Chapter 6. Creating a Team-Based Work Environment

Many organizations have realized the great benefits that teams can bring. And hopefully they also realize that it takes great effort to develop a group of individuals into a team that performs at a high level. A team-based organization is one in which much of the work gets done with and through those teams.

There are five conditions organizations should look at or consider before they determine whether they can create a team-based environment. Individual managers can also look at these conditions to see if they can transform their work groups into teams.

The more of these five conditions that are in place the better chance organizations and managers will have in developing team-based organizations ...

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