MANAGING & DEVELOPING TEAMS
MANAGING & DEVELOPING TEAMS
ASSIGNMENT
Question (1)
?We believe that teams ? real teams, not just groups that management calls ?teams? ? should be the basic unit of performance for most organizations, regardless of size?. (Katzenbach, J R & Smith, D K; the Wisdom of Teams, Harvard Business School Press, Boston.)
(a) Critically analyse this statement and discuss whether you agree or disagree with it. Justify you answer.
Answer (1) (a)
Katzenbach, J R & Smith, D K, go on to say, ?Teams are more productive than groups that have no clear performance objectives because their members are committed to deliver tangible performance results. Teams and performance are an unbeatable combination? . Nearly all of us at some stage have been members of a group that we?ve labelled a team, whether it was a sports team, debate team, a committee, a task force at work, or an advocacy group in the community. Essentially, the label of team is given to a group of people who interact well. Nevertheless, it is important to use a more precise definition of a team for two reasons:
?· We can discern the features a team possesses that distinguish it from a group.
?· We can identify the features of a high performance team.
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