Chapter 1: Teamwork - Video Notes (Vocabulary Flashcards)

A vocabulary-style set of flashcards covering key teamwork terms, concepts, and common phrases from Chapter 1 notes.

Team

A group of individuals with complementary skills working together to achieve a common goal.

Group

A collection of people who work separately to meet/complete a common task.

Team characteristics

Sharing accountability; working interdependently; stability; social interaction; and shared decision-making power.

Manager-led team

A team where a manager is in charge of goals, task distribution, and overall team performance.

Self-managed team

A team with autonomy over how tasks are completed.

Cross-functional team

Team members from different expertise or functional areas working together across divisions.

Virtual team

Team members may not share a location and collaborate remotely to achieve goals.

Effective teamwork

Relies on interdependency, trust, encouragement, fulfillment, and rotation of leadership.

Group cohesiveness

Attraction to the group and willingness of members to stay with the team.

Group size

People tend to shy away from large teams.

Cohesiveness factors

Similarity among teammates; past success; exclusiveness; and competition that influence cohesion.

Groupthink

Conforming to group pressure in decision making, often not considering other viewpoints.

Erosion of team performance

Decline in performance caused by issues like unwillingness to cooperate and lack of managerial support.

Unwillingness to cooperate

The entire team cannot commit to a single goal.

Lack of managerial support

Failure of the manager to delegate authority or provide necessary support.

Technical skills

Skills needed to complete the task.

Problem-solving skills

Abilities to analyze and resolve problems.

Interpersonal skills

People skills essential for good communication and relationship building.

Teamwork roles

Roles in teamwork, including task-facilitating/leadership and relationship-building (non-leadership).

Task-facilitating leadership

A leadership role focused on guiding tasks and coordinating activities.

Relationship-building

A non-leadership role focused on developing and maintaining positive relationships.

Blocking

Actions that hinder progress and cohesiveness in a team.

Fill-in: A is a group of individuals with complementary skills working together to achieve a goal.

Team

Fill-in: Cross-functional teams cut across areas.

functional

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leadership

Fill-in: Groupthink is conformity to group pressure when making decisions, not seeing other .

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