Teams are the principal building blocks of the strategy of successful organizations
the 5 most common team models are:
Traditional model- This is a group of people with a traditional boss. The boss also shares some of his/her responsibility as well as authority. This traditional boss is in charge. Bust still, on certain issues, this person may allow his other team members to take on the leadership role.
Team spirit model- This is a group of people who are working for one boss. The team members are very happy and everything seems to be going well. There is team spirit in people. The fact remains that in reality this is not really a team. This is because there is one person who calls all the shots. and there is no sharing of authority or responsibility.
The cutting edge model – This is a group of people who are managing themselves. There is no single person in this group who has the authority to make any decisions about the events which will impact the whole group. This is also known as a self-directed work team. This is because each one has the authority as well as responsibility for all the decisions that they need to make.
Task force model – This refers to a group that comes together for a specific time only. This is because it has to work on a special project or a task. Such a group has traditionally been called a task force or a committee.
The cyber team – In such a team model, members see one another rarely or even, not at all. These are also known as “cyber” or “virtual” teams. What makes these teams different is that the team has to work together in order to accomplish goals, but they may be meeting only at the beginning of their project. They might be interacting through e-mail, telephone or through video conferencing only