Teamwork Myth

Working as a team brings various advantages to the realization of work objectives. Teamwork ensures a maximum involvement of everyone in the team, thereby ensuring all participants to share their strengths and expertise, especially through the distribution of responsibilities among group members. In handling tasks, information is shared while each person can learn from each other. In the essence of productivity, group work increases the likelihood of high level of job performance and effectiveness. When the team is well managed, comparing to a person working by himself/herself, team would be able to come up with more solutions to problem at

It is essential to have teamwork within a company. Companies who have embraced the concept of teamwork have reported increased performance in work production, problem solving and it has stimulated new growth. This group project approach has improved employee morale and increased input when managed correctly. The benefits of teamwork can make a positive effect in the company that incorporates this type of teamwork approach.

In today’s complex and ever changing environment, organization continue to experiment with new forms of team development. Some of the most successful teams bring together employees with different talents and perspectives. In this research report, my aim is to have a clear and deep research on teamwork and how it affects businesses so that I can help Tina and Frank who is coming back from overseas to start their own business. Before could anybody start their business, it is very important to learn certain aspects. Team work is one among them. I have included some of the important information I collected through my research in order to help Tina and Frank succeed in their business.

The potential for conflicts would consist of pointing fingers and judging without investigating. A person might already know who the employee is that started the problem and approach the person, unprofessionally. The process needs to be redefined and no one should be singled out as the culprit. Furthermore, a conflict may ignite if communication is not open. Hence, one person might feel an idea or strategy is not helpful to reach the goal. Although, good teamwork creates a positive environment. If there is a heated disagreement, it can lower the mood, and demotivate the rest of the team. However, according to Cheesebro, (2010) Conflict is healthy in certain situations, because it will bring a team together. Research has shown, employees who feel part of a strong team are happier and more productive. An acronym for team

Teamwork is the product of two or more persons working together to accomplish a given goal. Take for instance the Egyptian Pyramids. If one man alone tried to plan and build these colossal monuments by himself, he would have failed miserably. However, when men bond together and put their efforts to work toward a common goal, they can

Society has been evolving as of late. Individual work is no longer encouraged and has been labeled “out of fashion” (14). Environments like school, work, and religious institutions have been implementing teamwork as of late. The idea is that teamwork allows the transfer of ideas from person to person, but at the same time allowing

Conflict is defined by Wilmot and Hocker (2007, p9) as “an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals”. Many people try their best to avoid conflict, but conflict is an unavoidable factor in team work. The main causes of conflict in our team might have been the different cultures and personal attitudes. For example, the teacher required all students to have a meeting at a weekend in order to prepare for a performance. Most of our members did their best to

Craig Runde and Tim Flanagan’s, ‘Building Conflict Competent Teams’ expand on the idea of conflict and how it can be beneficial, but also destructive, when working in teams. Generally I think conflict usually does more damage than good when working with others. Task conflict usually turns into relationship conflict very easily. Many people usually take it personal when someone disagrees with their ideas and interests, which then causes a heated debate and the exchange of personal attacks.

After reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Pat Lencioni, discussing the function of effective teams in class, and completing various team building exercises, I have developed a much better understanding of the importance of a proper team in a business setting and how good team work can produce more efficient and productive results.

One of the lectures has taught me a lot of teamwork on the account of skills and propose strategies to establish the business plans. For example, when we are in the “Techniques of Teamwork” lecture, it have provided games which required cooperation. We have to use several tube to pass the crystal ball to the bowl, while tubes were inadequate, we have to move to find a complete trail for the marble to move forward, towards to end point. It seems like very simple job, but we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Once we started operating, we mess up the order, and blame each other for the fault and brought down the morale. Due to the fact that everyone want to win the game, eventually we only succeed pass one crystal ball to the bowl, and we lost the game. During the game, we concluded that we lack communication and consensus. It is believed that we were too rush and were impatient. Everybody just thought about themselves and how to be the fastest instead of the safest. People merely want to finish their job and urge to pass the marble next person. Eventually, we lost the spirit of teamwork and could bring everything together. What fascinated me of this session is that I could feel the fact that I have grown a lot – to take up responsibility and group ideas among the

As a child, I learned teamwork is an essential part of our everyday activities. It is an aspect that has becomes even more crucial to me in the adult world. To work alongside others with respect and understanding leads to trust and wellness.

Theory by Katzenback & Smith. In this theory smith & Katzenback state quality of team for high performance. Qualities such as

A team is a group of people working together to achieve the same objectives. Katzenbach and Smith state in their report The Discipline of Teams (1993) that ‘the essence of a team is common commitment. Without it, groups perform as individuals; with it, they become a powerful unit of collective performance.’ Throughout this study, I will analyse the many different advantages and disadvantages of working in teams and its effects on team members and their performance and commitment within the team. I will consider many different aspects of team work and refer to certain established theories in

When studying organizational management this semester I found the discussion on organizational conflict to be the most compelling. Our analysis not only gave me understanding on how destructive team conflict is present in organizations, but also in any teamwork setting. Conflict is often a recurring problem for organizations, so it is vital for leaders to understand how to regulate it. Whether we were studying organizational change, devolvement, or leadership what was common to all was the presence of conflict and its effect on an organization.

For this piece of analysis, I will be exploring the reports and presentations made by two other teams – Sanne G. Kirkegard’s team which pitched in with a “for” teamwork argument and Shibo Zhou’s team which was not in support of teamwork. I will begin with discussing important points from both the reports and explore the different dimensions of the arguments in both the “for” and “against” versions. The next part would be to analyze the 15-minute presentations made by both the teams and explore the pointers that could have been included in our presentations. I will finish by reflecting on the importance of teamwork and the implications of the same at the workplace and how this would be practically beneficial in the future. To conclude, I would also speak on my experience in working as a team for the report preparation and the 15-minute presentation, and touch base on some of the take away points that one can possibly adopt in future for better results in implementing teamwork.