Groups, Teams, and Conflict
Team Plan – Riordan Manufacturing
Holly Lopez
MGT 311
University of Phoenix
September 20, 2012
Rocco Natale
At Riordan Manufacturing, we are preparing for an exciting new segment of production to meet the needs of the expanding medical technology industry. The news that CardiCare Valve heart valves will be produced in our customs plastic-injection facility in Pontiac, Michigan was released last week. We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with the CardiCare brand. New teams will be formed to begin work on CardiCare production beginning next period. Many of our seasoned employees will be joining CardiCare production teams, and this production segment also marks a new phase of job creating and hiring. “We will maintain an innovative and team oriented working environment. By assuring that our employees are well informed and properly supported, we will provide a climate focused on the long term viability of our company,” (University of Phoenix Material, Virtual Organizations). Team building and training will begin immediately. To construct the teams effectively, we reviewed many team creation strategies. Bringing a fresh perspective to these teams is important because this marks our first involvement in the medical industry. We want this to be a reflection of our team creation strategy. Precision, quality, and durability are key factors in the success of our relationship with CardiCare. With that in mind, our team creation strategy will be different than any we have used before. The first team strategy we reviewed was a Leadership Creation strategy. This is close to our traditional team creation strategy, putting our senior members in charge of subordinates’ action, monitoring, and reporting. The strengths of this strategy are channeled communication, consistent reporting, and development of a standardized process. Weaknesses include possible loss of motivation by subordinates and decline in quality control. Because we
Holly Lopez
MGT 311
University of Phoenix
September 20, 2012
Rocco Natale
At Riordan Manufacturing, we are preparing for an exciting new segment of production to meet the needs of the expanding medical technology industry. The news that CardiCare Valve heart valves will be produced in our customs plastic-injection facility in Pontiac, Michigan was released last week. We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with the CardiCare brand. New teams will be formed to begin work on CardiCare production beginning next period. Many of our seasoned employees will be joining CardiCare production teams, and this production segment also marks a new phase of job creating and hiring. “We will maintain an innovative and team oriented working environment. By assuring that our employees are well informed and properly supported, we will provide a climate focused on the long term viability of our company,” (University of Phoenix Material, Virtual Organizations). Team building and training will begin immediately. To construct the teams effectively, we reviewed many team creation strategies. Bringing a fresh perspective to these teams is important because this marks our first involvement in the medical industry. We want this to be a reflection of our team creation strategy. Precision, quality, and durability are key factors in the success of our relationship with CardiCare. With that in mind, our team creation strategy will be different than any we have used before. The first team strategy we reviewed was a Leadership Creation strategy. This is close to our traditional team creation strategy, putting our senior members in charge of subordinates’ action, monitoring, and reporting. The strengths of this strategy are channeled communication, consistent reporting, and development of a standardized process. Weaknesses include possible loss of motivation by subordinates and decline in quality control. Because we
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