Question

NETWORKING: A KEY TO SUCCESSFUL TEAMWORK

a. Consider the different teams. How do the teams manage their team boundaries? What are the trade-offs between internal cohesion and external ties within each type of team? Support your discussion with at least two (2) external sources.

B. Consider the list of common roles for team members which of these roles do you think you play in your own team or group? Why?

need answer in 400 words.please provide references also

Answer 1

a.

Team boundary management constitutes three aspects. The first aspect is the manner in which teams are constructed, team members’ relation to other teams, and how the teams change over time. The first aspect can either include self-selection or manager’s team selection. If members are willing to join the project or team, the manager will only define the team’s rules and objectives and watch from the sidelines as the team builds itself. However, sometimes members of an organization might not be willing to participate in that particular project and the manager will then be obliged to select members to each respective team.

The second aspect defines how members should relate to other teams. It clarifies if members are allowed to be members of more than one team or not. In as much as members have the liberty of joining more than one team, it is advisable that members should only pledge loyalty to one team. This will help improve dedication. The third aspect of team boundary management is the frequency of change in a team. Teams with minimal changes in the future are likely to perform well than frequently changing teams. Their live span should be long to allow for proper improvements. The trade-offs of internal and external ties within each type of a team are that internal cohesion enhances success while external ties reduce. (chron, 2017) If members of the same team relate well, they will definitely perform well due to the good cohesion and teamwork they have. However, when external ties are strengthened, team members will lack team loyalty and with thus focus on other teams giving their team less attention (Dr. Phil Richardson, 2017).

b.

There are general roles that each team member is expected to perform at least once. They include sharper role, implementer role, finisher role, coordinator role, team worker role, resource investigator role, monitor-evaluator role, specialist role, and plants role. Personally, my role in the team is the specialist role. My technological creativity index makes me an expert in the team and I utilize my expertise to better the team and propel it to success. My contribution to my team is limited only to my area of expertise and my priority and focus area is to maintain my professional standard.

Two external sources/reference

Dr Phil Richardson - Driving complex change management at C Level. (n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2017, from http://www.philrichardson.co.uk/

Small Business. (n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2017, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/

(Total 406 words)