Running head: Communication for Teams
Communication for Teams
Timothy R. Hines
Michelle L. Murphy
BSBACC
University of Phoenix
Introduction
What makes a team different from just a group of people in the same place at the same time? Communication researchers Carl Larson and Frank LaFusto defined it by saying, "It is a sense of loyalty and dedication to the team. It is an unrestrained sense of excitement and enthusiasm about the team. It is a willingness to do anything that has to be done to help the team succeed. It is an intense identification with a group of people. It is a loss of self. "Unified commitment" is very difficult to understand unless you've experienced it. And even if you have experienced it, it is difficult to put into words (Adler, p. 249)." To make a team, is more than just getting people together for a common goal. The most important aspect of a team is communication.
In exploring communication within a team, it is important to understand how communication plays a role in the process of a task. Over the years, it has become apparent that businesses and schools put more of an emphasis on working in teams. Management and teachers face their hardest task when beginning to form a team. It is vital to form a good working team, not only for the manager and teacher's reputation with the company or school board, but also for their reputation with their clients or students. How a team performs together, depending on the task could even mean the difference between staying in business and having to close the business.
Communication is the biggest attribute in how well a team performs their given task. It is more important today to know how to effectively communicate with your team mates from the beginning o ...