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“Discipline of Teams” Paper
The purpose of this paper is to write a summery of the main topics presented in an article written by Katzenbach and Smith called “The Discipline of Teams”. This article was written to show how people, no matter what differences or backgrounds, can come together to function as a team, not just as a group of individuals. In order for individuals to work effectively together, they must be committed to the teams success and they must be able to trust each person within the team to be responsible for his or her assigned tasks (Katzenbach & Smith, 2005, p. 168).
According to Katzenbach and Smith (2005), “Not all groups are teams” (p. 164). They go on to state how Working Groups and Teams differ. Working
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Therefore, that assistant coach just became a leader in helping the team reach its one and only goal, which is for the team to succeed. This also applies for the quarterback on the field. His job is to handle the football and with the use of the other players, move the football down the field to score points for the team. At this point, he has taken a leadership role in guiding his team to succeed and meet the teams goal of winning the game. All players and coaches must be accountable for the work they do and overall results of the teams score. Every person on the team knows their individual role but must be prepared to take action when its required of them to make sure that goal is met. Football teams have meetings to resolve problems within the team where they would like to see improvement. These meetings aren't discourage or to enrage the members, but to improve the overall goal of the team, which is to succeed and win.
When people work together as an effective team, individuals must be committed to the team goals and must be able to trust the other members of the team to do their job (Katzenbach
& Smith, 2005, p. 168). Members of a team must be able to dedicate the time needed to oversee that their individual job and overall team goals are met while being able to put trust into the other individuals that they will get their work done and aid in helping with any problems that may arise to ensure that the team goals are
They should always be setting an example for others with in their team to follow, by always being well turned out, being well mannered and polite. Have a keen eye for detail have integrity and loyalty. Be able to manage his /her team effectively.
Have urgent, constructive purpose. The members of the team should acquire an urgent behavior in a constructive manner. Demanding performance keeps the team motivated to achieve goals. Also, rewards should be part of the challenges.
Maximise the performance of individuals which in turn will maximise the performance of the team.
Description of what key attributes enhance the team’s success and cause them to be differentiated
| Other:Monitoring teams communication fluency and act as liason to make adjustments where needed. assure groups agreement with completed assignment.
Aspects Essential in Identifying the Appropriate Members for a Team and Ensuring the Team Is Successfully Launched
task, the team and the individual. To achieve a task one needs to define it, develop a plan, identify the resources, assign responsibility, monitor
Everyone understands that this is the direction and destination that the team is moving towards and consists of high communication skills. The players understand that their individual’s goals must fit within the framework of the team's goal. Once everything is clearly communicated and defined the team have a clear understanding of the goals. To
What are some of the things you are doing to ensure the effectiveness of the team you are leading?
Each team member to be committed for all group goals. Once set tasks are made each member should work productively to complete the task in the set timeframe so that the team can move forward with the project.
Have a clear focus on vision and aims. Understand where the organisation/team is and wants to be.
Team members are responsible for completing their job duties along with assisting others in a precise and professional manner. Moreover, staff member demonstrate their work progress
* 1st the purpose and the objectives of the team need to be clearly defined and adopted by all team members.
1. The team must have a clear goal. Avoid fuzzy, motherhood statements. Team goals should call for a specific performance objective, expressed so concisely that everyone knows when the objective has been met.
Reliance, trustworthiness, consistency and rapport structure: In a well-managed team there needs to be trust, reliability, consistency and this comes from a relationship building process. This is a never ending process which starts from when the team is at the beginning (forming stage). By progressing through the stages, team members will form a healthy bond between them which will result in ever growing trust, reliability and consistency between them. To help prompt this along we would use informal and formal team building. The best way for these areas to build in a team is to have team exercises. Team exercises can be informal or formal. Some informal techniques could be to hold a BBQ for team staff as a team building exercise or drinks