Considering strategies for planning process
In order to ensure that each team member can provide input into the planning process, the managers of an organisation need to implement certain strategies. These include:
As observed by Bradley et al., (2013), these strategies are effective in developing a sense of belongings among the team members and increase efficiency.
Considering idea for work
Development of responsibility is an important aspect for every individual. According to De Jong, Dirks & Gillespie, (2016) in a team, every member needs to be responsible for the actions they take and the results that arise due to the actions. In this regard, the ideas needed for ensuring team responsibility include:
These ideas can help in motivating the team members in relation to taking responsibility of the work done by them.
Considering team goals
Every team need to formulate a setup goals that need to be achieved in order to maintain the effectiveness of the team. These goals can help the team members to develop the best approaches that are required for maintaining the effectiveness of the organisation. In this regard, the goals that need to be maintained include:
According to D’Innocenzo, Mathieu & Kukenberger, (2016), one the best ways to achieve the team goals is by ensuring that the team members are properly motivated and the purpose of the formation of the team is clear to them. Without such knowledge, team goals cannot be established.
Considering strategies for gaining consensus
As observed by de Jong, Dirks & Gillespie, (2015), every team consist of various members with opinions that differ from one another. In this regard, it is necessary to develop a sense of mutual agreement between the team members. The strategies to be considered include:
Consider behaviour of group
In order to present the ideas developed within the group, it is necessary that the leaders and the managers work together to discover the behaviours of the group. This involves monitoring the group and providing each member with situations that can define the ways by which they can implement their skills. In this regard, ideas need to be developed that can help in bringing the group together. Based on the analysis of the situation, team members can be delegated roles that can help in shaping the team and making it effective in the organisational context (Braun et al., 2013).
Strategies for team participation
The participation of team members can be ensured by identifying possible ways to encourage the team members. This involves a series of steps that need to be formulated in order to understand the team and encourage the willingness to participate. This includes:
These strategies help teams to take active participation in any event that can help in the progress of the organisation.
Developing procedures for responsibility of team members
According to Meneghel, Salanova & Martínez, (2016), ground rules in a group is important for establishing responsibility among the members. These ground rules are based upon the ways by which the team members treat with other. Fairness among the group, honesty and performance can lead a group to remain effective in the organisation. In this regard, the procedure required for developing a sense of responsibility include:
Development of team goals is required in order to maintain effectiveness within the organisation. The team goals need to be comprehensive and clear. One of the important aspects of the goals is that it needs to focus on the objectives of the organisation. In this regard, the clarity of the goals needs to be maintained. The best way to manage team goals is by motivating the team members and giving them an opportunity to implement their ideas in the organisation.
Determining outcome, output and KPIs
The agreed responsibilities between the group members working in Apparel Brands need to be customer satisfaction. This is mainly because of the fact that the company is facing competition from other brands and from economic policies that exist in the country. In this regard, the KPIs of each group member needs to be meeting a standard quality and make perfect research. Team meetings need to be done in order to determine the outcome and analyse the output that is derived from the formulation of strategies. Thus, this can help Apparel Brands to gain back the competitiveness in the market.
Ensuring fair distribution of work
Boies, Fiset & Gill (2015) is of the opinion that a leader needs to delegate a work equally among the group members. This can help in reducing the workload from one particular employee. This can be done by having a team of members with multi-tasking ability. The team members also need to have knowledge about the various aspects relating to team roles. Thus, in this manner, managers and leaders can keep the members satisfied and ensure that the work is done in an effective manner.
