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How To Be A Better Team Contributor   Written by Robert Bacal   More and more often, employees are expected to contribute to the performance and success of their work teams. While it sounds great on paper, it isn't all that easy to work in a team, since often team members are different in style, attitude, commitment and work ethic. Read more...

Sharpening The Decision Making Process In Groups - Fighting Groupthink   Written by Robert Bacal   If you are leading a group in the decision-making process, make sure that you highlight the importance of looking at the pros and cons of any ideas under consideration. Set the tone by focusing on the issues, and not that people disagree. Read more...

About Team-Building-The Manager's Role   Written by Robert Bacal   First, Sanborn defines a team as being composed of a highly communicative group of people. Poor communication means no team. Second, Sanborn suggests that a team must have members with different backgrounds, skills and abilities, so that the team can pool these things to be effective. In other words a team with no diversity in it will be unlikely to work in an innovative fashion. Read more...

The Six Deadly Sins of Team-Building   Written by Robert Bacal   There is no question that the traditional workplace, with its emphasis on internal competition and individual star performers is undergoing a transformation.  Management experts and researchers are suggesting that the successful organization is one characterized by effective teamwork, and leadership rathe than management.  Organizations are realizing the importance of developing teams that can work in a coordinated, efficient, and creative manner. Read more...

When Teams Aren't Important Or Desirable   Written by Robert Bacal    On the surface of it, it would appear that effective teams are always good, and  that it is always worthwhile to invest in team-building activities.  That worries  me.  So far I have found nothing that works as a panacea for the ills of everything, particularly in the area of organization improvement.  We know that  teams don't always make the workplace better, in terms of work climate or productivity.  The North American effort to transplant Japanese Quality Circles  has taught us that at least some team-building efforts can result in chaos and  negative outcomes.    Read more...