Exam 8: Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams

Have you worked in a team in which former managers have been reassigned to function simply as members of the team? What was your experience with the behavior and attitude of these former managers in their new role as team members?

One of the potential disadvantages of cross-functional teams is that there is always a lack of coordination given the many problems that can occur when people from different functions come together to work on a project at the same time.

According to the text,the single greatest mistake made by those who call meetings is that they do not display the appropriate leadership style for the meeting.

What is team-centered leadership,and how does it differ from the leader-centered approach?

Recall a meeting you attended.Did you receive an agenda prior to the meeting? How well did the leader conduct the meeting? Give ideas on how the meeting could have been improved.Did the group have any problem members? How well did the leader handle them?

A disadvantage of team-centered decision making is that unanimous consent on a decision may end up being a poor compromise rather than an optimal solution.

During a meeting focused on resolving a serious problem,Billy was more interested in asking the group if they heard about the company owner and the mailroom clerk. Which of the following group member problem types does Billy represent?  

In handling problem members during team meetings,the rotation method is effective with talkers and arguers.

Current estimates are that over 80 percent of all organizations use some form of teams.

The self-managed team facilitator is the external leader of a self-managed team,whose job is to create optimal working conditions so team members take on responsibilities to work productively and solve complex problems on their own.

At the end of a meeting,it is recommended that the leader review all assignments given during the meeting.

Using your own experience,or asking someone who has been part of an SMT,describe some of the self-managing activities of the team that made it a truly self-managing team as opposed to a traditional team.

Benefits of self-managing teams include greater employee job satisfaction,commitment,and productivity,and lower turnover and absenteeism rates.

____ involves the creative cooperation of people working together to achieve something beyond the capacities of individuals working alone.

It is recommended that leaders play the role of facilitators rather than deciders at meetings.

All of the following are potential problem members you may encounter in a meeting EXCEPT:

Organizational characteristics that favor team creativity include all the following EXCEPT:

____ teams are relatively autonomous teams whose members share or rotate leadership responsibilities and hold themselves mutually responsible for a set of performance goals assigned by higher management.

According to the team-centered decision-making model,the role of the leader should be to serve as a consultant,advisor,teacher,and facilitator.

Which of the following is NOT a role the leader plays while creating an effective team?