1. Leadership Theory, Application, Skill Development 1st Edition Robert N
Leadership Theory, Application, Skill Development 1st Edition Robert N. Lussier and Christopher F. Achua .
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2. Leading Self-Managing Teams
Chapter 8
Leading Self-Managing Teams
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4. Chapter 8 Learning Objectives
Nature of self-managed teams.
Key decisions they are empowered to make.
5 Potential benefits of utilizing.
4 Team formation variables
7 Facilitating factors
Distributed leadership in relationship
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5. Self-Managed Teams
Relatively autonomous work groups in which the responsibilities and obligations traditionally maintained by management
have been transferred to a group of people who perform a complex task with highly interdependent activities.
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6. Make Operating Decisions
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Make Operating Decisions
Acquire Supplies
& Materials
Self-Managed Teams Are Usually Empowered to:
Assign Work
Interact with Customers
Perform
Team Member Evaluations
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Plan Schedules
Create Task Procedures
Deal with Conflicts
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7. Potential Benefits of Using Self-Managed Team Stronger Commitment
Improved Quality
and Efficiency
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Potential
Benefits of
Using
Self-Managed
Team
More Satisfied Employees
Lower Turnover / Absenteeism
Faster Product Development
Flexibility Dealing with
Personnel Shortages
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Helps Solve Problems &
Suggest Improvements
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8. Team Formation Variables
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Norms
Team
Formation
Variables
Task
Structure
Membership
Mix and
Size
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Champion
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9. Self- Managed Group Success Factors
Top
Management
Support &
Commitment
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Strong &
Experienced
Facilitator
Unambiguous
Goals &
Objectives
Self-
Managed
Group
Success
Factors
Appropriate
Task Design
Appropriate
Compensation
Structure
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Adequate
Information
System
Appropriate
Scope of
Authority
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10. Neutral Facilitator
An external leader of a self-managed team whose job is to create a supportive environment where team members take on responsibilities to work productively and solve complex problems on their own.
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11. High-Involvement Management
Moves power, information, knowledge, and rewards farther down the organization.
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12. Distributed Leadership
A collection of roles and behaviors that can be divided, shared, rotated, and used sequentially or concomitantly in a SMT environment.
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