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To Team or Not To Team
One defining aspect of contemporary organizations is teamwork. Whenever I hear about a team being formed, whether it is at school or at work, the first thing I listen for is wheter the teams will be self-constituted, or by assignment. Teams that emerge because members have a desire to work together can function extremely well - you can almost feel the excitement and energy of a group that's really "working" together. New ideas are generated spontaneously because everyone has a desire to contribute. Conversley, you know the group will not work well if your first thought is about how you are going to do the extra work to cover for the slacker s. Soon everyone in the group begins to feel resentful and begins to take a prioritary stance toward their "own" ideas. I think managers should take more than a passing interes in how assigned groups function, to head off any surprises for projects on a tight deadline.
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You are correct that managers (leaders) should make the productivity of the team a priority. As we discussed in Chapter 7, Metaphors for Leadership, the person in-charge needs to identify their role as the leader of the group (team). Will she be a Coach, Dictator, Facilitator, Father/Mother, Coordinator, or a Great Communicator. The leader needs to give the team some direction and identify the role she will play in allowing the team to succeed. If there is a person on the team that has been deemed to not handle the load, the the leader (manager) needs to identify the problem and resolve the issue.
You make an interesting point. It makes complete sense that people who wants to work together do a much better job than people who don't.
I have been in my current position for almost 3 years and I have been working with a team of people that I enjoy working with. We've developed a great working relationship and have been able to successfully implement many projects together. My management now wants me to re-create this success with another team. This other team is very difficult to work with and they refuse to accept me as much as I refuse to accept them. Yet I have no choice. I either have to work with them or leave. I decided to stay but I am really sad that my management does not realize the importance of good team work. Why did they decide to break a team that was doing great work is beyond me.
It makes a huge difference to work in functional teams, rather than just being in a team because someone determined it. In teams where everybody cooperates the work naturally flows, and there is not stress, but in teams where one waits for others just relying that work will be done the levels of stress of those working hard goes to the ceiling.
So far I have been really luck with people I chose to be my project partners in Graduate school. We were able to split the chores, so that nobody experienced more stress than it was really necessary. The projects have been completed in a timely manner, and no disagreements have arisen yet. I really hope it goes this way until the end of the program. Otherwise, I’d rather do everything on my own, and avoid unnecessary headaches.
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