WORK GROUPS

The common features of groups:

•  A leader
• Followers
• Purpose or mission, profit or social
• Shared opinions on how things should be done
• Performance and commitment expectations
• Sanctions for those who do not meet expectations

Work group 

1. Shares the characteristics of all groups. 
2.  Collection of individual persons gathered together to perform specific functions for the benefit of the whole organization.

Management of Groups 

 Group building and teamwork – A manager can intervene in three areas to build a strong work group: the leadership style of the supervisor, the bureaucratic structure of the work group and the organization, and the level of success achieved by the manager in building a team.

• Leadership strategies – Leaders have two responsibilities: production (task) and people. A good manager gives proper respect to both. People and tasks are essential and complementary to each other, not in conflict. 
   
• Structural techniques – the nature of the organization gives character to the types of work groups that evolve.