Week - 3
Importance of Teams
Murugareddy Pattiputtur
University of Phoenix
HCS/325
Dawn Sienkiewicz
November 10, 2012

Abstract

Teams are formed when individuals with a common taste, preference, liking, and attitude come and work together for a common goal. Teams play a very important role in organizations as well as our personal lives.

Teamwork is essential for competing in today's global arena, where individual perfection is not as desirable as a high level of collective performance. In knowledge based enterprises, teams are the norm rather than the exception. A critical feature of these teams is that they have a significant degree of empowerment, or decision-making authority. There are many different kinds of teams:
A major chunk of errors is because of communication and teamwork problems. Teamwork is not only effective at saving lives but also to ensure the organization does well and is competitive , if not you lose the competitive edge overtime and eventually disappear from the market.

Planning is an important organization process required for problem solving. Successful managing requires thorough planning. Planning is the process of deciding exactly what you, your team, or your department wants to accomplish and how to best go about meeting your goals. Planning is the foundation on which all other managerial responsibilities rest. Health care organizations face pressures and challenges from many sources, all of which increase the importance of good planning. In today’s ever-changing work environment, good planning offers a number of benefits and advantages for your employees, your teammates, and even your own career.

The 5 steps to planning which supports problem solving are:

Step 1: Identify and define the problem - Problem symptoms usually signal the presence of a performance deficiency or opportunity. During this step, it’s important to assess the situation properly by looking beyond symptoms to find out what is really happening.

Step 2: Generate and evaluate possible courses of action – At this stage, Involving others during this planning stage is critical in order to develop a range of solutions, get the most out of