This is an interesting take away from the 2012 HBR article The Discipline of Teams by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith
Classification of Team
The article describes 3 classes of teams. Each has its own goals and challenges to face.
Teams That Recommend Things
- Goal: study and solve particular problems
- Issues:
- getting off to a fast and constructive start
- dealing with the ultimate handoff that’s required to get recommendations implemented
Teams That Make or Do Things
- Goal: doing the basic value-adding activities of a business
- Challenges:
- deciding where team performance might have the greatest impact
- build the necessary systems and process supports for a significant number of teams
Teams That Run Things
Challenges:
- determining whether a real team approach is the right one
- identifying specific purposes and goals
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