LEAD 201 Team Leadership

Are groups and teams the same?

NO!

What are the primary distinctions between groups and teams?

level of independence or interdependence used to complete tasks

What makes groups?

they work toward individual goals, are independent, share ideas, work toward personal goals, and have common identity

What makes teams?

they work toward common goals, are independent or interdependent, have different responsibilities, support each other, learn as a collective, and develop a team identity

What are Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development?

1. Forming

2. Storming

3. Norming

4. Performing

5. Adjourning (LATER ADDED)

What is forming?

orientation, testing, dependence relationship establishment w/ leaders, group members, or standards

What is storming?

conflict within the group; resistance to group influence and task requirements

What is norming?

group members reach state of group members; energy and resources of group applied to task activities

What is adjourning?

describes group’s termination process; when goals have been fulfilled or time has run out

What are the foundational elements of teams?

1. composition

2. skills

3. transition process

How are types of teams categorized?

based on authority structure

What are the types of teams?

1. manager-led

2. self-managing

3. self-designing

4. self-governing

What are manager-led teams?

require a leader or manager to drive the team’s goals; leader behavior is dependent on team’s context, goals, and tasks - works well with new teams

What is self-managing teams?

more responsibility to the team; members responsible for team tasks and monitoring - leaders responsible for setting direction and team composition

What are self-designing teams?

even more responsibility to the team; same as self-managing but an outside leader doesn’t control - teams select their own tasks & add new mems

What are self-governing teams?

responsible for all functions; set own direction and alter purpose if needed - works well with high-performing teams

What are the types of team leadership?

1. external

2. internal

What is external team leadership?

provide direction from outside the team, manage team boundaries, but not involved in team’s day-to-day activities - having this type of leader allows team to focus on tasks without being interrupted

What is internal team leadership?

one of the team’s members is the leader - shared leadership distributed amongst team members (think! self-managing, self-designing)