There is probably no better example of individuals using teamwork to accomplish a task, than those individuals responsible for the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Although the other six wonders are gone, the great pyramid of Giza was probably the most impressive wonder of them all. One reason why the Giza pyramid was so fascinating was that it was one of the earliest build

An example of a type of work team that is viewed as self-monitoring or self-managing is the Self-directed work team (SDWT). A self-directed work team (SDWT) is a group of people, usually employees in a company, who combine different skills and talents to work without the usual managerial supervision toward a common purpose or goal. Typically, an SDWT has somewhere between two and 25 members. An optimal SDWT is said to be between five and nine members. A SDWT is similar to a skunkworks (See note#1) except that an SDWT is not temporary and is not limited to a single project (http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0

2. What is the source of the conflict? – The conflict may arise from personal differences, organizational roles, or competition.

 Second, the members must have some type of interaction or socialization so that their efforts of the task can be coordinated. Coordination and interaction is key to the success of the team. Regular interaction without coordinating the work effort is not teamwork.

4. How much independence should work teams have?

Although the characteristics described above are listed in our textbook, upon further review of the effective characteristics, when compared to a company such as Cisco Systems, they are right in line. Let us see how management at Cisco Systems views effective team characteristics.

Storming- is the next stage, when all Hell breaks loose and the leaders are lynched. Factions form, personalities clash, no one concedes a single point without first fighting tooth and nail. Most importantly, very little communication occurs since no one is listening and some are still unwilling to talk openly. True, this battleground may seem a little extreme for the groups to which you belong - but if you look beneath the veil of civility at the seething sarcasm, invective and innuendo, perhaps the picture come more into focus. (http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/

How much independence is given to work teams?

Whenever there are two or more individuals working together there are inevitably moments when disagreements or conflicts arise. Conflict is a disagreement between two or more organizational members or teams. Conflict can happen because people do not always agree with each other on, goals, issues, ideas, ideals, perceptions, and the bottom line is people will always be in competition with each other. When a manager experiences conflict in his/her department the manager will deal with the situation according to the manager’s views and beliefs about conflict. According to our text there are three different view points that managers may exhibit in regards to how they view conflict (Plunkett, Attner and Allen Management Meeting and exceeding customer expectations copyright 2002)

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