Type of Teams
•Quality Circle
–group of individuals with related interests that meet at regular intervals to consider problems or other matters related to the quality of outputs of a process and to the correction of problems or to the improvement of quality.
•Project Team
–A project team is a team used for grouping people based on a common function.
•Process Improvement Team
•Product Development Team
•Committee
–A select group of members with a defined scope of responsibility.
•Self-Directed Work Team
–A self-directed work team is an intact group of employees who are responsible for a “whole” work process that delivers a product or service to an internal or external customer.
Vocabulary
•individual
–Meanings:
•n. - a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong
•adj. - existing and considered separately from the other things or people in a group
•Adj. - given to or relating to a single, separate person or thing
–Example:
Like many creative individuals, she can be very bad-tempered.
Each individual table is finished by hand.
We deal with each case on an individual basis.
Like many creative individuals, she can be very bad-tempered.
Each individual table is finished by hand.
We deal with each case on an individual basis.
–Synonyms: person, personality, character, entity, single
•Make a sentence with “individual”
Characteristics of SDWT
•Share leadership responsibilities
•Plan, control, and improve their own work processes
•Set their own goals, schedules, measurements and review their own performance
•“STAR” Structure
•Situation, Task, Action, Result
•Example: Scheduling, Site, Quality, Materials, Personnel
Wisdom of Teams
•Team Basics: Accountability, Skills, Commitment
•Leaders can foster team performance with a strong performance ethic
•Discipline is key!
Vocabulary
•Accountability: n. (accountable: adj)
–Meaning: Someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactory reason for it.
–Example:
She is accountable only to the managing director.
The recent tax reforms have made government more accountable for its spending.
Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
There were furious demands for greater police accountability .
She is accountable only to the managing director.
The recent tax reforms have made government more accountable for its spending.
Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
There were furious demands for greater police accountability .
–Synonyms: responsibility, liability
•Make a sentence with “accountable” or “accountability”
•Commitment – n.
–Meaning:
When you are willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something
Something that you must do or deal with that takes your time
When you are willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something
Something that you must do or deal with that takes your time
–Example:
Her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company
She is known chiefly for her commitment to nuclear disarmament.
I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment.
Try the product out in the comfort of your own home with absolutely no commitment to buy!
Her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company
She is known chiefly for her commitment to nuclear disarmament.
I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment.
Try the product out in the comfort of your own home with absolutely no commitment to buy!
–Synonyms: promise, obligation
•Make a sentence with “commitment” or “commit”
