**Highlight the advantages and dysfunctions of workong in teams:
1-Advantages:
Sharing informations.
Disicions Decision Making.
Reduce errors.
Distribute resbonsibility.
Increse the chances of proper implementation of the decisions
2-Dysfunctions:
Groupthink and social confirmity
Inattention to results.
Avoidance of accountability.
Lack of commitment.
Fear of conflict.
Absence of trust.
Absence of trust:
1-Conceal weaknesses and mistakes.
2-Hesitate to ask for help or offer constructive criticism.
3-Hold grudges.
4-Dread meetings.
5-Find reasons to avoid spending time together.
Fear of conflict:
1-Team meetings are boring.
2-Back channel politics and personal attacks are permitted.
3-Ignore controversial topics.
4-Wast time posturing and managing personal risk.
Future to commit:
1-Creates ambiguity among the team about direction and priorities.
2-Watches windows of opportunity close due to excessive analysis and unnecessary delay.
3-Breads lack of confidence and fear of failer.
4-Revisits discussions and decisions again and again.
5-Encouarges second-guessing among team members.
Avoiding accountability:
1-Creates resentment among team members who have different standards of performance.
2-Encourage medioerity.
3-Misses deadlines.
4-Places an undue burden on the team leader as the sole source of discipline.
Not focused on results:
1-Stagnates / fails to grow.
2-Rarely defaults competitors.
3-Loses achievements-oriented employees.
4-Encourages team members to focus on their own careers and individuals goals.
5-Is easily distracted.
1-Advantages:
2-Dysfunctions:
- Absence of trust:
1-Conceal weaknesses and mistakes.2-Hesitate to ask for help or offer constructive criticism.
3-Hold grudges.
4-Dread meetings.
5-Find reasons to avoid spending time together.
- Fear of conflict:
1-Team meetings are boring.2-Back channel politics and personal attacks are permitted.
3-Ignore controversial topics.
4-Wast time posturing and managing personal risk.
- Future to commit:
1-Creates ambiguity among the team about direction and priorities.2-Watches windows of opportunity close due to excessive analysis and unnecessary delay.
3-Breads lack of confidence and fear of failer.
4-Revisits discussions and decisions again and again.
5-Encouarges second-guessing among team members.
- Avoiding accountability:
1-Creates resentment among team members who have different standards of performance.2-Encourage medioerity.
3-Misses deadlines.
4-Places an undue burden on the team leader as the sole source of discipline.
- Not focused on results:
1-Stagnates / fails to grow.2-Rarely defaults competitors.
3-Loses achievements-oriented employees.
4-Encourages team members to focus on their own careers and individuals goals.
5-Is easily distracted.
- Healthy team:
1-Trusting teams.2-Healthy conflict.
3-Strong commitments.
4-Effective accountability.
5-Collective results.