Teamwork Turmoil
Conflicts are ordinary in many teams and groups. Problems can be unraveled while they are minimal and trivial, as long as they are identified while they are lesser in the beginning. The team has many benefits from the different backgrounds and diversifications that are favorable to any team setting. When a team has diverse personalities, cultures and different genders, it is a team that has been presented with an opportunity to acquaint with people from all walks of life. The learning team is having many challenges and a hard time articulating their expectations of one another. The team members are coming on strong as they voice their opinion, i.e. Delery, commented “well, we never really agreed that we should do takeaways …show more content…
Share information, knowledge and areas of expertise; develop working relationship by building trust and sharing commitment to the team and projects. In the case of this team, the key issues that they were facing were poor communication, accountability was not implemented and leadership was not specific. Tony Marshall was not able to see the challenges arising from the beginning, and as they escalated; he was not able to impede the issues and the roles. The team was dysfunctional by the way they communicated with each other in a confrontational form. There were verbal attacks that took place between Martin and Onyealisi, as Onyealisi would be negative regarding Martin’s ideas and suggestions. There were not clear roles and responsibilities, and therefore; commitment to the team suffered. Onyealisi, totally disregarded the importance of team meetings and preparation. Because he had an interview, he thought the team should accept his lack of responsibility. Rather than holding him accountable, the team members were giving him notes and answers to questions.
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It is often that self-managed teams struggle to progress efficiently, and it is vital that the team has a leader to take steps that would reflect a positive direction and clear goals. One recommended course of action would be to rotate the position of the team leader, either per week or per task. Having a leader with authority would help the team progress more efficiently and would eliminate the constant disturbances caused by the multiple ideas and approaches. Having a leader would set a clear understanding of what is expected from each team member. Another recommended action would be to dedicate the first week of teamwork for team forming and storming. Similar to the Tuckman Model, the team must work on their forming and storming stage in order to reach better performances (Tuckman, 1965). By focusing on these early steps, the team members grow more confident and develop methods to deal with
Conflicts are ordinary in many teams and groups. Problems can be unraveled while they are minimal and trivial, as long as they are identified while they are lesser in the beginning. The team has many benefits from the different backgrounds and diversifications that are favorable to any team setting. When a team has diverse personalities, cultures and different genders, it is a team that has been presented with an opportunity to acquaint with people from all walks of life. The learning team is having many challenges and a hard time articulating their expectations of one another. The team members are coming on strong as they voice their opinion, i.e. Delery, commented “well, we never really agreed that we should do takeaways …show more content…
Share information, knowledge and areas of expertise; develop working relationship by building trust and sharing commitment to the team and projects. In the case of this team, the key issues that they were facing were poor communication, accountability was not implemented and leadership was not specific. Tony Marshall was not able to see the challenges arising from the beginning, and as they escalated; he was not able to impede the issues and the roles. The team was dysfunctional by the way they communicated with each other in a confrontational form. There were verbal attacks that took place between Martin and Onyealisi, as Onyealisi would be negative regarding Martin’s ideas and suggestions. There were not clear roles and responsibilities, and therefore; commitment to the team suffered. Onyealisi, totally disregarded the importance of team meetings and preparation. Because he had an interview, he thought the team should accept his lack of responsibility. Rather than holding him accountable, the team members were giving him notes and answers to questions.
Alternative Courses of …show more content…
It is often that self-managed teams struggle to progress efficiently, and it is vital that the team has a leader to take steps that would reflect a positive direction and clear goals. One recommended course of action would be to rotate the position of the team leader, either per week or per task. Having a leader with authority would help the team progress more efficiently and would eliminate the constant disturbances caused by the multiple ideas and approaches. Having a leader would set a clear understanding of what is expected from each team member. Another recommended action would be to dedicate the first week of teamwork for team forming and storming. Similar to the Tuckman Model, the team must work on their forming and storming stage in order to reach better performances (Tuckman, 1965). By focusing on these early steps, the team members grow more confident and develop methods to deal with