Describe your own team or group, or a team or group you have worked with in the past. What type of team is it? How many people are on the team? How long have the team members worked together? In your opinion, what are the most frustrating aspects of teamwork? How do your responses compare to those of the managers surveyed in this chapter?
What are the five key defining characteristics of teams? Consider the four different types of teams described in this chapter. How is authority and control distributed in each type of team? What are the key advantages and disadvantages of each team model? Give some real-life examples of organizations that use each of the four different […]