Team Development and Leadership Strategies for Enhancing Productivity
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Running Head: Developing Successful Business TeamsDeveloping SuccessfulBusiness Teams
2Developing Successful Business TeamsTable of ContentsExecutive Summary...................................................................................................................3Introduction:...............................................................................................................................4Task 1:........................................................................................................................................4A description of the characteristics of a team currently to explain how they contribute to the overall success of the organisation:......................................................4An assessment of the importance of team roles using Belbin and the manager’s role using Blake and Mouton within the organisation:.....................................................5●Using Adair's Action Centred Model on leadership and team formation explain each stage in relation to developing teams........................................................................8Task 2:......................................................................................................................................12Plan and apply Herzberg’s and Maslow’s motivation theories to the organisation. Explain how open communication is encouraged within the team and evaluate ways to dealwith any possible conflict between team members..............................................................12Plan and recommendations as to how the team’s performance will be monitored and improved over the next six months:.....................................................................................18Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................22References:...............................................................................................................................23
3Developing Successful Business TeamsExecutive SummaryThe entire report deals with the understanding of the features of the successful teams. The analysis has thrown light on the ability to support the development of the teams. This has initiated with the analysis of the roles and characteristics of the effective teams. The monitoring of the teams has also been supported with plan and discussion. Hence, from the entire analysis it could be understood that the managers of the organization have to be carefulabout the monitoring of the team’s performance on regular basis and it is highly recommended that the assessment and regular evaluation of the performance against the objectives is very important.
4Developing Successful Business TeamsIntroduction:The report presents the analysis of the three main team development areas with the aim of ensuring that the current and future practices have positive impacts on the organization. It is very important to understand the features of a successful team, supporting team performance and monitoring team performance. The characteristics of the teams are described in the reportas these are vital for the overall success of the organizational outcomes. The analysis has been done on the basis of the one of the organizations in Hong Kong, 759 Store which is a chain store which has its headquarters in Hong Kong. The company has been founded in 2010 by Coils Lam Wai Chun. It imports daily need items from the manufacturers directly from the countries like Japan, European Union and Korea [ CITATION 75918 \l 1033 ]. There are different theories of motivation like Herzberg’s and Maslow’s motivation theories which have been explained in this report. The leadership is also very vital in assuring the proper team building and motivating the members. The application of Adair's Action CentredModel on leadership has been covered in this report. The report ends with the development ofa plan for a period of six months which could ensure effective monitoring and improving the team’s performance. Task 1:A description of the characteristics of a team currently to explain howthey contribute to the overall success of the organisation:Characteristics of teams Contribution to overall success of the organization Emotional intelligenceIt is seen that each individual team has emotional intelligence which is even more important than the technical intelligence and it makes the members of the teams to become socially aware. The entire team contributes to the improvement of the quality of the work[ CITATION Ali142 \l 1033 ].
5Developing Successful Business TeamsUnderstanding and sharingcommon goalsThe members of the teams are required to have common goals and shared objectives of achievements which make them more efficient and they understand the work effectively and try to achieve the overall objectives of the organization.Proactive communicationWith the support of proactive communication the membersof the teams could share information and create situational awareness for the members of the other teams[ CITATION Ali141 \l 1033 ]. Measurable objectivesMembers of the teams know that the goals are the fuel which drives them to know their works and they strive to get them done effectively [ CITATION Mar1813 \l 1033 ]. Understanding of customers’ expectationsEach individual team understands and serves both internal and external customers and they know that to succeed they need to know the expectations of the customers[ CITATION Sop181 \l 1033 ].Agreeing on the process foraccomplishment of workThe teams are characterised by efficiency which need a shared process and through the shared process the overall work gets done.Effective decision making capacityDecisions are needed to be made for successful teamwork and effective teamwork is based on the capacities with which the members of the teams make vital and suitable decisions. An assessment of the importance of team roles using Belbin and the manager’s role using Blake and Mouton within the organisation:Team Roles using Belbin:The team roles as explained by Belbin from a long tenure research have been given below:Plant (PL)Resource Investigator (RI)Co-ordinator (CO)Shaper (SH)Monitor Evaluator (ME)Teamwork (TW)Implementer (IMP)
6Developing Successful Business TeamsCompleter-Finisher (CF)Specialist (SP)The team plays the role of Plant where it is creative and possesses the capacity to solve the difficult problems and the teams is unorthodox. The team as Resource Investigator explores the different opportunities and develops contacts. The team being extrovert good at communication and enhances the sharing of information and knowledge. As coordinator the teams handle the being much mature, confident and excellent chairperson [ CITATION Bel14 \l 1033 ]. The teams clarify objectives and goals and promote the vital process of decision-making. The team work gets delegated well. The teams are dynamic and they are challenging and they thrive on pressure. They have the drive, motivation and courage to combat the issues and overcome the constraints. The teams play the crucial role as Monitor Evaluator where they evaluate the different alternatives and then choose the right and suitableone and they could play this role because they are strategic in nature and they could judge thealternatives accurately. The role of teamwork is one of the key aspects of the overall success of the organizations where the teams cooperate with each other and they listen to each other. One team helps the other one and they avert the friction and establish harmony. The teams are mild and perceptive and they play their roles being diplomatic. The reliable teams play the role of an Implementer where they execute their tasks with efficiency and in a conservative and disciplined manner. They implement new ideas and also turn such ideas intoactions on practical grounds. The teams also play the role of a Completer-Finisher where theyidentify the errors or the omissions and deliver the main outcomes as per the stipulated deadline. The teams are very conscious about the quality of the final outcomes. The teams areSpecialists where they single-mindedly dedicate themselves towards providing knowledge and skills in the situations of rare supply. The teams are self-starting and they are the most
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