Team Performance

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This paper discusses teamwork and leadership issues as they relate to organizations. It compares teamwork in organizations to teamwork in sports and discusses how it is important for effective management in both scenarios. It describes the positive effects that effective leaders can have, such as enhancing internal morale and motivation. The paper concludes by listing ten areas that should be stressed in winning organizations.

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"In the 1980s, Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman wrote In Search of Excellence, which listed eight common themes that they considered were responsible for the success of chosen corporations. These pointers were, and continue to be, just as important for any team venture including athletics. The important aspect is that effective leadership in any organization seems to be the major cause of increasing the organization's productivity and upward positioning. Leadership and organizational culture are tightly intertwined, and leaders must have a thorough understanding of the identity and impact of the company's culture to communicate and put into effect new missions and inspire follower commitment to that mission."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kinlaw, Dennis. Coaching for Commitment: Managerial Strategies for Obtaining Superior Performance. San Diego: Pfeiffer, 1989.
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• Peters, Thomas, and Robert Watermann, Jr., In Search of Excellence New York: Harper & Row, 1982
• Peters, Thomas. The search for excellence continues.(business management; Public Life. Forbes. (1996) 158.13: 238-241.(3).
• Rosenthal, R., and Jacobson, L. Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher expectations and pupil's intellectual development. New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1968.

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