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Pertemuan 22(Off-Class)

Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups

Matakuliah : MPG09344-010 / Leadership and Organisation

Tahun : 2005

Versi : versi/revisi 0

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Learning Outcomes

After studying these chapters students should be able to:• Understand the process that determine how well a group performs

an operational task.• Understand the different types of teams that are commonly used in

organizations and their implications for leadership.• Understand how leadership is shared in self-managed teams and

the conditions that make these teams more effective.• Understand the advantages of cross-functional teams and the

difficulties confronting leaders of these teams. • Understand procedures to facilitate team learning and procedures to

build trust and cooperation among team members.• Understand why some groups make better decisions than others.• Understand the primary leadership functions in decision groups• Understand procedures for leading successful meetings.

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Outline Materi

• Nature of Teams• Functional Teams• Cross-Functional Teams• Self-Managed Work Teams• Self-Defining Teams• Virtual Teams• Procedures for facilitating Team Learning• Guidelines for Team Building• Decision Making in Groups • Leadership Functions in Meetings• Guidelines for Leading Meetings• Summary• Cases

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Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups

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• Procedures for facilitating team learning – After-activity reviews– Dialogue sessions

• Guidelines for team building– Emphasize common interests and values– Use ceremonies and rituals– Use symbols to develop identification with the

group– Encourage and facilitate social interaction

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– Tell people about group activities and achievements

– Conduct process analysis sessions

– Conduct alignment sessions

– Increase incentives for mutual cooperation

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Decision making in groups

• Determinants of group processes– Group size– Status differentials– Cohesiveness– Diversity of membership– Emotional maturity– Physical environment– Communication technology

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Leadership functions in meetings

• Task Oriented Behavior

• Group Maintenance behavior

• Task and group maintenance functions

• Who should perform the leadership functions– Leader-centered decision groups– Group-centered decision groups

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Guidelines for leading meetings

• Inform people about necessary preparations for a meeting

• Share essential information with group members

• Describe the problem without implying the cause or solution

• Allow ample time for idea generation and evaluation

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• Separate idea generation from idea evaluation

• Encourage and facilitate participation

• Encourage positive restatement and idea building

• Use systematic procedures for solution evaluation

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• Encourage members to look for an integrative solution

• Encourage consensus but do not insist on it

• Clarify responsibilities for implementation

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Closing

• Summary– Types of teams

– The potential advantages of teams

– The success of teams

– Team Building

– Group Decision

– The Leadership Role

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• Review and Discussion Questions• Cases

– Southwest Engineering Services– Building Maintenance Inc.

• Companion Website : Exercises and Reading• Supplementary Materials:

– Gronn, P. 1999. Life in Teams; Collaborative Leadership and Learning in Autonomous Work Units. Australian Council for Educational Administration: Australia.

– Street, M., D. 1997. Groupthink; An Examination of Theoritical Issues, Implications, and Future Research Suggestions. Small Group Research. Vol. 28(1): 72-93

• Companion Website: Exercises and Reading