions to management concerning specific issues. Semi autonomous workgroup - has the authority to make decisions and solve problems related to the major tasks of producing a product or service. Self managing team a team - manages and controls all of the major tasks of producing a product or service. Self designing team - has the characteristics of self-management team but also, controls team design, work tasks, and team management.
- 7. AUTONOMY
- 9. Cross Functional Teams Composed of employees from different functional areas of the organization. Attack problems from multiple perspectives to generate more ideas and alternative solutions. Can be used almost anywhere in an organization, and are often used in conjunction with matrix and product organizational structures. HOW ARE THEY USED?
- 10. Composed of geographically and or organizationally disburse coworkers who used telecommunication and information technologies to accomplish an organizational task HOW ARE THEY USED? Employees can work with each other regardless of physical location, time zone, or organizational affiliation. The principal advantage is their flexibility. Since the team does not need a physical location, it is much easier to include other stakeholders. Virtual Teams
- 11. Created to complete specific one-time projects or tasks within a limited time Project teams are often used to develop new products, roll out new information systems, or build new factories or offices. HOW ARE THEY USED? Project Teams
- 12. Discussion Questions What is one type of team? What is the main benefit of this team? How can you use this team in your organization? Identify the level of autonomy in your organization, which team type would be best suited?
- 13. Understand The General Characteristics Of Work Teams Next Session
- 14. Sources http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/groups.html http://www.prosci.com/team_selection.htm http://www.teambuildinginc.com/ei_news.htm http://blog.teambuildinginc.com/index.php/2005/10/07/ great_icebreaker_4_facts MGMT 3rd edition 2011, Chuck Williams pp.172-189