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A team is a small group of people working together to achieve a
common purpose for which they hold themselves collectively
accountable. A team generates positive synergy through coordinated
effort.
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g ÷ommitted to goals they helped define.
g Possess complementary skills.
g Support one another willingly.
g Hold themselves collectively accountable for results.
g Trust and support other members.
g Offer suggestions and give feedback to other members.
g May disagree but work to resolve differences and reach consensus.
g In short, teams create the potential for an organisation to generate
greater outputs with no increase in inputs.
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a group of 5 to 12 employees from the same
department who meet to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency and the
work environment.
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teams that are empowered to make decisions
about planning, doing and evaluating their work
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it brings together persons from different functions to
work on a common task
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it is a team that uses computer technology and groupware so
that geographically distant members can collaborate on pro ects and reach
common goals.
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People who play the task specialist role display People who support team members¶ emotional
the following behaviours. needs play the following roles:
g Initiation: Propose new solutions to team g ncourage: Warm and receptive to others¶
problems. ideas; praise and encourage others to
draw forth their contributions.
g Give opinions: Offer opinions on task solutions; g Harmonise: econcile group conflicts; help
Give candid feedback on others¶ suggestions. disagreeing parties reach agreement.
g Seek information: Ask for task relevant facts. g educe tension: May tell okes or in other ways
draw off emotions when group atmosphere is
tense.
g Summarise: elate various ideas to the problem at g ollow: Go along with the team; agree to other
Hand; pull ideas together into a summary perspective. team members¶ ideas.
g nergiser: Stimulate the team into action when g ÷ompromise: Will shift own opinions to maintain
interest drops. team harmony.
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