Teamwork Pros & Cons
Why Meetings Fail?
Synergy and the Usefulness of Teams
Formal & Informal Groups
Committees, Project Teams & Task Forces
Cross-Functional Teams
Employee Involvement Teams
Virtual Teams
Self-Managing Work Teams
Self-Managing Work Teams Cont'd
The Team Building Process
Success Factors in Teams
Team Leadership Challenges
100
Is a collection of people who regularly interact to pursue common goals.
What is a Team.
100
Is the creation of a whole greater than the sum of its individual parts.
What is Synergy.
100
Is designated to work on a special task on a continuing basis.
What is a Committee.
100
Members who work together and solve problems through computer-based interactions.
What is a Virtual Team.
100
Team members each have the skills to perform several different jobs.
What is Multi-Tasking.
200
Is the process of people actively working together to accomplish common goals.
What is Teamwork.
200
Improved creativity, innovation, quality of decision making, etc.
What are some points that Teams offer?
200
Is convened for a specific purpose and disbands when task is completed.
What is a Project team or Task Force.
200
Computer Mediated Group and/or Electronic Group Network.
What are other names for Virtual Teams.
200
Is a sequence of collaborative activities to gather and analyze data on a team and make changes to increase its effectiveness.
What is Team Building.
300
Is the tendency of some people to avoid responsibility by "Free-riding" in groups.
What is Social Loafing.
300
Is officially recognized and supported by the organization.
What is a Formal Group.
300
Operates with members who come from different functional units of an organization.
What is a Cross-Functional Team.
300
Saves time and travel expenses.
What are some potential advantages of Virtual Teams.
300
Problem awareness, Data Gathering, Action Planning, etc.
What are some of the steps in the six step process of Team Building?
400
Supervisor, External coach, etc.
What are some of the roles Managers perform?
400
Is unofficial and emerges from relationships and shared interests among members.
What is an Informal Group.
400
Meets on a regular basis to help achieve continuous improvement.
What is a Employee Involvement Team.
400
Members have the authority to make decisions about how they share and complete their work.
What is a Self-Managing Work Team.
400
Task driven, results orientated structure, strong principle leadership, etc.
What are characteristics of High Performance Teams?
500
People arrive late, Meetings are too long, etc.
What are some drawbacks of meetings in an organization?
500
Interest Groups, friendship groups, or support groups.
What are some of the Branches of an Informal group?
500
A team of employees who meet periodically to discuss ways of improving work quality.
What is a Quality Circle.
500
Planning, Scheduling, Training, and Sharing Tasks.
What are some of the responsibilities of Self-Management.
500
Establish a clear vision of the future, create change, and unleash talents.
What does a Successful Team Leader contribute?
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