ERIC Digest, Number 103. Work Teams in Schools. ERIC Digest, Number 103. Teams are said to build stronger relationships among those involved in education and, ultimately, to benefit students because more people with broader perspectives help to shape a stronger educational program. Deming held that managers should treat workers as partners rather than underlings, for employees will work better together and feel more empowered.
Teams have several positive effects.
First, the more people involved in making a decision, the more likely that decision will be implemented. Second, team members continually learn from one another's fresh ideas. Third, more and better information and actions come from a group of people with various resources and skills. Fourth, there is a better chance that mistakes will be caught and corrected. And finally, risk-taking is more likely because of the collective power of the group.