Teammates Ed, Zed, and Ted work for fashion design house Zelda’s House of Fashion. The three use their complementary skills to design, develop, and produce prototypes of stylish suits and accessories for professional women. Ted considers himself the strongest and most productive member of the team, and he fully expected to be rewarded with a financial bonus for his work. Therefore, Ted was shocked when he was told by management that his team had failed to meet their production targets and so the team would not be receiving any bonus at all.
Which of the following statements best reflects Ted’s mistake in understanding team performance?
Group of answer choices
A work team generates positive synergy through coordination.
Work teams look for members with complementary skills.
Accountability in work teams occurs at the individual level.
The goal of a work team is strong collective performance, and rewarding individual performance would obstruct this.
None of these statements are correct.