a collection of interdependent individuals who have shared responsibility for defined goals
team
a person who motivates team members by connecting them to a greater ideal
transformational leaders
coming to a conclusion without critical thinking or evaluation of enough alternatives
groupthink
a situation in which a person or group of people asks questions and another person or group of people answers them
Q&A session
When a team member slacks off because they know the work will get done regardless of their effort.
Social loafing
two or more people working together to produce a result they could not have produced on their own
synergy
A leader who arises over time as the team members begin to view one person as the leader
Emergent leadership
This situation occurs when teammates have different ideas for what topics to include or what topics should be given priority
Ideational conflict
a declarative statement that communicates the main idea of your presentation
thesis
A response that shows you care about the person and value what they have to say.
confirming response
Strong Leader vs. Shared leadership;
Individual accountability vs. Individual responsibility;
Individual work products vs. Collective work products;
Performance measured by results of work products vs. Performance measured by the results and quality of work products;
Delegates vs. Cooperates
Differences between Working in Groups and Teams
a person who keeps the meeting moving along appropriately and encourages view-points from those who may not be aggressive speakers.
facilitator
a process that pursues agreement among most team members while thoughtfully resolving and/or alleviating objections along the way
consensus
graphs, photographs, video clips etc
visual aids
Understanding that your personal opinions and preferences are only temporary, and you might change your mind if you hear a better idea.
Provisionalism
Having more information, Engaging in a better decision-making process., Division of labor., etc.
Advantages of working in teams
A leadership style in which the leader is hands-off and allows members to make decisions on their own
Laissez-faire leadership
Competing, Accommodating, Avoiding, Compromising, Collaborating
Conflict Management Styles
verbal signposts between ideas
transitions
a tension between two opposing but valuable preferences
dialectic
What do we expect from our teammates? What does “on time” mean? How many meetings can be missed What is “excused”? What happens if you miss a meeting? What is our goal?
standards for teamwork
task leader, socio-emotional leader, devil’s advocate, silent observer, etc.
Team Roles
1. members can be reluctant to share ideas out loud because of a fear of being judged or a fear of creating conflict.
2. team members cannot share their idea because only one person can talk at a time, and the team will tend to focus on the last idea mentioned
the disadvantages of brainstorming
If some teammates do this, your team will look disorganized, and the audience will lose interest.
presenting duplicated information
A creative method in which each person comes up with ideas on their own before sharing with the rest of the group.
nominal group technique