Advantage & Disadvantage and Team Decision Making

TEAM ADVANTAGES TEAM DISADVANTAGES
 Team members have the opportunity  Some individuals are not compatible
to learn from each other. with team work.
 Potential exists for greater work force  Workers must be selected to fit the
flexibility with cross-training. team as well as requisite job skills.
 Opportunity provided for synergistic  Some members may experience less

combinations of ideas and abilities. motivating jobs as part of a team.
 New approaches to tasks may be

 Organization may resist change.
discovered.
 Teams membership can provide social

 Conflict may develop between team
facilitation and support for difficult
members or other teams.
tasks and situations.
 Communication and information

 Teams may be time-consuming due to
exchange may be facilitated and
need for coordination and consensus.
increased.
 Teams can stymie creativity and

 Teams can foster greater cooperation
inhibit good decision-making if "group
among team members.
think" becomes prevalent.
 Interdependent work flow can be  Evaluation and rewards may be

enhanced. perceived as less powerful;
 Potential exists for greater acceptance  "Free-riding" within the team may
and understanding of team-made occur.
decisions.
 Greater autonomy, variety, identity,  Less flexibility may be experienced in

significance, and feedback for workers personnel replacement or transfer.
can occur.
 Team commitment may stimulate

performance and attendance.
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Team Decision Making
It is the decisions that you make on behalf of your organization that chart its course for
the future, for better or worse. Great decisions will likely lead you toward your goals,
while poor decisions could quickly lead you out of business.
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5 Steps to Facilitating Successful Team Decision Making
Break down the problem
 Unless your team knows what, exactly, the problem is, you’ll end up wasting a lot
of time. Everyone needs to know what the underlying problem is, otherwise, it’ll
lead to Arguing & Chaos.
 Everyone starts solving a different problem, which eventually leads to conflicts.
Each team member thinks the other is severely wrong, while everyone’s actually
on the same side. So, you’ll end up wasting hours of your team’s time, with no
real gain out of it.
 So, the first step is to always break down the problem into the tiniest details,
ensuring that everyone knows what it is.
Analyze the available data
 Now that the team has outlined and understands the problem, they need to
gather more information. The team leader should try to guide the team toward
focusing on data rather than relying on opinions or anecdotal evidence. This will
help the team members to focus on the facts rather than relying on emotion.
 It is important to make sure the data is collected ahead of time so the process
won’t be slowed down or temporarily stalled.
Brainstorm possible solutions
 The next step in the process is for the group to brainstorm possible solutions to
the problem. It is a good idea for the group to agree on a deadline for the
brainstorming session ahead of time so the discussion doesn’t drag on
indefinitely. It is also important that everyone is allowed to offer their input without
criticism.
The team leader should navigate the group discussion
 It is hard to make sure that everyone has a chance to share their ideas, that the
group stays on topic, and that the discussion remains cordial. For that reason,
the team leader should navigate the discussion to make sure the group stays
focused on their main objectives and everyone has a chance to participate.
Settle on a solution and action steps for moving forward
 Now that everyone has offered their input and you have come up with a variety of
solutions, it is time to choose the best alternative. To select the best alternative,
the team must know what their desired outcome would look like and also what
are the possible consequences of that outcome.
 Once the team decision making is complete, it is important that everyone on the
team stands behind that decision. If everyone on the team is not committed to
fully supporting that decision you risk invalidating it entirely.
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The four constraints on team decision making
 Time constraints - teams require extra time to organise, coordinate, and

maintain relationships.
 Evaluation apprehension - occurs when individuals are reluctant to mention
ideas that seem silly because they believe (often correctly) that other team
members are silently evaluating them.
 Pressure to conform - team cohesion leads employees to conform to the team’s
norms.
 Groupthink - the tendency of highly cohesive groups to value consensus at the
price of decision quality.
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5 Steps to Improve Your Decision Making
Don’t Delay – dedicate a focused block of time each day to work through your decision.
Shelve Ego and Emotion – you will make better decision by focusing on the facts
instead of personal deficiencies.
Ask an Expert – a neutral third-party to help you make decisions will keep you
objective.
Question Your Data – seek trustworthy data and your decision making ability will
skyrocket.
Plan for Doomsday – the final step is to understand the underlying risks of the
decisions you make.
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TEAM ADVANTAGES TEAM DISADVANTAGES

 Opportunity provided for synergistic  Some members may experience less

 New approaches to tasks may be

 Teams membership can provide social

 Communication and information

 Teams can stymie creativity and

 Interdependent work flow can be  Evaluation and rewards may be

 Greater autonomy, variety, identity,  Less flexibility may be experienced in

 Team commitment may stimulate

5 Steps to Facilitating Successful Team Decision Making

Break down the problem

Analyze the available data

Brainstorm possible solutions

Settle on a solution and action steps for moving forward

The four constraints on team decision making

 Time constraints - teams require extra time to organise, coordinate, and

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