1. Chapter 11
Developing and Leading Effective Teams
Group V :
Elisabeth M
Mulyadi
Rery Indra K
Ronggo S
2. Learning Objectives
1. Explain how a work group becomes a team
2. Identify and describe four types of work teams
3. Explain the model of effective work teams, and specify the
two criteria of team effectiveness
4. Identify five teamwork competencies team members need to
possess
5. Discuss why teams fail
3. Learning Objectives
6. List at least four things managers can do to build trust
7. Distinguish two types of group cohesiveness, and summarize
cohesiveness research findings
8. Define virtual teams and self-managed teams
9. Describe high-performance teams and discuss team
leadership
5. Work Group becomes a Team
1) Leadership becomes a shared
activity
2) Accountability shifts from
strictly individual to both
individual and collective
3) The group develops its own
purpose or mission
4) Problem solving becomes a
way of life, not a part-time
activity
5) Effectiveness is measured by
the group’s collective
outcomes and products
8. Teamwork Competencies
Orients Team to Problem-
solving Situation
Organizes and Manages Team
Performance
Promotes a Positive Team
Environment
Facilitates and Manages Task
Conflict
Appropriately Promotes
Perspective
11. Effective Teamwork Requires:
Cooperation rather than
competition
◦ Within teams
◦ Among teams within
organizations
Trust reciprocal faith in
others’ intentions and
behavior
Cohesiveness a sense of
“we-ness”, strength of team
members’ desires to remain
a part of the team
12. Interpersonal Trust Involves a Cognitive Leap
Firsthand knowledge
of other person’s
reliability and
integrity
Distrust Trust
Cognitive leap
Faith in the other person’s
good intentions
Assumption that other person
will behave as desired
What can you do to build trust?
13. Cohesiveness
A sense of “we-ness” helps the
group stick together
Socio-emotional cohesiveness
◦ Sense of togetherness based on
emotional satisfaction
Instrumental cohesiveness
◦ Sense of togetherness based on
mutual dependency needed to
get the job done
16. How to Manage Virtual Teams
Establish regular times for group
interaction
Set up firm rules for communication
Use visual forms of communication
where possible
Emulate the attributes of co-located
teams
Give and receive feedback and offer
assistance on a regular basis
Agree on standard technology so all
team members can work together
easily
17. How to Manage Virtual Teams
Consider using 360-degree feedback to better
understand and evaluate team members
Provide a virtual meeting room via intranet, web site,
or bulletin board
Note which employees effectively use e-mail to build
team rapport
Smooth the way for an employee’s next assignment if
membership on the team, or the team itself is not
permanent
Be available to employees, but don’t wait for them to
seek you out
Encourage informal, off-line conversations between
team members
19. Attributes of High Performance Teams
1) Participative leadership
2) Shared responsibility
3) Aligned on purpose
4) High communication
5) Future focused
6) Focused on task
7) Creative talents
8) Rapid response
21. Recent Research on Trust
Schweitzer, Hershey, and Bradlow (2006) – conducted
laboratory study and found…..
◦ When trust is broken by untrustworthy actions, it can be
restored through consistent trustworthy actions
◦ A promise to act in a trustworthy way helps facilitate the
regaining of trust
◦ Deception does serious long-term damage to trust and
makes it very difficult to restore, even when followed by
trustworthy actions
22. How to Build Trust
What can you do to build trust?
◦ Communicate
◦ Support
◦ Respect
◦ Fair
◦ Predictable
◦ Competent
23. Groups & Teams
Team - Small group with
complementary skills who
hold themselves mutually
accountable for common
purpose, goals, and approach
Group - two or more freely
interacting individuals,
collective norms, collective
goals, common identity
24. Groups Vs. Teams
Group Team
Goal Share information Collective
performance
Synergy Neutral (sometimes
negative)
Positive
Accountability Individual Individual and
mutual
Skills Random and Varied Complementary
25. A Winning Team
Tennessee Volunteers win NCAA Women’s Basketball Title –
April 2007
Source: Summitt, Vols on Top again, Patrick, D. USA Today 4/4/07 pp. 1C-2C
27. Tips for Working on Virtual Teams
Meet face-to-face to start a project and for major milestones
Assume positive intent
◦ If an e-mail's tone sounds off-putting, withhold judgment
until you learn more or talk to them directly via phone
Engage in positive predictable behavior
◦ Honor commitments, attend meetings on time, don’t send
terse emails
28. Tips for Working on Virtual Teams
Respect
◦ Ensure everyone feel they have a voice on the team.
Be in the moment
◦ Pay attention to the meeting you are in – no cell phones,
checking e-mail, etc.
Contribution
◦ Everyone should be clear what they should do to contribute
to the team’s goals.
29. Which Teams are More Productive?
Small Teams Big Teams
82% 16%
Decide by Consensus One Strong Decision-Maker
81% 17%
People Differ from One Another People are Similar to One
Another
48% 47%
30. Leaders Building Trust
Give people reasons to trust
one another instead of
reasons to watch their backs
Refuse to reward successes
that are built on untrusting
behavior
Display trust and
trustworthiness in their own
actions; personally and on
company’s behalf
31. Building Trust in Traditional & Virtual Teams
Nonwork-related communication
Reduction of task and technological uncertainty
Team members who demonstrate initiative
Team leaders who communicate in a predictable manner
Timely and meaningful response to problems and issues
Positive and enthusiastic leadership
Ability to shift focus from procedures to tasks
Crises handled as “business as usual”