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Theory, Application, Skill
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2d Edition
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Robert N. Lussier
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This presentation edited and enhanced by:
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George W. Crawford
Asst. Prof. of Mgmt.
Clayton College & State University
Morrow, GA 30260
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Chapter 8
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Team Leadership
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Group VS Team
Teams pros and cons
6 characteristics of effective teams
3 Types of teams
Team leaders role in supporting creativity
5 determinants of effective team decisions
Leader’s role in group decisions
3 Parts of effective meetings
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Chapter 8
Learning Outcomes
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Group VS Team
TEAM
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GROUP
–Shared mission
–Varies values
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–Collective responsibility
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–Commitment varies
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–More independent
–Strong commitment
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VS–Common goals or tasks
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–Strong leader
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–Individual
accountability
–Shared leadership roles
–Individual and mutual
accountability
–Equality
–Good for the whole
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TEAM
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T = Together
E = Everyone
A = Accomplishes
M = More
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No matter what you
are trying to do,
TEAMS are the most
effective way to get
the job done.
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Teamwork
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
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–Faster, better decisions
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–Avoids major errors
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–Continuous improvement
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–Stimulates self-motivation
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–Pressure to conform to
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–Synergy
–Greater job satisfaction
–Ostracized for
productivity
–Social loafing
–Groupthink
–Inter-group conflicts
–Needs fulfillment
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9 Team Leader’s Roles
in creating effective teams
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1. Emphasize group recognition and rewards.
2. Identify and build on team’s strengths.
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3. Develop trust and a norm of teamwork.
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4. Develop team’s capabilities to anticipate and deal with
change.
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5. Empower teams to accomplish work with minimal
interference.
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6. Inspire and motivate team toward higher levels of
performance.
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7. Recognize individual and team needs and timely attend to
them.
8. Encourage and support team decisions.
9. Provide team with challenging and motivating work.
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9 Organizations’ Roles
in creating effective teams
1. Top management’s unconditional support.
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3. Flexible task structure.
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2. Adequate information and other resources.
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4. Appropriate size and membership mix.
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5. Clearly defined mission statement and goals.
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6. Appropriate power sharing structure - shared
leadership.
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7. Competent team leadership.
8. Evaluation and solicitation of feedback on team
effectiveness.
9. Adequate socialization of team members.
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Post Activity Reviews and
Dialogue Sessions
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facilitate team learning by:
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1. Analyzing reasons for success
or failure.
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2. Reviewing what went well &
what can be improved.
3. Discuss perceptions & assumptions.
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Need for
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Leadership
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Cross-functional
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Types
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Functional
Team
Self-managed
Team
Need for
Team
Leadership
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Functional Teams
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• Sometimes referred to as
Problem Solving Teams
• Groups of a line manager and 5
to 12 employees, all from the
same department, who meet for
a few hours each week to
discuss ways of improving
quality, efficiency, and the
work environment.
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Cross-Functional Teams
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• Employees from about the
same hierarchical level, but
from different work areas,
who come together to
accomplish a task or project
• Some members can be from
outside the organization
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Self-Managed Teams
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Groups of 10 to 15 people,
from different departments
who take on responsibilities
of their former supervisors
to manage the team and
achieve its goals
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Skill Set Required of a
High Performance Team
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• Technical expertise
• Problem-solving and
decision-making skills
ã Interpersonal skills
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Team Creativity
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• The process of generating new
ideas, products, processes, or
services
• The creation of valuable, useful
new products, services, ideas,
procedures, or processes by
individuals working together in a
complex social system
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Team Creativity
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• High use of creativity
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– More valuable than great
financial resource
– Organizations survive and
thrive
– Important for Self-Managed
Teams
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Recognition
&Reward
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Adequate
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Organizational
Practices that
Support
Team Creativity
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by providing teams:
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Support
climate
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Autonomy for members
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Four
Team Leader
Practices
That
Support
Creativity
Members matched
Protection against
“Creativity Blockers”
Adequate time & money
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Blocks to Creativity
• Functional fixedness
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– One one way to do something
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• Lack of technical expertise
• High levels of technical expertise &
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– Can lead to relying on past solutions
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• Evaluation of ideas
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– Creative people don’t like to have their
ideas and creations evaluated
ã Extrinsic motivators
ã Lack of autonomy & control
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Steps to Improve
Creativity
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• Brainstorming
• Analogies
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– Seeing one thing as something else
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• Encouragement by leaders
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– Reward success
– Never punish failure
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• Form diverse problem-solving groups
• Ensure the proper level of technical
expertise in problem-solving groups
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How to Lead
Creative Followers
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• Set goals
– Use high participation in goal setting
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• Provide adequate resources
• Reduce time pressures
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– But keep followers on track
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• Consider nonmonetary as well as
monetary rewards
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– Monetary rewards can be seen as
“controlling”
• Recognize that creativity is
evolutionary, not revolutionary
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Team Decision Making
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– Take longer
– Not necessarily better
– May be:
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– Improved quality
– Diffusion of
Responsibility
– Better understanding
– Higher commitment
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• Disadvantages
• Advantages
• Self serving
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organizations best
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ã Team defensive
response
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Member’s
Status
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Team Size
and
Composition
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5 Determinants
of Effective
Team Decisions
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Member’s
Traits and
Values
Team
Cohesiveness
Quality
of
Leadership
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Leader’s Role in
Group Discussions
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• Traditional Approach
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– Focus on task
– Ignore personal feeling
– Seek opinions
– Get agreement
– Make final decisions
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