Assignment No : 03

Submitted By : Amjad Ali

Submitted To : Dr Ma’am Hina Shahab

Roll No : 9182018

Subject : Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

Course : MS BBA 6 th C (Evening)

Date : 19 / 12/ 2021

Qno : 01
What do you think of the elements of successful teamwork Hackman has identified? Do you
believe these elements are necessary for effective team performance?

Answer :- Elements identified by Professor Hackman for successful team work are as follows:

Teams should be small in size: In his research Heckman feund that larger size of team led to
failure of the team most of the times disagreements and not reaching to the conclusion were
common insights in large team. So, Smaller team were more efficient and effective to solve
any problem or accomplish anu project.
Consistent Memberships: Teams should have consistent memberships, this will minimize the
types of coordination tasks which takes time.
Evolution of teams: Teams should be kept together for more amount of time so that it gives
members the chance to develop as a group. Mostly companies makes team for a project and
 once the project is over they reconfigure them. This does not brings out the best performance
of the group.
Leader: Hackman strongly believed that teams can only be successful if they have assertive
and courageous leader. A leader who keeps them connected and strong even in odd times.
Recognition: Hackman believed on evaluating the performance of a team as a whole and not
individual. Group based awards helped in growing the efficiency of team.
Diversity: Team should possess diversity. Different kind of skill sets and abilities of people
helped in solving the problem more quickly an efficiently

Qno : 02

Can you think of other conditions necessary for teams to be effective?

Answer :-

1 . Strong Communication: Each and every member of the group should feel important and
communication should be proper, transparent and flowing across all levels of team. Communication is
something which keeps you involved as a team and it is the basis on which teams work. Any
information, idea, thought, should be communicated with the applicable mode of communication.

2 .Strong Focus on goals and Objectives: A plan or a clear objective is very necessary for the team
to work efficiently. Goals should be set and tracked, according to the work done. This helps to
monitor as well as individual contribution is taken into consideration

3.Each one should Contribute : Teams are a group of individual who work collectively to achieve a
desired Goal or objective. Collective performance is very necessary for the success of the team. Each
individual should work or play his part assigned to him/her in the most honest manner to achieve the
desired target.

4 .Supportive Approach: The thinking of the people in team should be to help each other rather than
Focusing on individual goals. Providing constant support to each other helps you to achieve the goal
quickly and more perfectly.

5 .Fun Element: Studies shows that team are more successful when the members have fun and enjoy
their work. Fun element is a cherry on the top for the success of the team. If members get along well
and have a health relationship with each other they understand and react accordingly.

Qno : 03
Imagine you’ve been asked to assemble and lead a team of high-potential new hires to work on
the development of an international marketing campaign. What specific steps might you take
early in the team’s life to ensure that the new team is able to avoid some of the problems
Hackman identified? Is there any way to break down the overall group goal into subtasks so
individual accountability can be enhanced?

Answer :- Steps taken early to ensure that Team don’t face any of the problem which Hackman
identified:

Proper Plan: A proper plan will be communicated to all the new hires from Day 01. They will be
made understand about how things will work, what need to be achieved, Who will do what, with
proper Guidelines and Statutory operating procedure, This will give them clarity and vision about the
target and the path.

Work Allocation: Work will be allocated individually into sub task so that individual performance
can be assessed and required changes can be made instantly.

Leading from the front: To lead a team of highly potential new hires the leader need to be assertive
and the one who will lead from front. Arguments and disagreements will be there within the team but
the leader will make sure that decisions taken are fair to everyone and they are taken unanimously.

Fun: As mentioned above fun, fun is very important in a team to keep them distressed and happy on
the workplace. Several fun activities will be done on weekly basis so that team does not feel burdened
and bored which affects their performance.

Communication and grievances: Communication plays a key role in solving problems if any within
the team and also helps in maintaining the strength of team. So communication will be kept following
a cross all within the teams. If some people of the team have some problems or grievances those
won’t go unheard and will be addressed by the leader. This information will be passed on to each
member of the group.

Support: Be it an individual or a team as a whole leader will provide extended support to the
members whenever required and all members will maintain a supportive partnership to achieve the
desired result