Let’s now talk about the disadvantages of working in a team:
§ Conflicts
Wherever more than one mind is involved,
conflicts is a common issue. The management should find ways so that they can
predetermine these conflicts and can avoid them to an extent. Mostly conflicts
occur due to clashes of the thoughts/opinions. Psychological conflicts mostly
happen because each and every person in the group has a different experience
and different explanation about a particular thing.
·
Delays
Group work generally lead to delays and
firms cannot avoid that delay using any mean. When new groups are formed,
firstly they should be examined properly. Firms have set different techniques
to make the group meetings more effective. The meetings that are held should
have a valid objective so that delays could be minimized/controlled.
§ Limiting Creativity
Sometimes working in a team can restrain
creative thinking of the individuals. The managers of the group can be so
dominant that the other individuals working in that group may not present their
ideas and can keep them aside. If they do so, the organisation is in a danger
of lacking creativity and can reduce their profits in the market. (Joseph, n.d.)
·
Unequal Participation
Sometimes some team members lack team spirit.
They always tend to sit back and let others do all the work. These type of
members are the ones that are the cause of conflicts in the workplace. Some
managers fail to recognize these type of errors and these errors can backfire
on the workplace environment as there will not be a good bond between the workers.
After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of teams,
do you think one should opt for teamwork? Let’s find out.
References
Joseph, C. (n.d.). smallbusiness.chron.com. Retrieved
from chron:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantages-teamwork-workplace-1937.html
alicialiusite.wordpress.com. (2013, January 17). Retrieved
from Information by the week:
https://alicialiusite.wordpress.com/tag/advantagesdisadvantages/
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