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Chapter 10
Team Development
Interventions
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Learning Objectives
Identify how team development techniques fit
into OD program.
Recognize team problems and why teams
may not be operating at optimum capacity.
Understand and experience process of teamdevelopment.
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North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty is book and movie.
Based on life of a Dallas Cowboys professional
football player.
Illustrates behind-the-scenes look at team effort
involved in running football play.
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Organizing Around Teams
A team is a group of individuals:
with complementary skills
who depend upon one another to
accomplish common purpose
for which they hold themselves mutuallyaccountable.
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Teamwork
Teamwork is work done when members
subordinate personal prominence for team.
Many management theorists see team-based
organization as wave of future.
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The Team Approach
Many organizations increase productivity by
implementing team-based programs.
Interdependence refers to situations where one
persons performance contingent upon how
someone else performs.
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Organizations Use Sport
Teams As a ModelBaseball - pooled interdependence where team
member contributions somewhat independent
of one another.
Football - involves sequential interdependence.
Basketball - exhibits highest degree ofinterdependence.
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Major OD Technique
Is Team BuildingTeam building and team development used
interchangeably.
Team building is where members of work group
examine goals and culture to improve ability
to work together.
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Reasons for Using Team
DevelopmentWork group is basic unit of organization and
provides supportive change factor.
Operating problems of work groups often
sources of inefficiency.
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OD in Practice
Cup of Joe at Starbucks (part 1 of 2)
CEO Schultz has strong vision for Starbucks.
Starbucks mission statement includes Provide
a great work environment and treat each
other with respect and dignity.
Starbucks philosophy is Leave no one behind.
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OD in Practice (part 2 of 2)
Employee surveys rank Starbucks ahead of
other companies.
Two reasons why people work for Starbucks:
The opportunity to work with an enthusiastic
team.To work in a place where I feel I have
value.
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Need for Team Development
Teams are primary unit in organization.
Two types of teams:
Natural work team.
Temporary task team.
Need for team development varies with
situation.
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Three Categories Requiring Teams
Simple.
Complex.
Problem.
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Figure 10.1Situation Determines Teamwork
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Simple Situations
People working alone and no need to involve
others.
Little team development necessary.
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Complex Situations
Information must be shared to complete task
but interaction not on deeply personal level.
Some team development necessary.
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Problem Situations
Unusual and unprecedented situations having
impact outside individuals scope of influence.
Requires team development approach.
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Operating Problems of Teams
(part 1 of 2)
Goals - groups lose purpose and direction.
Member needs - interpersonal differences.
Norms - lack of norms and acceptable behavior.
Homogeneous members - tend to produce
homogeneous ideas.
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Operating Problems of Teams
(part 2 of 2)
Decision making - authoritative decision
making.
Leadership - degree of power and control of
members inappropriate.
Size - number of members too small or toolarge for effective interaction.
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Figure 10.2Sources of Team Problems
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Cohesiveness and Groupthink
(part 1 of 2)
Cohesiveness refers to unity that members of
group have for one another.
A high degree of cohesiveness can result in
groupthink.
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Cohesiveness and Groupthink
(part 2 of 2)
Groupthink is deterioration of reality testing that
results from group pressures.
Likely to happen when agreement becomes
dominant force.
Groupthink tends to outweigh consideration ofalternatives.
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Eight Characteristics of
Groupthink1. Illusion of
invulnerability.
2. Rationalization.
3. Illusion of morality.
4. Shared stereotypes.
5. Direct pressure.
6. Self-censorship.
7. Illusion of
unanimity.
8. Mind guards.
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Purpose of Team Development
To integrate goals of individual and group with
goals of organization.
Team development one of most widely used
OD activities.
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Team Development Involves:
(part 1 of 2)
Identify objectives, set priorities.
Examine team performance.
Analyze group process.
Improve communications.
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Team Development Involves:
(part 2 of 2)
Improve problem-solving ability.
Increase cooperation.
Work more effectively with other teams.
Increase respect of other team members.
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Two Types of Activities
Family group diagnostic meetings.
Aimed at identifying group problems.
Family group team-building meetings.
Aimed at improving teams functioning.
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Team Development Meeting
Has Two Objectives1. Task or work agenda of group.
2. Processes by which members work on the
task.
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General Procedure of Training
Step 1: Initiate team development meeting.
Step 2: Set objectives.
Step 3: Collect data.
Step 4: Plan the meeting.
Step 5: Conduct the meeting.
Step 6: Evaluate team development process.
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Our Changing World: Electronic
Team Development (part 1 of 2)Computers and Internet bring change to way
work is done.
Internet presents unique opportunities for
companies connected by computers.
IBM brings groups of more than 7,000 togetheron the Internet.
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Our Changing World (part 2 of 2)
The GE approach:
Worldwide program of suppliers and customers.
Goal is to improve information sharing.
The P&G approach:
Researchers worldwide meet on company Web.
Schedules meetings devoted to specific subject.
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Outdoor Experiential
Laboratory TrainingTakes people who work together and places in
outdoor setting with experiential exercises.
Seems to hasten discussions surrounding
leadership styles and team work.
After exercise team discusses what theylearned and how it applies to work.
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The Outdoor Lab Process
1. Assessment of team made prior to training.
2. Orientation meeting held with participants.
3. Exercises selected to fit abilities of team.
4. The team participates in exercises.
5. Team reflects on process.
6. Team follows with goal setting and plans.
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Cautions When Using Outdoor
LabsSafety is major concern.
Participation is voluntary.
Participants should have fun and labs not
become too serious.
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Role Negotiation As
Team DevelopmentDirected at work relationships among team
members.
Members discuss what they want from one
another and why.
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Role Negotiations Includes:
1. Contract setting.
2. Issue diagnosis.
3. Role negotiation.
4. Written role negotiation agreement.
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Role Analysis As
Team DevelopmentDesigned to clarify roles of team members.
Role ambiguity - team member not fully
knowing what others expect.
Role conflict - difference between expectations
of team member and actual behavior.Role analysis used to clarify role discrepancies.
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Steps in Role Analysis
1. Role analysis.
2. Role incumbent expectations of others.
3. Others expectations of role incumbent.
4. Role profile.
Above steps are followed until each member
completes role profile.
Role profiles are periodically reviewed.
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KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS
Group cohesiveness - attractiveness group
has for its members.
Groupthink - describes the problems of group
cohesiveness.
Interdependence - persons performancecontingent upon how someone else performs.
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Natural work team - people coming together
because of the related jobs.
Outdoor experiential laboratory training -
people who work together placed in outdoor
setting and allowed to experiment with
leadership styles and teamwork.
Role ambiguity - role incumbent unaware of
expectations by others.
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Role analysis technique - team development
method for clarifying role expectations.
Role conflict - discrepancy between role
conception and others expectations.
Role negotiation - team building technique
involved at negotiations between participants.
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Team - group of individuals who depend on
one another to accomplish objective. Team building - work group examines goals,
structure, procedures, culture, and norms to
improve ability to work together.
Team development also called team
building.
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Teamwork - work done by members
subordinating personal prominence for goodof team.
Temporary task team - groups meeting for
limited time to work on problem.
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Preparations for Next Chapter
Read Chapter 11.
Prepare for OD Skills Simulation 11.1.
Read and analyze Case: The Exley Chemical
Company.