Chapter 14, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada Current Challenges in Managing Teams Managers need to determine when it is best to use a team, especially global teams. Issues associated with global teams include: –Group member resources in global terms –Group structure –Conformity –Status –Social loafing –Cohesiveness –Group processes –The manager’s role

Chapter 14, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada Teams Are Not Always the Answer Three questions help determine whether a team fits a situation? –Can the work be done better by more than one person? –Does the work create a common purpose or set of goals for the people in the group that is more than the sum of individual goals? –Are the members of the group interdependent?

Chapter 14, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada Summary and Implications What are the stages of team development? –Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning How do individuals become team players? –Selecting the right people and training them and finally rewarding them appropriately

Chapter 14, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada Summary and Implications How can groups become effective teams? –Through effective team characteristics What are some of the current challenges in managing teams? –Global team challenges