Unit 9 Todd O’Toole
P1 P2 M1 D1- Developing Teams in Business
A team is where a group of people work together toward a common goal and a temporary
group of people who come together temporarily to achieve a goal.
Types of teams:
Functional teams – these work on specific functions in the business, these include
those in the same department or those who work regularly in the same area. – Team
doing market research
Cross functional teams –people work with other employees from different functions
or specialities of the business, people from different expertise work together – Sales
department working with the engineering.
Leadership teams – these are the leaders from the different departments aligned
with the goal and vision of the business – Group of managers
Self-directed teams – these teams operate without supervision from managers with
no one in a position of authority, designed to make the employees get a sense of
empowerment and ownership of the job.
Virtual teams – comprised of people who aren’t in the same physical location, they
could be in different towns, cities or countries, through the use of technology and
specific skills they work towards a common goal -
Quality circles – these teams of people work to become aware of, analyse and
address various problems within the workflow of the business
Task forces – experts who are usually a team of cross-section employees who are
joined together so they can solve a well-defined and temporary assignment.
Formal – group of people where there is an established hierarchy in place with the
entirety of the team under the leadership and authority of one single superior –
Department in a business
Informal – group of people who plan less and is predetermined, - Football team
Permeant – a group of people who are working together on a day-to-day basis with
no leader and no structure, where everyone is equal.
Temporary – a group of people whose importance only exists so long as they are
working on a project and once they have completed their goal they aren’t necessary
Small – a group comprised of a limited amount of people – Manager and their
secretary
Large – a group with multiple people involved – Factory
Benefits of teams:
Working in a team would be beneficial for a business as it means that creativity is going to
be able to thrive, the members of the team are able to brainstorm various ideas that
individually they may not have been able to come up with. In addition brainstorming
prevents stale viewpoints and will combine the various and unique perspectives that each
member of the team can bring, which will make for a more problem solving environment.
Furthermore, the members of the team are able to pool their various experiences and work
with each other's shared knowledge allowing for the members to earn new skills, thus
P1 P2 M1 D1- Developing Teams in Business
A team is where a group of people work together toward a common goal and a temporary
group of people who come together temporarily to achieve a goal.
Types of teams:
Functional teams – these work on specific functions in the business, these include
those in the same department or those who work regularly in the same area. – Team
doing market research
Cross functional teams –people work with other employees from different functions
or specialities of the business, people from different expertise work together – Sales
department working with the engineering.
Leadership teams – these are the leaders from the different departments aligned
with the goal and vision of the business – Group of managers
Self-directed teams – these teams operate without supervision from managers with
no one in a position of authority, designed to make the employees get a sense of
empowerment and ownership of the job.
Virtual teams – comprised of people who aren’t in the same physical location, they
could be in different towns, cities or countries, through the use of technology and
specific skills they work towards a common goal -
Quality circles – these teams of people work to become aware of, analyse and
address various problems within the workflow of the business
Task forces – experts who are usually a team of cross-section employees who are
joined together so they can solve a well-defined and temporary assignment.
Formal – group of people where there is an established hierarchy in place with the
entirety of the team under the leadership and authority of one single superior –
Department in a business
Informal – group of people who plan less and is predetermined, - Football team
Permeant – a group of people who are working together on a day-to-day basis with
no leader and no structure, where everyone is equal.
Temporary – a group of people whose importance only exists so long as they are
working on a project and once they have completed their goal they aren’t necessary
Small – a group comprised of a limited amount of people – Manager and their
secretary
Large – a group with multiple people involved – Factory
Benefits of teams:
Working in a team would be beneficial for a business as it means that creativity is going to
be able to thrive, the members of the team are able to brainstorm various ideas that
individually they may not have been able to come up with. In addition brainstorming
prevents stale viewpoints and will combine the various and unique perspectives that each
member of the team can bring, which will make for a more problem solving environment.
Furthermore, the members of the team are able to pool their various experiences and work
with each other's shared knowledge allowing for the members to earn new skills, thus
