The first and most important criteria for having a team is an agreed upon
common purpose. When that exists then personal priorities are set aside
while we pursue the goal. The real measure of team work as a management
style is whether or not the staff are a team when it is not rush hour. Do
they spend time selecting better ways to carry out the purpose or do they
isolate from one another and wait for the next rush.
Just reacting to what I read.
Gene
At 09:25 PM 10/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Phillip,
>
>No tongue in cheek from me but this is a great suggestion. I work in the
>hospitality industry. At times my staff has had to serve over 1,600 people
>in under 45 minutes. You can talk all the theory you want about team work
>and organization but when you have only 45 minutes and 1,600 people who
>are waiting for their dinners you either are organized or you aren't.
>There is nothing fancy about what we do but we work hard at working
>together. I would love to get any major CEO into my kitchen for a night
>and then let him/her tell me about how team building, knowledge workers
>and systems.
>
>Roxanne, if you can get your CEO into a conference center or hotel kitchen
>for even one night, go for it. It will be an eye opening experience. Who
>knows this could replace rope climbing as the new team building
>experience.
Eugene Taurman
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