You
are an owner and executive level manager of a business with eight
locations. Your strategic goal is to expand this business over the next 5
years. While you are pleased with the past performance of the business
overall, you have spent a great deal of time over the previous months
visiting the eight locations and addressing issues and concerns of the
various employees and location managers. It has become obvious to you
that you are unable to devote the time and energy necessary to focus on
necessary executive level activities to take the business to the next
level. All of your time seems to be spent addressing small problems
within the existing locations. You have heard that other businesses have
successfully used a team approach to management with good results. You
have decided to examine this option for your business, managers, and
employees.
After
reading the scenario above and the section on self-managed teams in
your assigned textbook readings, compose a paper in which you explain
the difference between traditional and team working environments. Then
explain how effective self-managed teams could be built and successfully
implemented within your business. Finally, describe how these teams
could contribute to the overall effectiveness of your business.
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