SMG OB 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Forbes, Team 10, Team Dynamics

• School: Boston University
• Department: Organizational Behavior
• Course: SMG OB 221
• Professor: Anderson

Document Summary

For achieving common goals and influence each other. My performance will have an impact on the group = team. No impact on each other; one person"s role does not impact another member= group. Takes time and effort to get a team. Tasks are too complicated to do it by yourself. 10 skills employers say they seek (according to forbes magazine: work in a team, solve problems, make decisions, plan, organize and prioritize work, communicate verbally with ppl inside and outside organization, obtain and process info. Success of a team is all about having good people. (false) There are many design factors that lead to them success. Team effectiveness model: factors that lead to team success. Team design: team size, small teams are good because: (5-7 people) i. ii. iii. iv. Less process loss (e. g. time to get together and how to get things done) -- less coordination, quicker agreement. More engaged with team -- know members, more influential.