RSM100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Abilene Paradox, Vestment
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Supportive environment, a ceo and manager putting resources in. Teams decide how to work and evaluate themselves and each other. A variety of skills, knowledge, and abilities are required. Make better decisions, but take longer to do it. Lend you expertise when required and others to utilize theirs. Have contingency plans to upgrade or restart their work process. Actual group productivity = potential productivity - process losses. Deciding who leads is far less important than deciding what needs to be done - best to. Leader of the workgroup is often accountable for the group"s performance. Teams should begin by discussing what is important, what is needed, what the success. Moving too quickly to problem-solving or alternative-generation mode. Team becomes an arena for a contest of positions. Offline discussions that should be held in open forum. Teams may decide on first available then stop looking for best. A powerful leader may go on the record with their opinion.
