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Team building. Changing informal work group/ team norms
By NA - A supervisor should attempt to encourage norms that positively affect the formal organization's goals, and to alter those that are negative. If this is accomplished, the informal group/ team will direct its energies toward desired goals. How can a supervisor bring about a positive change in a group / team's norms? (Added: 26-May-2002 Hits: 1857 )Values and Beliefs as Barriers to Team Consensus
By Peter Grazier - Recently I have been engaged in an Internet discussion with some people about the difficulties in reaching a team consensus. It seems that most teams will struggle with this once in a while. Some of the people felt that one reason we fail to reach a consensus is that much of the discussion is based on opinions rather than facts. It's much easier to express an opinion than to do the work associated with uncovering facts. (Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 1270 )Groupthink
By NA - Groupthink is a concept that was identified by Irving Janis9 that refers to faulty decision-making in a group. Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. Learn more about groupthink and then complete the interactive exercise at the end of the discussion. (Added: 6-Oct-2003 Hits: 692 )Groups that Work
By Gerard M Blair - Groups form a basic unit of work activity throughout engineering and yet the underlying process is poorly managed. This article looks at the basics of group work and suggests ways to accelerate development. (Added: 15-Feb-2006 Hits: 411 )Teams at Work - From Industry Week Magazine
By Peter Strozniak - Small-company executives tell how team development improves productivity and profits. (Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 1075 )Flatten The Pyramid
By NA - Use Self-directed Teams To Manage Incompetents Rising Too High (Added: 23-Sep-2001 Hits: 1550 )The Discipline of Virtual Teams
By Jon. R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith - Virtual teaming was little more than a novelty phrase in the early 1990s when The Wisdom of Teams was first published. Our purpose in writing that book was to challenge conventional wisdom that teaming was merely about engendering a feeling of togetherness, teamwork, and empowerment (Added: 5-Feb-2002 Hits: 1100 )The Six Deadly Sins of Team-Building And How To Avoid Them
By Robert Bacal - If you recognize the need for team development, and are planning some activities for that purpose, you should have some idea of the pitfalls of team building, and how to go about it. (Added: 14-Oct-2000 Hits: 3536 )| Library Home Page |
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