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Chapter 13: Managing Groups and Teams Learning Objectives. Recognize & understand group dynamics and development Understand the difference between groups and teams Understand how to organize effective teams Recognize and address common barriers to team effectiveness
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Chapter 13: Managing Groups and Teams Learning Objectives • Recognize & understand group dynamics and development • Understand the difference between groups and teams • Understand how to organize effective teams • Recognize and address common barriers to team effectiveness • Know how you can build & maintain cohesive teams
Team Role Typology These 10 roles include task roles (light yellow), social roles (medium orange), and boundary spanning roles (dark orange)
A task force is a temporary team which is asked to address a specific issue or problem until it is resolved • A product development team can be temporary or ongoing • A cross-functional team appears in matrix organizations where individuals from different parts of the organization staff the team which may be temporary or long standing in nature
Upwards of 8.4 million individuals worldwide work virtually in at least one team • virtual teams are formed to take advantage of distributed expertise or time Challenges of Virtual Teams • Building trust is difficult • If individuals in a virtual team are not fully engaged and tend to avoid conflict, team performance can suffer
Team leadership is a major determinant of how autonomous a team can be