Team building blocks and breakthroughs by Gayle Lantz
Despite best team-building efforts, many organizations still operate on low power when it comes to producing desired results. Some managers express frustration that their team just is not delivering what it must. Customers complain. Feedback surveys reveal much room for improvement. Some managers begin to question their own capability as leaders. Others like to point fingers at the "bad apple" on the team and try to find ways to remove it. These executives have tried to bring the team together to clarify goals, roles, expectations, etc., and question whether they have the right talent to do the job. Competitive and organizational changes happen so fast, it is tough for even the most effective team to perform well consistently. Here are some of the most common impediments to team success and ways to overcome them.
Call Number: International Journal of Business and Public Administration (Vol. 10, Issue 2)
Publication Date: 2007-06