You've just been promoted to team manager at a new branch location for your organization. It's lengthened your commute, but it's a great opportunity for your personal career advancement...as long as you're able to succeed as a team leader which may be challenging given the team dynamics. You're a few weeks into your role and realize that the team culture is a bit toxic, negative, and competitive - even the team members have referred to it this way. You realize that culture change takes time to implement but it's incredibly necessary in this situation. What can you do as the new team leader to set the team on course for positive changes to its culture?

You've just been promoted to team manager at a new branch location for your organization. It's lengthened your commute, but it's a great opportunity for your personal career advancement...as long as you're able to succeed as a team leader which may be challenging given the team dynamics. You're a few weeks into your role and realize that the team culture is a bit toxic, negative, and competitive - even the team members have referred to it this way. You realize that culture change takes time to implement but it's incredibly necessary in this situation. What can you do as the new team leader to set the team on course for positive changes to its culture?

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

13th Edition

ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter18: Leading Teams

Section: Chapter Questions

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