Discussion Topics
- High Performance Teams
Warrick, D. D. (2014). What Leaders Can Learn About Teamwork and Developing High Performance Teams From Organization Development Practitioners. OD Practitioner, 46(3), 68-75.
According to Warrick, it is factual that building high performance teams in the organization is the major determinant of the competitive advantage of the business. This is based on the fact that teamwork facilitates job satisfaction, motivation, performance effectiveness, communications, innovativeness, activities speed, and loyalty of the organization members. As a result, Warrick (2014) asserts that it is recommendable for every organization regardless of the industry served to prioritize teamwork by training the leaders on skills required to develop high performance teams. The purpose of this article by Warrick is to call attention to the need for organizations to prioritize and implement teamwork in order to increase the competitive advantage of the business.
The appealing factor of this article is based on that it offers the prototype for the organization development practitioners on the effective way of implementing high performance team using fundamental concept (Warrick, 2014). As a result, the information in the article is crucial to apply in County Park Lounge nightclub as a startup business based on the reason the business owner can be regarded as an organization development practitioner who needs to develop a high performing team of employees to be guaranteed success.
Some of the characteristics of high performing teams include effective leadership, efficient planning, flexibility, clear understanding of organizational vision and mission, commitment, compatibility to success, and effective planning.
Strengths of Business Teams
- Offers pool of ideas and creativity
- Large output
- Selling and negotiation skills
- Collaboration in performing tasks
- Motivation
- Strong relationships
- Operations consistency
Weaknesses
- High labor costs
- Interdependence
- Vulnerability to conflicts
- Management difficulty
- Shared vision
- Diversity
Citing from my experience as a team member, it is factual that one of factors that promote conflict in a team is competition and difference in skills and experience. For the team members tackling similar tasks, they tend to compete enthusiastically with an intention of producing more than the others. On the other hand, for the members performing different tasks, they tend to view themselves as more important than each other thus developing conflict. Therefore, as a manager, it is obligatory to employ conflict resolution skills to facilitate effective performance of the team.
- Career Planning
The ideal job for this career planning is that of a manager in a service organization such as a restaurant and a tourism company.
Required Skills
- Leadership skills
- Proven experience from the service organization
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of strategies implementation and diverse business processes
- Bachelor’s degree on business management or a relevant field
Steps in Acquiring Additional Skills
- Engaging in subjective decision making
- Conducting research on the qualities of an effective leader and manager
- Practicing effective communication techniques
- Engaging in teamwork
- Researching on strategic implementation techniques
Networking Avenues
- Internet sources offering job description of a manager in a service organization
- Companies’ websites posting job vacancy for a manager position
- Visiting selected retired managers to acquire knowledge on the requirements of an effective leader
- Practicing the required skills earlier enough
Help of the Mentor
- Acquiring skills of a good leader
- Giving advice of some of the most common challenges faced by the manager
- Sharing experiences of managerial position
- Teaching on the implementation of strategies and business processes
