Week 3: Teamwork and Team Performance – Discussion
A Lesson in Team Building (graded)
One of your Facebook friends has posted this note:
“Help! I have just been assigned to head a new product design team at my company. The division manager has high expectations for the team and for myself, but I have been a technical design engineer for four years since graduating from college. I have never ‘managed’ anyone, let alone led a team. The manager keeps talking about her confidence that I will be very good at creating lots of teamwork. Does anyone out there have any tips to help me master this challenge? Help!” You immediately start to formulate your recommendations. What are the three key things you will advise her to do, and why those three first?
Certainly the optimal approach would be to read Chapter 8 prior to diving in to assist your Facebook friend. I would suggest reading “Making a Big Deal Out of Nothing” on page 194 of your textbook as well. It could help to provide some alternative strategies. BTW what are those three things?
“Reality Team-building is Catching More Attention” is an interesting experiment. If you were to participate what would you have as your goals?