Question

1. Consider Whether groups and teams are the same? Describe how they are similar and how they are different?

2. Enter two words that come to mind when you think of teams.

3. Enter two words that come to mind when you think of groups. (Your answer should not be identical to number two)

4. Describe the best team (not group) experience in the workplace.

5. Identify at least three characteristics of high-performing teams that is observed in your answer described the number 4.

Answer 1

1) A GROUP CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AND TEAMS MEANS FUSION OF COORDINATED PLAYERS. THE GROUP MOSTLY FOCUS ON ONLY ACHIEVING FINAL GOALS WITHOUT FOCUSING ON INDIVIDUAL GOALS BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE TEAM FOCUSES ON ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GOALS.

SIMILARITY:-GROUP AND TEAM BOTH MADE WITH COMBINING TWO OR MORE PERSONS. BOTH SHARE SOME OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE. BOTH HAVE TIME LIMITS TO ACHIEVE TARGETS. BOTH AGGIGN LAYOUT TEMPLATES.

DIFFERENCES:-IN 'GROUP' ACCOUNTABILITY IS OF INDIVIDUAL AND IN 'TEAM' IT IS OF INDIVIDUAL AND MUTUAL. IN 'GROUP' DECISION IS TAKEN BY GROUP MEMBERS WHILE IN 'TEAM' DECISION IS TAKEN BY TEAM LEADER. GROUP FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUAL GOAL WHLIE TEAM FOCUSSES ON TEAM GOALS. IN GROUP THERE ARE HIGH CHANCES OF CONFLICTS AS COMPARE TO TEAM.

2) TEAM:- COORDINATION, TEAM SPIRIT

3) GROUP:- TWO OR MORE PERSONS, GROUP OF FRIENDS.

4)SALES TEAM:- IN WORKPLACE SALES TEAM COORDINATELY WORKS TO INCREASE THEIR SALES BY USING DIFFERENT MARKETING SCHEMES.

5)a) TEAM PERFORMS THEIR WORK WITH PROPER COORDINATION.

b) ALL DECISIONS ARE TAKEN BY THE TEAM LEADER.

c) TEAMWORK TO ACHIEVE TEAM GOAL i.e, INCREASING OF SALES.