15 Groups and Teams

Target Skill

Team Skill: the ability to manage a collection of people so that they influence one another toward the accomplishment of an organizational objective(s)

Objectives

To help build my team skill, when studying this chapter, I will attempt to acquire:

  1. A definition of the term group as used in the context of management

  2. A thorough understanding of the different kinds of groups that exist in organizations

  3. Knowledge of how to manage work groups

  4. An understanding of how the term team is used in the context of organizations

  5. Insights about the stages of team development

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