cameron and green making-sense-of-change-management

Team changeSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS• Groups and teams are different, with different characteristics anddifferent reasons for existing.• Teams are important in organizational life for accomplishing large orcomplex tasks.• Team work is important for management teams when they work onrisky issues that require them to share views and align.• There are many different types of organizational team, each withsignificant benefits and downsides.• Teams can become more effective by addressing five elements:– team mission, planning and goal setting;– team roles;– team operating processes;– team interpersonal relationships;– inter-team relations.• Teams develop over time. Tuckman’s forming, storming, norming andperforming model is useful for understanding this process.• The team development process involves different leadership challengesat each stage.• Bion’s work highlights four possible pitfalls that need to be workedthrough:– dependency;– fight or flight;– pairing;– cosiness.• The composition of a team is an important factor in determining howit can be successful. Belbin says that well-rounded teams are best.Deficiencies in a certain type can cause problems.• The Myers-Briggs profile allows mutual understanding of teammember’s preferences for initiating or adapting to change.95