Determining and agreeing on duties to Support Team Members
In order to support the team members with responsibilities, it is necessary that the managers and leaders perform certain duties. These duties need to be such that the members can work in a comfortable manner within the team. The duties that are needed to be performed by the leaders include:
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Action 1 |
Action 2 |
Action 3 |
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Description |
Encourage the team members |
Develop coordination among the people |
Enable proper communication |
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Dependencies |
Leaders |
Leaders |
Leaders |
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Timeline |
Need to be done on a daily basis |
Need to be done at the initial stage |
Need to be done on a daily basis |
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Responsibility |
Leaders |
Leaders and team members |
Leaders and team members |
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Resources |
Motivational skills |
Ability to manage people |
Listening skills and oratory skills |
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Review dates |
On a daily basis |
After completion of every project |
On a daily basis |
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Measurement: KPI; Outcome |
Based on the results developed by the team |
Based on the coordination that exists |
Based on the level of communication |
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Support duties |
Leadership duties |
Management duties |
Encouragement duties |
Table 1: Individual performance plan
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Reflecting on achievement of team goals
After comprehending the goals, it can be said that the goals achieved by the team are the development of mutual coordination, making a balanced team and sharing tasks with one another. These qualities have helped in the proper functioning of the team and have managed to build a sense of trust among the team members. However, apart from personal goals, organisational and team goals were set which have not been met. This includes finishing the job on deadline. With the increased competition and economic crisis, this one goal needed to be achieved by the team members.
Identifying issue
While carrying out the tasks there arose many issues that hindered the progress of the team. With the combined effort of the team members and the leaders, every issue was completely or partially solved. However, one such issue remained that could not be accounted for. This issue was the ability to meet deadlines. Kim et al., (2016) was of the opinion that every organisation needs to manufacture products within a specific time in order to gain a competitive advantage in the market. In the same way, it is needed that the team members submit the project in order to uphold the organisational objectives.
Resolution of team issues
In order to resolve the issues that developed within the team, it is necessary for the leaders and the managers to formulate strategies that can ensure that such issues are not repeated. The managers can develop a brainstorming session wherein the team members can put the issues forward. The team members along with the leaders and the managers can solve the issues and come to a negotiable agreement. Apart from this, an issue matrix can be formed that categorises the issues as per the threat it poses to the organisation and the team. Based on that the issues can be solved in a chronological manner.
Developing a meeting agenda
According to Galegher, Kraut & Egido, (2014), a meeting agenda can help in the formulation of strategies that can help in reducing any issues that exist within the team. The meeting agenda needs to provide opportunities for all team members to provide ideas about the ways to mitigate the issues. Furthermore, the ways by which these issues can be resolved in a comprehensive manner needs to be discussed by the managers. The team members need to come up with different solutions regarding ways to increase trust among team members and delegate work.
Taking notes of the issues and solutions
After analysing the situation, it can be said that the issues faced by the team members of Apparel Brands can pose threat to the organisation. This is because for members to work effectively as a team it is necessary that a sense of coordination exists. The ability to meet deadlines is required particularly given the situation that the company is at in the Australian market. The brainstorming solution along with conducting a meeting agenda can help in mitigating the problem to some extent. However, it is required that the managers come up with a long-term solution for addressing these issues.
Participating in Team Meeting
Providing feedback to encourage team members
Fidalgo-Blanco et al., (2015) stated that in order to encourage team members to work effectively it is necessary to provide motivation. The motivation can come in the form of monetary or non-monetary rewards. The feedback given by the managers need to be provided to the team members in order to motivate them. However, the feedbacks may be good as well bad. Nevertheless, both the forms can help in motivating the team to develop a sense of responsibility and try to achieve greater goals.
Asking questions to contribute in meeting
One of the best learning experiences that the team members may get is from attending meetings. These experiences can help a team to gather knowledge about the drawbacks and ideas that can help in mitigating it. However, another mode of enhancing the knowledge is by asking questions. The team members of Apparel Brands can ask questions related to the economy of the country and the competition that has increased in the market. Furthermore, questions can be asked regarding ways to mitigate the internal issues.
Process to resolve team issues
The duty of the managers and leaders is to entertain the grievances and issues that exist among the employees. Therefore, a process needs to be formulated in order to resolve the issues that arise among the team. In this regard, certain the leaders can use Belbin’s team roles in order to mitigate the issues. According to Nancarrow et al., (2013), the roles are divided based on the ability of the team members. This can help in understanding the attributes of the team members and the work can be delegated based on the attributes.
