Business and Management

Smit's semi-hands on approach of leadership is an effective approach that enabled the workforce to bring new innovative ideas and as a result, they improved the Eden project, the workforce created a close relationship, and they improved the overall effectiveness of the project. Smit's approach can be likened to my workplace approach which is the team approach.  My organization uses the team approach by bringing a group of people together to make decisions and plan development projects. The interdisciplinary team is made up of people from different backgrounds, and people with different skills and knowledge (Wildenauer, 2015). The collaboration brings superior results than a single individual could bring. In my workplace, the manager presents the functional interest and the group members play roles in defining problems, and solve problems by generating more ideas and cost-effective solutions.

 The most important benefit of the team approach is that it enhances group brainstorming and through sharing ideas, the organization becomes more productive and efficient. The team approach allows the group of people to combine the talents, establish common goals, share information, and strengthen organization relationships (Wildenauer, 2015). The team approach builds group cohesiveness which then results to a positive relationship and group performance.  Wildenauer (2015) asserts that  factors that influence positive outcomes while using  the  team approach are  effort norms- the ability of the group to  devote sufficient time to  participate  in meeting and  identifying  problems, and  cognitive conflict- allows the group members to  solve the problems in a better way  through  open discussion and use of  varying ideas and opinion. The last factor that enhances task performance and cohesiveness is knowledge and skills- the group members share skills, knowledge, and experiences thereby complete the task in an effective way (Wildenauer, 2015). The Smit's approach allows the group members to participate in management activities and as a result, the members build mutual respect, provide solutions to a crisis situation, and improves the organization. Similar, the team approach allows the group members to participate in the day-to-day operations and by working together, they develop strong relationships, and work toward the success of the organization.

 

 

Reference

 

Wildenauer, M. (2015). Towards a Team Approach to Understanding Board Effectiveness. Journal of

Business Systems, Governance & Ethics, 10(1), 37–51. Retrieved from

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