HED 362 – L. Good

TEAMS - 3 Types

Work Teams/Functional Teams (1)Teams that form natural work units

Most logical teams to create:Existing units/regional unitsUsed to individual workOften perform common interdependent work

HED 362 – L. Good

TEAMS - 3 Types

Task Teams/Cross-Functional (2)Teams that address a specific problem

or opportunityUsually cross-functionalLess problematic than work teamsNo different organizational structureMay fail to look beyond the team members for input

HED 362 – L. Good

Cross-Functional - Design Issues

Power Level- mix of peopleneed more levels (position power) for

implementation-oriented team

Disposition of members toward problem solving and collaborationneed more able problem solvers when

there is time pressure and problems are controversial

HED 362 – L. Good

Cross-Functional - Design Issues

Amount of time to address the issueneed more time with more innovative

solutions

Task specificity need more defined outcomes when tasks

are more controversial or strategic

HED 362 – L. Good

TEAMS - 3 Types

Management Teams/Self-Managed (3)Teams drawn from people who direct

operational or organizational unitsMost difficult teams to developAchievements of team add to value of the organization

Members must leave functional identities at the door

HED 362 – L. Good

TEAMS - 3 Types

Management Teams cont.Must do real work togetherTake on tasks that inspire and integrate work of organization

Build a vision, refine the culture, improve morale or image, carry our major initiatives

HED 362 – L. Good

Task Force Activity

6-10 members on each team

Deal the deck of 30 cards out so that each member has 3-5 cards

No passing cards between members

No showing cards to other members

Only one member can write

You have 20-30 minutes

HED 362 – L. Good

Task Force Activity

Group result - spokesperson?

What helped in this exercise?

What Hindered?

How did leadership work?

How did communication work?

HED 362 – L. Good

Task Force Activity

Who grows apples?

Who drives a truck?

How confident are you?

HED 362 – L. Good

Task Force Activity

Who grows apples?Hull

Who drives a truck?Skinner

HED 362 – L. Good

Skill Sets

Problem solving

Interpersonal

Technical

HED 362 – L. Good

Problem Solving Skills

Assures that team members know how to define and address problems and to reach wise decisionsThinking

Ability to conceptualize issuesCreativity

Ability to generate options

HED 362 – L. Good

Problem Solving Skills

Discussion Ability to pursue a discovery process

DecisivenessAbility to formulate and explain decisions

ImplementationAbility to follow through with plans and details

HED 362 – L. Good

Interpersonal Skills

Assures that team members work together and develop a sense of affiliation among membersFacilitation

Ability to keep the discussion focused and moving

InfluencingAbility to rephrase proposals to meet team member needs

HED 362 – L. Good

Interpersonal Skills

Listening Ability to capture the essence of ideas

SupportAbility to draw out ideas from others

VisioningAbility to carry team members through the valleys of the decision making process

HED 362 – L. Good

Technical Skills

Assures substantive knowledge, access to detailed information about the issue, and experience to put the current issues into contextDiscovery

Ability to search out needed information

OrganizationAbility to collect and present information in a useful manner

HED 362 – L. Good

Technical Skills

Analysis Ability to interpret information

SynthesisAbility to combine info for complete meaning/prioritize issues

ClarificationAbility to differentiate between key and secondary information