Ensure Team Effectiveness
Task 2: Deep Learning Activity 1 – The Reflection
Introduction
My initial thoughts on leading a team can be summed up in a very similar fashion as
to the beginning quote of this unit, “two people working as a team will produce more
than three people working individually”. I believe that a quality team can produce
more efficiently than scattered individuals especially under the correct supervision and
leadership. The old “2 heads are better than one”.
As suggested in the activity I will read through the unit taking notes and see any
differences in thoughts or beliefs of my original paragraph.
Entries
I have read and completed the related tasks associated with part 1 of the unit and although
my thoughts are unchanged I have detailed information on the types of teams and their
most appropriate environments. All information thus far is supporting my claim that
teams, whether internal or involve external participants are very effective providing they
assembled correctly and have the right direction.
A little further into reading and things start to get a little more interesting. I had always
wondered how in the past I have witnessed successful team leaders become poor
managers and the reason is simple, size of the team relates to the workload of the
manager! Successful teams have great leaders for their size, unsuccessful teams may have
great leaders, however, they may not be prepared or have the experienced with a team of
that size.
Norms! Although I subconsciously provide these I was not aware that they are a key
factor for a successful team. Norms in my current environment are present yet generally
unspoken, they are “what’s expected” in our corporate offices and most staff are
generally aware as they exist in most workplaces. Unfortunately our candidate managers
do need to voice these daily to our candidates that we employ and place on our clients
sites as some are from
Introduction
My initial thoughts on leading a team can be summed up in a very similar fashion as
to the beginning quote of this unit, “two people working as a team will produce more
than three people working individually”. I believe that a quality team can produce
more efficiently than scattered individuals especially under the correct supervision and
leadership. The old “2 heads are better than one”.
As suggested in the activity I will read through the unit taking notes and see any
differences in thoughts or beliefs of my original paragraph.
Entries
I have read and completed the related tasks associated with part 1 of the unit and although
my thoughts are unchanged I have detailed information on the types of teams and their
most appropriate environments. All information thus far is supporting my claim that
teams, whether internal or involve external participants are very effective providing they
assembled correctly and have the right direction.
A little further into reading and things start to get a little more interesting. I had always
wondered how in the past I have witnessed successful team leaders become poor
managers and the reason is simple, size of the team relates to the workload of the
manager! Successful teams have great leaders for their size, unsuccessful teams may have
great leaders, however, they may not be prepared or have the experienced with a team of
that size.
Norms! Although I subconsciously provide these I was not aware that they are a key
factor for a successful team. Norms in my current environment are present yet generally
unspoken, they are “what’s expected” in our corporate offices and most staff are
generally aware as they exist in most workplaces. Unfortunately our candidate managers
do need to voice these daily to our candidates that we employ and place on our clients
sites as some are from