last day to blog
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Today is the last day of Week 5, the final day to blog as well as take Quiz
5. So declare your independence by finishing up your work for the week
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Week 4, Blog #3: Team-Based Organization
In Chapter 8, it talks about team-based organization. This immediately reminded me of the structure to Army sets up for its organization. The smallest unit of combat is a team, which is part of a squad, which is part of a platoon and then battalion/company, and so on. But the small unit is a team. And although I mention that a team is a part of something bigger it still needs to be fully functional on its own. Within each team you have a leader and members; all who perform specific tasks and have specific duties and responsibilities. The book mentions that a team is not made up of “individuals.” The team itself is a singular unit.
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I really like your example of using the army. I work for the Department of Veterans Affairs which treats patients who have been in the army or any other service that is military related. At the Veterans hospital we have interdiscplinary teams of doctors, therapists, OT's, social workers and so forth that work together as a team to serve their patient. Just like the army the team has to function on it's own but it is apart of a larger whole.
I agree that a team is one unit. I always have to remind my cheerleaders that if one person is missing it affects everyone. Every time someone was missing is we would waste time trying to figure things out. When is comes time to performing if a girl messes up, not only does she look bad but it makes the team look bad as well. It is very important that a team works together because their success relies on each other.
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