Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the benefits of self-managed teams (also known as self-directed teams, natural teams, or semiautonomous work groups). Everyone seems to want some form of them in their organization. A number of books and articles have been written on the subject since they were first introduced in the 1940s as a method of employee involvement. They typically list the activities and steps the organization should follow to develop selfmanaged teams, outline the skills required of team leaders and team members, and describe the phases an organization goes through to achieve its objective of employing selfmanaged teams.
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