TEAM MANAGEMENT

There is a marked difference between management giving advice and lending a helping hand.  Handling multicultural teams is a challenge on individuals social skills and patience.  Teams involve different people, different cultural values, and different sets of regulatory rules.

The first challenge is to get a group of people to work together

• Togetherness is what a team is all about
• the right 'mix', communication, co-operation, conviction and commitment are things that a team can't do without
• everyone in the team need to be a team player
• team leaders need to place the interests of the team ahead of theirs

The second challenge is to get a good and working team-mix

• innovator
• analyst
• mentor
• expeditor

The third challenge is to set the team to think, act and work as one

• team players are never equal in calibre, maturity and energy
• see and understand the make up of the team
• be constantly aware of their weaknesses and strength

The fourth challenge is to ensure that teamwork is maintained consistently

• objectives must be achievable
• proper work ethics or standards
• time frame

The fifth challenge is to have total staff commitment

• adopt good life style of management
• meet expectation of the team
• don't over emphasised on cultural sensitivity

The sixth challenge is to ensure the corporate culture and management style of team's executive is not reflected in the final analysis.

The seventh challenge is to maintain the 'chemistry' between team members

• avoid conspiracy of silence and organisational politics

TEAM MANAGEMENT

IT IS NOT:

A SET OF THEORIES STRUNG TOGETHER

FOR MOANING AND GROANING

IT'S ABOUT:

IDEAS, FACTS AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES PUT TOGETHER INTO PRACTICE FOR POSITIVE RESULTS

WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE COMON OBJECTIVES

MATCH AND MOULD THEIR SKILLS; DISCUS, DEBATE ADN DELIBERATE

SHARING OF EXPERIENCES

One cannot be a better boss until you first learn how to be a better person.  Remember, good answers don't last forever, but strategic thinking does.  You'll travel the distance when you have a good and understanding team

SHARED FROM ARTICLE BY:

FRANK GILMORE

TEAM SUCCESS IS NO GUARANTEE

ACCOUNTANT TODAY, JULY 2004