Work Teams - Building Effective Teamwork

The use of work teams is the most powerful organization concept since the Roman Legions. Teamwork provides superior motivation, enhanced coordination, improved problem solving, and better decision-making. Team building is not an easy task. Teams require training, compatible workflow, compatible organizations structures, understanding management, and patience.

Work teams are an important component of Lean Manufacturing. They enhance the performance of workcells and improve quality efforts. 

This series of articles originally appeared in The Kansas City Business Journal. It is about Teams, Teamwork and Team Building in the workplace. You may download this entire series in a single PDF file.

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"The Human Side of Lean Manufacturing"

The Human Side of Lean Manufacturing

Seminars

Leadership for Work Teams

Becoming A Peak Performance Team

Root Cause Analysis for Work Teams

Planning, Leading & Managing The Journey

Articles In This Series

Self Directed Work Teams
Management Responsibilities
Stages of Team Development
Team Conflict
The Virtuous Circle
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