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Ineffective Teams

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Your manager stated the following in a recent meeting:

"Teams are not effective, as they waste time on procedures and not issues, and further require leadership skills that most managers do not have."

After the meeting you began to talk about this statement with some of your co-workers. On the discussion board, discuss and debate that statement with your co-workers (classmates).

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This solution discusses why teams may be ineffective and why some companies do not wish to use them in 268 words.

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Teams are not effective as they waste time on procedures and not issues - If a leader is chosen in the group that can effectively manage the team, then time is not wasted on procedures rather than issues. An important part of working on a team is sticking to an agenda during any meeting that occurs. Rather than getting off subject and gossiping or complaining (or working on a ...

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