The days when workers showed up to work and were given a stack of work orders to complete and then go home are over. The success of each individual is now tied to the success of his or her team and the larger organization. That means more responsibility for each individual and the larger team as well. In fact, a new twist to the team concept is that pay increases are now based on meeting performance criteria. Because of this, staff members perform a wide range of services to the district, which makes the district more efficient and staff members more successful at their jobs.
Teams do their own purchasing.
Individual team members purchase all fertilizers, hardware, basketball hoops and playground equipment for the district. Each team has knowledge of the budget and works within it. In response, costs have fallen. Before the change to teams, there were as many as 60 different varieties of basketball hoops. Whichever one was on sale is what central purchasing bought.