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Many tasks require a group of people to team up to accomplish a project. Most organizations rely on teams to accomplish tasks like brainstorming for a new product or coming up with a new marketing campaign. Generally, a team of people will be involved in proposing new ideas, finalizing and implementing them. It is a group effort and requires multiple people to ensure diverse ideas are promoted, but the team can remain cohesive. There are pros and cons to working in a team. They depend on the nature of the work, the size of the team, and the trust among group members.
Working in a team increases diverse opinions, significant for organizations wanting to work on a large-scale project. Then depending on the number of people, one can assign tasks, and the work is divided among members. This makes the tasks completed faster. Also, you get more efficient information. There can be some challenges while working in a team. It can sometimes get time-consuming to agree on an opinion. Since everybody is working in the same team, the role of each member can be ambiguous. The team needs to discuss and assign tasks to the team members. It can happen that some members are dominating the discussion and do not let others talk much. This can defeat the whole idea of a university. So, one would need a manager or a team leader to step in and make decisions to ensure everybody is able to participate and does not feel left out.
A group is defined as two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have achieved a particular objective. The project goes through different phases, and the team plays a vital role in every phase. The stages are pre-stage one, stage 1 (forming), stage 2 (storming), stage 3 (norming), stage 4(performing), and stage 5 (adjourning). All of these stages are important, and one cannot skip any of them.
Question:
It takes many efforts to go above and beyond to prove you are good at your job, and getting praised in return should help one boost the confidence to keep working hard. If a manager tries to claim all the hard work I have been doing, I will be disappointed and discouraged. I will stop going above and beyond and least participate in group discussions. This is referred to as social loafing. I will not participate in the discussions much and do the bare minimum. This kind of behavior may affect other team members too.
A manager is supposed to be supportive and encourage his or her team. Taking credit for other’s work is not fair and can lead to the team losing its productivity. If the team is good, they are going to discuss this conduct and may end up affecting the performance of the entire team. A manager should be responsible for uplifting and encouraging the team members.
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