Unit 19 Developing Team in Business Assignment (GC01632)
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Task 1.
P1 Describe different types of teams and the benefits of teams for an organization.
P2 Explain how to build cohesive teams that perform well
P3 Define the attributes and skills needed by a team leader
Task 2.
P4 Demonstrate working as part of a team towards achieving specific goals.
P5 Demonstrate dealing with any conflict or difficult situations as a team leader
P6 Review the team’s overall effectiveness together with your contribution to achieving the goals, receiving and providing feedback to other team members.
Conclusion.
References.
Introduction
Teams bring together people with diverse skills and make something that nobody could do alone. A well-planned team improves motivation (Bacon, 2016). Communication is higher on teams, and the diverse skill set means teams can discover new approaches. Because teams have specific shared goals, team members usually enjoy greater autonomy, variety, task identity, task significance, and feedback. This assignment will be shown the overall view of the importance of teamwork on the achievement of Brakes. Brakes is a food and distribution company supplying food, drink and other products mainly to the catering industry in the UK through more than 20 distribution shops (Brakes group, 2019). It provides delivered wholesale and contracts logistical services. The company was created in 1958 and headquartered in Ashford, United Kingdom (Brakes group, 2019).
Its customers include schools, contract caterers, hospitals, hotels, independent dining establishments and various large restaurant chains. In the first task; firstly I discuss the different types of teams and their benefits for an organization like Brakes Group and discuss how to build an effective cohesive team. This paper also discusses the attributes and skills of a team leader and the method of dealing with any conflict or difficult situations by working as a part of a team respectively. The second task of the paper evaluates the effectiveness of a team together with my contribution to achieving the goals, receiving and providing feedback to other team members.
Task 1
P1 Describe different types of team and the benefits of teams for an organization
Firstly; I am going to describes different types of teams and their benefits for an organization like Brakes Group. There are various types of teams including the following types:
Formal team
Formal teams or groups are created deliberately by managers and are assigned to carry out specific tasks to help the organization achieve its goals (Bacon, 2016). These are also called work teams. The most common type of formal group is the command team. In this team, there is a manager and all employees who report to that manage
Informal team
Informal teams or groups emerge whenever people come together and interact regularly. Such groups develop within the formal organizational structure (Brown, 2015). Members of informal teams tend to subordinate some of their individual needs to those of the team as a whole.
A cross-functional team
A cross-functional team is just what it sounds like—a team that pulls its members from across the different functional areas of an organization (Brown, 2015). For example, cross-functional teams may be composed of representatives from production, sales, marketing, finance, and legal. The strength of this type of team lies in its members having different functional backgrounds, education, and experience. The diversity of experience aids innovative problem solving and decision-making.
A self-managed team
A self-managed team is a group of employees that’s responsible and accountable for all or most aspects of producing a product or delivering a service. It could be thought of as a mini-company within a larger organization (Brown, 2015). Traditional organizations assign tasks to employees depending on their skills or the functional department (sales, finance, production). A self-managed team carries out the supporting tasks as well, such as planning and scheduling the technical workflow tasks, and human resource tasks such as managing vacations and absences. Team members may take turns leading and assuming technical responsibilities.
Virtual teams
Virtual teams are groups of individuals working together with a common purpose but from different locations. People may be in different time zones or even different organizations(Brown, 2015). The obvious advantage of a virtual team is the low cost, both in time and money to maintain it. Meeting in virtual time increases flexibility for the members (no need to get dressed before the meeting!) and allows the organization to use the talent of people from around the globe.
Temporary team
The temporary teams may have the opportunity to achieve permanent employment status after the time period has lapsed. Temporary workers may also be referred to as seasonal employees or temps (Brown, 2015). Temporary teams are usually formed for a shorter duration either to assist the permanent team or work when the members of the permanent team are busy with some other project.
P2 Explain how to build cohesive teams that perform well
Introduction
Teams are defined as two or more people who interact with and influence each other toward the achievement of a common purpose. In a more general sense you might have observed cricket teams, hockey teams etc (Bailey, 2013). But in the field of administration/management, a group of people that the manager supervises to achieve given goals is called a team or group. The single most untapped competitive advantage is teamwork. To gain this advantage, teams must:……………………….
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