The topic I decided to focus on for this chapter is the
relationship between Team Leaders and Team members. The team leader in the
group has to organize the members to work together in the working environment.
The main focus of the team leader is not only to get the job, but to get
everyone working together as a team. The team members need to get along and
build strong bonds because it will lead to a higher quality of production. The
team leader will also be able to determine if it is better for everyone to work
on the project at the same time, or if they should split up each task so every
person in the group can work on their own assignment individually. Sometimes
team members may slack off in production so it is the team leader’s job to help
them become energetic about the project they are doing. When the team works
well together, working comes naturally and they have a good time finishing their
goal.
I also believe that a good relationship between the team leader and team members is critical to group success. If the members do not feel respected or valued they will not produce quality work within the group. Then the leader will become frustrated and then the group tension rises. It is up to the team leader(s) to keep the team enthusiastic and motivated to work together. Also a good team leader will work with the group, not just facilitate. I believe this works best because group members gain respect for the group leader(s) and will be more motivated to work.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is important for a group to all participate together, finishing an assignment would be a lot easier and would go a lot smoother. It is important to work well as a group but most importantly it is substantial for them to work well independently as individuals. The group leader most definitely has the most important role, but everyone else needs to be willing to participate. I personally hate it working with a noncooperative group. This usually results in the group failing all together or there would be only ONE person taking on all the duties or tasks in the group.
ReplyDeleteThe group leader definitely has the toughest role because he has to get along with everybody and have everyone respect him and listen to him. This is a necessary relationship though because if people are going to work together as a team they have to have a common goal and direction. In an earlier chapter the book says that when people work in a group without defined leadership they are less happy and less productive. I’ve definitely seen this in my own life in situations where I get to work with people who are my friends but nobody wants to take on the leadership role. It’s just kind of lame and usually nothing gets accomplished. Being able to rally around a leader and finish a project is definitely more enjoyable
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