1. Effective Team is key to success not groups.
2. There are many writers on the subject of team working. However, most models of what constitutes an effective team boil down to a relatively small set of aspects which the project leader can focus on. We will consider five important characteristics of an effective team.
1) The team has clear goals, a strong sense of direction and effective leadership.
2) The team members are clear about their roles and responsibilities and skill set they need to possess. This is an important issue in terms of developing each member of the team in the skills they require.
3)The third issue is the climate or ‘atmosphere’ in the team and the quality of the interpersonal relationships within the team. People tend to work more effectively when they are happy and so an important part of the project leader’s role is to make the team ‘a good place to be’.
4)Fourthly, methods and operating procedures need to be unambiguous and clear to all concerned to avoid misunderstanding.
5)Finally, the first four factors are brought together and linked by effective communication, a fundamentally important aspect of an effective team. …show more content…
In his Harvard Business Review article co-authored with Douglas K Smith on the topic of ‘The Discipline of Teams’ and in their book ‘The Wisdom of Teams’ a number of interesting issues are presented on the subject of team working. In both works the differences between a team and a group are covered in some detail. The team presents itself as having a strong sense of purpose and commitment with clearly identified performance goals. The team members have complementary skills as opposed to simply a shared interest. There is a high degree of mutual accountability. Katzenbach and Smith also point out that there are different types of teams. There are teams that recommend courses of action, teams that make or do things and teams that run
2. There are many writers on the subject of team working. However, most models of what constitutes an effective team boil down to a relatively small set of aspects which the project leader can focus on. We will consider five important characteristics of an effective team.
1) The team has clear goals, a strong sense of direction and effective leadership.
2) The team members are clear about their roles and responsibilities and skill set they need to possess. This is an important issue in terms of developing each member of the team in the skills they require.
3)The third issue is the climate or ‘atmosphere’ in the team and the quality of the interpersonal relationships within the team. People tend to work more effectively when they are happy and so an important part of the project leader’s role is to make the team ‘a good place to be’.
4)Fourthly, methods and operating procedures need to be unambiguous and clear to all concerned to avoid misunderstanding.
5)Finally, the first four factors are brought together and linked by effective communication, a fundamentally important aspect of an effective team. …show more content…
In his Harvard Business Review article co-authored with Douglas K Smith on the topic of ‘The Discipline of Teams’ and in their book ‘The Wisdom of Teams’ a number of interesting issues are presented on the subject of team working. In both works the differences between a team and a group are covered in some detail. The team presents itself as having a strong sense of purpose and commitment with clearly identified performance goals. The team members have complementary skills as opposed to simply a shared interest. There is a high degree of mutual accountability. Katzenbach and Smith also point out that there are different types of teams. There are teams that recommend courses of action, teams that make or do things and teams that run