Groups and Teams Paper

Groups and Teams Paper

Wilma Kay Allen

University of Phoenix

Organizational Behavior

MGT 331

Ken Baca

June 30, 2005

One of the most significant changes that have occurred within companies organization behaviors is that they have moved from having heavy vertical management structures, to that of very flat horizontal structures. This change over the past ten year could not have been achieved without a change in management's philosophy from that of direct supervision over their employees to moving toward a team structure. This paper will explain the process of how a group can become a high-performance team. We will examine the impact that personality styles, differences in skills and abilities and values and attitudes found within the team structure can affect the behavior of the group as a whole. Finally, we also address how these various demographic characteristic and cultural diversity contribute to or detract from the high-performance of the team.

So let's now examine how a group of individuals will work together to become a high-performance team. One of the key factors that you should have to establish a strong high-performance team is placing individuals that have different personality styles as well as different skills and abilities within your group structure. When your team is made up of several individuals that possess various personality styles, cultures and skill and abilities you will have a vast pool of knowledge and experience that each individual can experience and learn from. Each member of this group will bring their own individual strengths