1. HED 362 – L. Good TEAMS - 3 Types Work Teams/Functional Teams (1) Teams that form natural work units Most logical teams to create: Existing units/regional units Used to individual work Often perform common interdependent work

2. HED 362 – L. Good TEAMS - 3 Types Task Teams/Cross-Functional (2) Teams that address a specific problem or opportunity Usually cross-functional Less problematic than work teams No different organizational structure May fail to look beyond the team members for input

3. HED 362 – L. Good Cross-Functional - Design Issues Power Level- mix of people need more levels (position power) for implementation-oriented team Disposition of members toward problem solving and collaboration need more able problem solvers when there is time pressure and problems are controversial

4. HED 362 – L. Good Cross-Functional - Design Issues Amount of time to address the issue need more time with more innovative solutions Task specificity need more defined outcomes when tasks are more controversial or strategic

5. HED 362 – L. Good TEAMS - 3 Types Management Teams/Self-Managed (3) Teams drawn from people who direct operational or organizational units Most difficult teams to develop Achievements of team add to value of the organization Members must leave functional identities at the door

6. HED 362 – L. Good TEAMS - 3 Types Management Teams cont. Must do real work together Take on tasks that inspire and integrate work of organization Build a vision, refine the culture, improve morale or image, carry our major initiatives

7. HED 362 – L. Good Task Force Activity 6-10 members on each team Deal the deck of 30 cards out so that each member has 3-5 cards No passing cards between members No showing cards to other members Only one member can write You have 20-30 minutes

8. HED 362 – L. Good Task Force Activity Group result - spokesperson? What helped in this exercise? What Hindered? How did leadership work? How did communication work?

9. HED 362 – L. Good Task Force Activity Who grows apples? Who drives a truck? How confident are you?

10. HED 362 – L. Good Task Force Activity Who grows apples? Hull Who drives a truck? Skinner

11. HED 362 – L. Good Skill Sets Problem solving Interpersonal Technical

12. HED 362 – L. Good Problem Solving Skills Assures that team members know how to define and address problems and to reach wise decisions Thinking Ability to conceptualize issues Creativity Ability to generate options

13. HED 362 – L. Good Problem Solving Skills Discussion Ability to pursue a discovery process Decisiveness Ability to formulate and explain decisions Implementation Ability to follow through with plans and details

14. HED 362 – L. Good Interpersonal Skills Assures that team members work together and develop a sense of affiliation among members Facilitation Ability to keep the discussion focused and moving Influencing Ability to rephrase proposals to meet team member needs

15. HED 362 – L. Good Interpersonal Skills Listening Ability to capture the essence of ideas Support Ability to draw out ideas from others Visioning Ability to carry team members through the valleys of the decision making process

16. HED 362 – L. Good Technical Skills Assures substantive knowledge, access to detailed information about the issue, and experience to put the current issues into context Discovery Ability to search out needed information Organization Ability to collect and present information in a useful manner

17. HED 362 – L. Good Technical Skills Analysis Ability to interpret information Synthesis Ability to combine info for complete meaning/prioritize issues Clarification Ability to differentiate between key and secondary information