Team Development Midterm Flashcards
(34 cards)
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One of the most important factors of a work team
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to have a clearly defined direction or purpose for an effective high quality work team
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ingredients to creating an effective work team
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1- direction, objectives, goals, and purpose 2- open communication 3- active listening, sharing of ideas 4- well organized 5- clearly defined meeting objectives 6- sense of commitment by each member 7- pride, urgency, respect, loyalty 8- trust among members 9- balanced and shared leadership 10- work balanced 11- creative problem solving techniques 12- consensus decision making
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social loafing- in a large group
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- individual effort declines as group size increases
- loss of personal accountability
- equity of effort
- motivational loss due to sharing of rewards
- loss of coordination as more people perform the task
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group think- large group
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- occurs when a group values harmony and coherence over accurate analysis and critical evaluation
- causes individual members of the group to unquestioningly follow the word of the leader and its strongly discourages disagreement
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Large group
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- usually 12 or more people
- single authoritarian leadership
- top down decision making
- communication can be difficult
- vague direction of goals
- groups often lack real pride or sense of purpose and commitment
- individuals roles may not be known
- too many levels of communication
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Small team
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- usually 2-11 people
- leadership shared
- no voting on decision making
- communication more frequent
- specific, focused direction of goals
- objectives understood by all
- PURL (pride, urgency, respect, loyalty)
- ability to critique and evaluate team performance is easier and more honest
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Jones and Bearley model
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1- Immature group
2- Fractioned group
3- Sharing group
4- Effective team
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immature group
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- looks to leader for all leadership, direction, support, and work
- most of groups time will be spent in attempting to learn what organization expects of it as a functioning group
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fractioned group
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- group’s activity will be characterized by leadership struggles, incomplete communication, arguments, and taking things personally
- confusion and concerns
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sharing group
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- an open exchange of feelings, facts, ideas, preferences, and support will have been achieved
- less dissatisfied
- more defined and more clearly understood
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effective team
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shared methods for solving problems will have been developed and there will be a strong feeling of pride in the teams accomplishments
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synergy
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the combined action whose total effect is greater than the sum of the individual actions
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consensus
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- a method of reaching decisions without voting
- discussion has occurred with each team member offering opinions and others listening
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Tuckman model
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1- Forming 2- Storming 3- Norming 4- Performing 5- Adjourning
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Forming
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- ice breaker stage
- uncertainty about individual roles
- goals unknown
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Storming
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- time of testing leadership
- minor forms of rebellion
- procrastination
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Norming
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- power struggles resolved
- more group discussion about roles
- “we” feeling
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Performing
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- task problems solved
- members get work accomplished
- open communication
- helping each other
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Adjourning
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- work completed, time to move on
- reflections on lessons learned
- parties, award ceremonies
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group decay
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- long term group work can cause problems
- work begins to de-norm, de-storm, de-form
- drift into different directions
- battles for control
- isolation from each other
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Mission/mission statement
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- a short definition of why a company or team exists
- defines the company’s or team’s purpose
- clear wording
- should not be contradictory
- all members should be aligned with the mission
- written and clearly communicated to all employees
- core beliefs and values
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Vision/vision statements
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- looks into the future and is more long range than a mission statement
- defines a specific action to be attained
- all aligned
- challenging but not impossible
- creativity must be focused
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Leadership
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- the skill or art of motivating people to do willingly what they might not spontaneously do on their own
- involves setting long term vision, direction, goals and objectives
24
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effective leaders must be skilled at:
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- communication
- conflict management
- setting visions and direction for the future
- attending to details and developing people
- decision making
- organization
- creativity
- adaptability
- self confidence
- problem solving
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leadership traits
- honest
- inspiring
- intelligent
- supportive
- determined
- cooperative
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Team work cycle
4 phases, 8 roles
- initiation
- ideation
- elaboration
- competition
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Initiation
ROLES: leaders and moderators
-moving towards future direction/goals/vision
what's next?
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Ideation
ROLES: innovators and creators
- brainstorm for multiple quantity of ideas
- alternatives
- wish list
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Elaboration
ROLES: organizers and managers
- edit our list
- ask touch questions
- get real
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Competition
ROLES: finishers and evaluators
- select one plan
- start work
- work progresses
- edit/adjust/evaluate
- complete work
- analyze results for future
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force field problem solving
5 step model:
1- describe the current situation and define the problem
2- decide on the solution objective-clearly articulate it
3- identify the forces surrounding the problem: strengths and weaknesses
4- determine the importance and ease of change for each force = Prioritizing Forces
5- create strategies and action plans for change
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6 steps towards building extraordinary performance
1- goal setting: formally or informally establishing direction and clarifying expectations
2- delegating: assigning work to others, the right tasks for the right people
3- coaching (motivating) and counseling (listening and advising)
4- training (teaching employees new skills) and development (providing learning activities for the future or next level position)
5- performance appraisal: a review of employee past performance with a focus on future performance
6- effective hiring practices: focus on the quality of the employee being sought
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communication defined
the ability to send and receive a message where the intended meaning is interpreted and understood mutually
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Four forms of communication
- verbal
- paraverbal: how we use the words we have selected
- body language
- personal space
