The Success of Teamwork at Nelson’s Car Detailing and Auto Paint Designs

The Success of Teamwork at Nelson’s Car Detailing and Auto Paint Designs

Princess Smith

BUS 117 Introduction to Organizational Dynamics

Instructor: Andrea Robinson

November 25, 2013

The Success of Teamwork at Nelson’s Car Detailing and Auto Paint Designs

The word or term teams is used to a tremendous degree within industry today. Many companies will strive for the greater of productivity and the responsiveness top changes in markets and the effectiveness of teams plays a central role with the initiation of organizational change. If companies do not strive for effectiveness and efficiency among teams particular issues can arise such as organizational and team conflict that may hinder the product design process. “The most effective design teams generally involve a clearly delineated group of individuals who work full-time on the specified project from its beginning until market introduction.” (Smith, 1997).

In my interview with the team leader of the design department for “Nelson’s Car Detailing and Designs, I learned about the selection of design artists in two different design teams consisting of three designers and how they worked together to insure that each customer receives the service and product that they order and pay for. The leader of the design team is responsible for supervising team members and team procedures and processes. They also are responsible for ensuring that there are always an adequate number of members on the team during design sessions and to make sure that they frequently communicate with their team members. The lead designer must be able to delegate duties and be in an effective partnership with other members of the team in order to make sure that all team meetings are well organized. The team leader must be able to understand integral parts of the any design as well as to maintain and make important decisions.

Using roles helps team members to become interdependent and to be accountable individually for the success of the team...