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China Teams and Teamwork
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Team selection by seniority and professional specialization Loyalty to leader is important Strict hierarchy with clear chain of command Implicit obedience to team leader is expected Team leader makes decisions, usually with consultation Teams work co-operatively and combine professional skills Team members work co-operatively, combining their skills Harmony is important, so is consultation Team members expect to be consulted and to have their view influence the outcome Distance in seniority within the group will be observed Working pace tends to be slow and methodological Deadlines are flexible You probably should: Monitor team activity Give praise Give face to everyone Give clear instructions (but in a kindly way) Emphasize moral and social aims Check progress regularly Understand the aims and motivation of other team members You probably shouldn't: Criticize seniors in front of their team Forget to monitor and check performance Assume that a smile equals satisfaction Assume that agreement equals understanding Managing Disagreement Always in private Always impersonal Always stress harmony 'We' not 'I' Focus on facts not emotion Smile a lot Use authority according to rank Relationships are more important than tasks Discuss at length to achieve total agreement You probably should: Listen carefully to proposed solutions Understand their difficulties (These may be social or relationship linked more than business ) Emphasize the collective nature of the business Praise rather than criticize Only ever comment on poor performance in private You shouldn't: Give up Humiliate anyone (in public or private) Disagree too forcefully Blame people Be too direct and factual Overdo the logic (intuition important) Return to: China Homepage
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