“Together everyone achieves more.” -- Who knows, but it makes sense!

“Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to produce uncommon results.” -- Successories poster

“Effective teams are a necessary part of any high performance organization.” -- Kevin McManus, the Systems Guy

Example Team Infrastructure for a Injection Molding Plant

Three shift operation, 50 total employees, cost center of larger corporation

This example team infrastructure is based on a small facility. The number of project teams and focus teams shown is actually quite large given the total number of employees on site (roughly 60% involvement). Project team membership changes as the project changes - projects are defined and prioritized as part of the site's annual planning process, which involves both the Leadership Team and the cross-functional Planning Team. Team participation is voluntary for project and focus teams, and mandatory for process teams. Hourly employees are allowed up to three hours a week away from the job for team activities, with team leaders being given an additional three hours for 'between meeting' project work. All team costs are built into the operating budget and cost structure for the site.

Would you like to learn more about the "Team Effectiveness" workbook?

Click on one of the following links to learn even more about how this workbook can help the teams you already have in place, and those that you might be thinking about using, even more effective:

	"Myths and Realities of Team Effectiveness" workbook overview
	Summary of workbook exercises
	Summary of key team myths and questions

“The only thing I know is that I do not know it all.” -- Socrates