Managing Effective Teams
Hannah M, Haggins
Axia College
MGT 245
Organizational Theory and Behavior
Profesor Robert Peart
January 27, 2008
Effective Teams
Part of being a manager for a company is managing teams. These teams can be created for many different reasons and can have various goals put upon them. Companies want managers that are capable of constructing teams that can effectively meet goals and set standards. The four types of work teams most commonly found in organizations are: problem-solving, self-managed, cross-functional, and virtual. In completing the simulation for this course, I will use cross-functional work teams as a foundation for my investigation of effective team management.
There are four relative features that make up an effective team. These factors are situation, work, work design and process. Within these factors are workings that a manager can employ to ensure team efficiency. The components also help a manager better understand his team and how he can help them reach their goals when off-track (Robbins, 2005, p278).
"’In general, there must be a very clear sense of what the team is trying to accomplish and a timeframe to accomplish it in,’ advises Michael E. McGrath, a principal at Pittiglio Rabin Todd & Mc-Grath (PRTM) in Weston, MA (Craft, 1995).”
In the simulation for the course on effective teams there is a timeline and specific goal. The objective is to come up with groundbreaking ideas that will put the auto company Luxurion ahead of its competition. This work team will be cross-functional because once the goal is achieved each member will return to work in his or ...