Tasks for Teams

Who is the leader?

• T – trust among group members• E – encouragement• A – accountability for accomplishing

goals• M – meaningful work through mission

advancement• S – serving one another and a larger

cause

• Carl Anderson and Nigel Franks research focused on self organization in biological systems.

• Ken Thompson applied it to human interactions in High performance teams based on natures most successful designs.

Teams undertake different kinds of tasks• Individual Task• An individual task is one that can be

completed by persons without any assistance.

• The group of individuals are on a team but work on their own.

Group Task• A task that requires multiple team members

to do the same activity concurrently is a group task.

• If a team does not have a clear understanding of roles then individual members end up doing the same tasks.

Partitioned Task• Division of labour but the members are not

required to work alongside each other • Email and shared documents or assembly

line type of organization can have many individuals working towards the common vision through their division of labour.

Team Task• Multiple individuals performing different tasks

parallel to each other. There is both division of labour and concurrency.

• This requires the most complex coordination between the team members with the tasks and is considered “real” teamwork.

Professional Athletes on Teams• Tom Brady• Won 3 Super bowls in 4 years• 2 Time Super bowl MVP• He has the highest winning

percentage among active NFL quarterbacks with at least 25 career starts.

• Makes $30 million less than Payton Manning

Professional Athletes on TeamsMichael Jordan• There are plenty of teams in every sport

that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren’t willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

I Can’t Accept Not Trying

What is team bonding?Production vs Process• What is more important?

–The end goal being achieved or people feeling a part of the team and a sense of belonging?

Production and process adjusts along a continuum depending on the task

Production Process

Solowork Groupwork more production oriented

Crowdwork Real Teamworkneed the process to get people engaged and sacrifice

Personality affects the continuum• Individuals on the team my want more

process to accomplish their task. • The leader needs to be aware of each

individual’s social style and needs• Level of commitment?

Where does each individual stand on their level of commitment to the members and the task?

What blend is your team like?• A high functioning team will decide how to arrange

itself to accomplish the desired tasks. • They could respond with any form of• Solowork• Groupwork• Crowdwork• Teamwork