CHAPTER 5MANAGING TEAM PROBLEMS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this chapter, the student will be able to:

1. Describe how change can affect a team.

2. Identify ways for managing change.

3. Identify conditions that interfere with creative problem solving.

4. Describe methods of creative problem solving.

images EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

Make “expect the unexpected” the first rule of problem solving since anything can happen at any time. You cannot know when or where “stochastic shocks” (Waterman) will strike, but you can prepare problem-solving processes for times when internal or external changes occur. Best- and worst-case planning—creating as many possible ...

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