Departmental Success Riordan Manufacturing is currently gathering a team of employees that will support a new product. Employees will be selected from nearby plants and additional employees will be hired depending on the volume of sales. Recently, a self-assessment was completed by each employee in the organization. The survey was focused on the areas of: job satisfaction, emotional intelligence, decision making, engagement, current feelings, and affect intensity. The information from these assessments will be used to create a work team. Each employee’s results along with their tenure and demographic information will be compiled to complete the plan.
Team Formation Strategies To create an effective team one must decide which type of team best suits the organization. Problem solving teams are based on the notion that no one person has the authority to make a decision. These teams usually meet a few times a month to discuss and align on the project at hand. The unique aspect of problem solving teams is that decisions need to be made with a group consensus. Self-managed teams are teams that do not operate with positional authority. Customarily, a manager is responsible for providing communication, planning, and making the final decisions. In a self-managed team, the manager delegates responsibilities and decision-making to the team. The goal of this type of team is to create a better outcome through teamwork. Cross-functional teams are teams that are pieced together from different departments. These types of teams are usually brought together to work on an organizational wide issue. This type of team works best when there is a need to get input on the issue from a cross section of departments. Virtual teams are brought together when there is a need for team members that are not based out of the same location need to collaborate on a