Team Performance

To raise a team's performance it is necessary to know what factors impact its' effectiveness. Only after you know these factors can you determine what team development is needed.In order for teams to function effectively they must manage how they work together and how they interact with the rest of the organization. As a result of his studies, Richard Beckhard ("Optimising Team Building Efforts", Journal of Contemporary Business, Summer 1972) states that for teams to be effective they must manage four areas internal to the team: goals, roles, processes and relationships. Further research has identified a fifth factor impacting performance: how the team manages its interaction with the organisational environment. Within these factors is a hierarchy with some factors affecting all of the others. These five factors become the focus of attention for the manager who wants to raise team performance, because teams that effectively manage these areas function more effectively than teams that do not.Environmental Influences - the impact of the organisation and the outside world on team performance.The organisation creates the context within which the team functions. The policies, procedures and systems within an organisation can either support or hinder a […]

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