Chapter 18, Problem 1OTJVC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The early individual focus given by the educational system instead of teaching them a team work which is required in a workplace to work as a team and an individual to become a good team member, according to Alex Patterson is been discussed.

Introduction:

The individual focus in the early stage which is taught by the educational system focuses only on an individual and hence he lacks to work in a team sustain his individuality in groups.

Answer to Problem 1OTJVC

Solution:

The individual focus is which the individuals are taught to take care of themselves and excel in their potentials individually. When the students are taught in this manner they lose their ability as to how to work in a team. So according to the Alex Patterson the individual has to be taught about the team work which makes them creative and know certain thing to be in a team and maintain the team with long term commitment.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The educational system focuses only on the individual and their achievements and not teaching them to be a part of team according to Alex Patterson which can make them difficult in the future if they work in the team at work. The steps individuals should take to learn to be in a team.

According to Alex Patterson the educational system should initiate to teach how to be a good team player that may be helpful in the workplace for the individuals. The early focus on the individual makes them difficult to work in team as the team work requires the following:

• Identifying the correct set of personalities needed in a team with the required skills and capabilities
• The individual roles and responsibilities should be defined before working in a team
• The team player should focus on the mission goals
• The team communication with the interpersonal relationship is needed to reach their objective leaving their egos and work together
• Individual sacrifice should be made by the team players where all gets benefited in the team.

According to Patterson an individual can be a good team leader when there are contributions in a team,

• Being creative and innovative: A team will have different individuals with different set of skills, potential and experience.
• Improved quality: Team has to work with effectiveness to produce quality output as per the requirement of the customers.
• Speed of response: When a work is scheduled the work has to be focused with the targeted time and quality.
• Low cost: The effective management gets the work done by the employees with their super energy. When the motivational team lead is there around the team, the productivity increases using the low cost.
• Employee satisfaction: The employees as individuals should be satisfied with their work done and also should be satisfied with the management and higher officials for a long term relationship with the company.

Conclusion

The individuals can learn certain things to be in a good team work like being creative, improving the quality, giving a speedy response for the project, work efficiently with low cost and best output, and to have the employee satisfaction who work under a team.