Identifying performance problems and proposing solutions
One of the issues that arose in the team is the problem to perform effectively. This resulted in the miss of deadline. In order to mitigate this, it is necessary that proper solutions be formulated in order to prevent the occurrence in the future. Proper training of the employees needs to be done in order to make the employees efficient. The efficiency of the employees needs to be such that the ability to perform a task can be easily achieved. Thus, training is necessary in order to mitigate the issues that exist presently.
Issues that can be resolved
During the meeting, the issue that could be solved verbally is the ability to develop coordination among the team members. This could be done by presenting a scenario and arranging a debate between the team members regarding the topic. By arranging such debate, an organisation can get the members to coordinate and improve communication. Such an activity can also enhance the listening skills and communication skills of the employees.
As stated by Costa, Passos & Bakker, (2014) working in a team provides issues at the initial stage. These issues need to be solved in order to make the team work effectively. After analysing the situation of Apparel Brands, it can be said that the organisation faces issues related to coordination among the team members. Consequently, the issue gives rise to performance issues thereby making the team to lose focus from the organisational objective.
Suggestions from managers
According to the suggestions given by the manager, it is needed that the team be prepared in a way so that they can perform every activity in an efficient manner. This can help in meeting deadlines as every member of the team can understand the job and contribute to making the work in a proper manner. The managers also suggested that the team develop coordination among the members to effectively deal with the work pressure.
Suggestions to be given to team members
Tims et al., (2013) is the view that the feedback from the managers needs to be forwarded to the team members. This can help the team members to understand the faults and rectify it quickly. In the case of Apparel Brands, the managers wanted every individual to understand the roles and responsibilities that they possess. This can help in the delegation of jobs and provide every team member with the ability to execute the skills that they possess. This is an important aspect of the development of a complete and effective team.
Resolve Team Performance Issues
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Did the candidate provide you with information from manager? |
Yes |
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What was the information? The candidate provided information regarding the concerns of the managers. The manager wanted to develop a team in which every member can provide support to other members without any issues. |
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Did the candidate help you to achieve goals by overcoming issues with achieving activities on performance plan? |
Yes |
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Describe how: The candidate suggested that more training could help in mitigating the issues. The training can act as a learning experience for the candidate in this regard. |
Table 2: Team performance issues
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Describing open communication process
Mäkikangas et al., (2016) stated that the stakeholders form an important part in the management of an organisation. The ideas provided by the stakeholders can help an organisation to procure certain strategies that can help in rebuilding the organisation. Thus, in the case of Apparel Brands, the communication process that needs to be developed between the team and the managers include a continuous email from both sides. The two entities can communicate with one another using emails to generate ideas to each other. This is an effective mode of communication in the modern era.
Describing ways to maintain this process
The process can be maintained by installing proper IT system. With the help of updated and virus free systems, the exchange of emails can be effective. The leaders need to encourage the team members in checking the emails and responding to any type of issues that may exist within the team. Apart from this, the managers can also communicate with the employees by putting up suggestions on the bulletin boards. Official portals can also be used to maintain the communication between the managers and the team members.
Describing evolution of team performance
As stated by Costa, Passos & Bakker, (2015) the behaviour of the groups is essential in order to build proper understanding among the members. It can be said that support of the team members is required through effective leadership skills and ability to delegate tasks in an equal manner. The techniques used for resolving the issues that arise within the team are effective only if implemented properly. In order to do so, it is necessary that the team members cooperate and coordinate with one another to meet the organisational objectives.
Describe corrective actions
The corrective actions taken in order to ensure that the goals are achieved include continuous monitoring of the team members. This is done in order to understand the problems that the members are facing in case of working together as a team. Apart from this, training and coaching sessions are being provided in order to enhance the skills of the employees. Thus, these can help in mitigating the issues caused by the team.
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