Team
Effectiveness
Team effectiveness is
important in getting big tasks done. Each team, in order to be effective, must
have many qualities to be successful. Some of the qualities that teams need are
first, everyone must understand the goals that the team has to accomplish.
Second, a team must be structured. Third, teammates must trust each other to
fulfill tasks assigned to each member.
The first meeting a
team has everyone should agree on the main goal or goals of the team. It is a
lot easier for a team to get a project done when group of people have the same
purpose. I have run into many problems when working in a group where the group
never agreed upon a goal, and the project went in different directions.
“The differences
between how people work and view the world make for interesting conversations
and dynamic teams. An effective team capitalizes on these natural differences
and maximizes performance by putting the right people in the right roles.”
(Podmoroff). Apart from having the right person on the right job, when a team
is structured and everyone knows his or her job, redundancy can be avoided.
Also, when a team is divided and given jobs, the project details can
receive more focus and the project can be done better.
The Bulls trusted
Michael Jordan to make the winning shot. Peyton Manning trusts Wes Welker to
catch the ball on a third and long play. “Trust is important in communication
and action for team effectiveness” (De Meuse, 2009). Just like teams trusted
Michael and Peyton trusted his receivers, we need to trust our teammates to do
the task assigned to them, and our team needs to trust us to do our part. Also, if
lies are told about the progress of a project, steps can’t be taken to help the
part of the project falling behind. Trust is essential in team effectiveness.
Teams should possess these qualities and many
other qualities to be effective in the world today. I know as teams understand
the main objective, receive their group roles, and trust each other to accomplish
their tasks, projects will get done, and great things will be accomplished.
Sources:
De Meuse, K. (2009). Driving
team effectiveness. Informally published manuscript , Korn/ Ferry
Institute, Stanford, Stanford, CA.
Podmoroff, D.(n.d.). Team
Effectiveness assessment how good is your team?. Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_84.htm
