TEAMWORK | What makes a self-managing team different from a traditional work team?

What makes a self-managing team different from a traditional work team?

TEAMWORK | How would a manager know that a team is suffering from groupthink (give two symptoms), and what could the manager do about it (give two responses)?

How would a manager know that a team is suffering from groupthink (give two symptoms), and what could the manager do about it (give two responses)?

TEAMWORK | What is the relationship among a team's cohesiveness, performance norms, and performance results?

What is the relationship among a team's cohesiveness, performance norms, and performance results?

TEAMWORK | How can a manager improve team effectiveness by modifying inputs?

How can a manager improve team effectiveness by modifying inputs?

TEAMWORK | Case Study

Marcos Martinez has just been appointed manager of a production team operating the 11 pm to 7 am shift in a large manufacturing firm. An experienced manager, Marcos is pleased that the team members really like and get along well with one another, but they also appear to be restricting their task outputs to the minimum acceptable levels. What could Marcos do to improve things in this situation, and why should he do them?