Team management

Team management is the ability of an individual or an organization to administer and coordinate a group of individuals to perform a task. Team management involves teamwork, communication, objective setting and performance appraisals. Moreover, team management is the capability to identify problems and resolve conflicts within a team. Teams are a popular approach to many business challenges. They can produce innovative solutions to complex problems.[1] There are various methods and leadership styles a team manager can take to increase personnel productivity and build an effective team.[2] In the workplace teams can come in many shapes and sizes who all work together and depend on one another. They communicate and all strive to accomplish a specific goal. Management teams are a type of team that performs duties such as managing and advising other employees and teams that work with them. Whereas work, parallel, and project teams hold the responsibility of direct accomplishment of a goal, management teams are responsible for providing general direction and assistance to those teams.[3]

  1. ^ Leadership (CCL), Center for Creative; Kanaga, Kim; Prestridge, Sonya (2011-09-07). How to Launch a Team: Start Right for Success. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-15519-6.
  2. ^ Business Dictionary. Team Management. [Online]. [Accessed 15 October 2014]. Available from:http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/team-management.html
  3. ^ Aamodt, Michael (January 2015). Industrial/Organizational Psychology an Applied Approach (8 ed.). Cengage learning. p. 483. ISBN 9781305118423.