The necessity of building a
management team is central in the concept of
leader effectiveness. The management team is the entire work group as an
integral unit (rather than an
aggregate of individuals), governing itself
within the area of freedom allowed by its position in the organizational
hierarchy.
Members of the management team should be
strategic thinkers
able to
see the big picture, demonstrate
leadership attributes,
have
diverse and
synergistic
experience, combine business insight with technical savvy, and be committed to
continuous learning. They should also have a
common
vision
of the future, be good
team players who are
committed to creating superior
value for all stakeholders –
customers,
employees,
investors and
society as a whole – by getting the best from their people and leading
continuous
innovation.
Large organizations are made of
several of many inter-locking management teams.
The CEO and all the
executives reporting directly to him or her would be a
management team. But at other organizational levels, managers and
supervisors and all workers reporting to them respectively would also form
management teams. The same person may be a
leader
in one management team and a group member in another.
