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OVERHEAD REDUCTION TASK FORCE

OVERHEAD REDUCTION TASK FORCE. Part II. Meeting with Dixon. Both pushed upwards to get: A good team design (composition/small size/good skills mix) Commitment of resources Top management support in the form of Dixon launching the task force

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OVERHEAD REDUCTION TASK FORCE

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  1. OVERHEAD REDUCTION TASK FORCE Part II

  2. Meeting with Dixon • Both pushed upwards to get: • A good team design (composition/small size/good skills mix) • Commitment of resources • Top management support in the form of Dixon launching the task force • Both did so successfully in their own way using their own styles

  3. Team Launch • Both were uncompromising and authoritative about the ends states to be achieved • Both were equally insistent that the group determine the means • Both established clear boundaries (e.g.., closing the door, using names, referring to the team as an entity) • Both set basic norms of conduct and parameters • Although emphasized that the team was responsible to manage itself, there were some definite do’s and don'ts (confidentiality, can’t terminate the newest employees) • Both accomplished these objectives in their own way using very different styles • So what should Larry/Lara try to accomplish in the first meeting?

  4. STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT • Forming • Let concerns be aired • Provide reassurance • Nudge the group toward the task • Ask for commitment • Storming

  5. STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT • Forming • Let concerns be aired • Provide reassurance • Nudge the group toward the task • Ask for commitment • Storming • Norming • Performing

  6. STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT • Forming • Let concerns be aired • Provide reassurance • Nudge the group toward the task • Ask for commitment • Storming • Norming • Performing • Adjourning

  7. ORTF: LESSONS LEARNED • Team leader’s job • Ensure favorable conditions • Upward and lateral influence for effective design • Coaching members to take full advantage of the situation • Consider timing • Coach the group through the stages of group development • Maximize process gains and minimize process losses

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