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Team Building

TEAM BUILDING for HIGH PERFORMANCE

There's been a big push in the last few years to move organizations to a more participative team-based culture. Some businesses have attempted to use a team model with limited success. Others have been very successful. Many organizations saw teams as the answer to meet the demands of time to market, quality, and service. In reality, it's difficult to change an organization's culture. Period. It takes planning, nurturing and support. If your organization has determined that teams are the right way to go, it's important to have a common "definition" of what constitutes a team. My favorite is from The Wisdom Of Teams, Katzenbach and Smith (1993).

"A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable."

What is a small number of people?
Somewhere between two and 25. A team size of 8 to 12 is optimal. Why is this......


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