A team that trusts its leader and members, give attention to results, challenges each other safely for growth and development, and agrees or disagrees while respectfully sharing each others’ expertise can focus mainly on improving teamwork and the prospects. However, the team that does not focus on results pulls the whole team down and puts the team’s success at risk. The article selected to highlight the impacts of the dysfunction of inattention to results in a team is titled “Improve the Function of Multigenerational Teams” and discusses what inattention to results poses for a team. The article discusses that this dysfunction occurs when the team members put their individual needs above the needs and goals of the team. The article furthers the argument that this dysfunction of inattention to results usually happens when an individual team member focuses on an unrelated goal, blames others for the lack of progress, and takes individual credit for the progress the entire team achieves.
The authors, Douglas with a pool of other writers including Nelson, Howell, Salinas, and Pilkington puts forward their argument discussing the other side that teammates that are committed to the shared strategic goal, collaborate to find a solution, and watch out for each other are successful members that make a prospective team. The research stresses that attention to collective results in a team does not restrict individual success as any member of the team who meets the shared goals and works at their best can accomplish personal and professional goals alike. Moreover, inattention to results compromises individual commitment as well as professional excellence in a team. The article suggests necessary things that a great team leader can do to have attention to results in order to build a prospective team which includes the way for a team to hold themselves and each other in the team environment accountable where they can share their expertise, needs, and experiences freely (Douglas et al., 2015). In conclusion, a team that is not focused on results cannot retain staff, take collective credit for the collaborative team efforts, and make good for the team until or unless the team feel free and safe while respectfully challenging each other and focusing on the end results.
References
Douglas, M., Howell, T., Nelson, E., Pilkington, L., & Salinas, I. (2015). Improve the function of multigenerational teams. Nursing Management, 46(1), 11–13.
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