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Team/leadership
vocabulary terms
Term | Definition |
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teamwork | the combined action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient. |
team | two or more people working together. |
manager-led-team | Manager-led teams are defined and led by someone from the outside. |
self-managing team | small group of employees whose members determine, plan, and manage their day-to-day activities and duties under reduced or no supervision. |
cross-functional team | a group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal. |
virtual teams | a group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations and rely on communication technology such as email, FAX, and video or voice conferencing services in order to collaborate. |
group cohesiveness | the tendency for a group to be in unity while working towards a goal or to satisfy the emotional needs of its members. |
groupthink | the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility. |
cooperative | involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal. |
trust | firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something |
leadership | the action of leading a group of people or an organization. |
leadership style | a leader's style of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people. |
autocratic leadership | a leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. |
democratic leadership | a type of leadership style in which members of the group take a more participate role in the decision-making process. |
laissez-faire leadership | type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions. |
transactional leader | is a style of leadership in which leaders promote compliance by followers through both rewards and punishments. |
transformational leader | a leadership approach that causes change in individuals and social systems. |