Groups and Teams - created from Mind Map

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Definiton (Katzenbach) - Group: An assembly or collection of individuals

Definiton (Katzenbach) - Team: A small number (5-7) of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.

The importance of teamwork:

What characterise hi-performing teams?

Five Dysfunctions of a team

Dimensions and styles

Creative Problem Solving (CPS)

How to relate this to other theory?

Most challenges require diverse expertise and skills

Respond quickly and effectively to fast-changing environments

Enables faster and more cost-effective NPD and change

Can link and integrate complex information

Promotes creativity and innovation

Positive: Openness, Listening, defined Roles, trust, humor, Complimentary skills Support

Negative: Conflicts (person/process/task) Lack of interest Lack of trust

Adapted from: Lencioni, P. The five dysfunctions of a team

Other barriers to teamwork

Lack of clear sponsorship and leadership

Individualistic or competitive goal structures

Incompetent team members for the task

No clear purpose, goal, or desired outcome

Lack of support, resources, and recognition

Dominant or recessive members

Orientation to change

Manner of processing

Ways of deciding

Implications of styles

Your preference for perceiving and managing information when dealing with change or solving problems.

Explorer

Developer

Orientation to Change shows your overall preference for the Explorer or Developer Style and is comprised of three sub-scales or elements.

Preference for Novelty

Structure and authority

Search strategy<

External

Internal

Person

Task

We need to link creativity in the person to the remainder of the system - remember the 4 P’s (product, process, and press)

Understanding the challenge

Ideas

Preparing for actions

The heartbeat of CPS

Brainstorming

Differentiate between individuals, groups/teams, and organizations.