Groups need organizational direction, information, and resources. Problems occur when the organization s mission is unclear, tasks are poorly defined, teams are not allowed sufficient autonomy, and rewards are granted to individuals rather than to teams. The power structure that the group operates under can have one definitive leader or a shared leadership. Those decisions may concern the task at hand, team procedures, norms, and standards of behavior, or how much work the team will take on. Therefore, understanding how decisions are made is key to the team.
Many factors can obstruct an effective decision making process.
It is important to be aware of these factors. Many of the observations could be useful prior to creating a work group. They could help identify the structure of the group, the mix of people to be assigned to the group, as well as specific processes the group will follow. It is defined as the attraction to a team 2. Attraction- attraction to team purposes and goals 3.