Teams 1
This is the definition of a team
Two or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose.
This is the term for when a team produces "more than the sum of its parts"
Process gain
What is power?
The ability to influence the behavior of others and resist unwanted influence in return.
What is leadership?
The use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal achievement
What is organizational culture?
The shared social knowledge within an organization regarding the rules, norms, and values that shape the attitudes and behaviors of its employees
These are the five stages of team development
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
These are the three main taskwork processes
Creative behavior, decision making, boundary spanning
Where does power come from?
What are the three "layers" of culture?
Observable artifacts; Espoused values; Basic underlying assumptions
If all team members get the same reward for performance, they are high in this type of interdependence
Outcome
These are the three types of teamwork processes
Transition processes, action processes, interpersonal processes
What is influence?
The use of an actual behavior that causes behavioral or attitudinal changes in others
What are the two broad behaviors leaders engage in?
Initiating structure, Consideration
How do employees learn about culture?
Socialization - via peers
What's the right team size?
4-5
What do team states describe?
How people think and feel as a team and about their team
What is one factor that impacts the relationship between power and influence (there are 4)
Discretion, Visibility, Centrality, (Un)substitutability
Why is transformational leadership effective?
Four I's
Is it ok for subcultures to form?
Yes provided they aren't too different from the overall culture