Transforming Teams to Achieve High Quality
Introduction
Vibrant, responsive, efficient organizations are never static. They remain effective because they can transform themselves to meet the changing needs of the business. Transformation, done skillfully and deliberately, keeps the team motivated, on track, and free of fear about the changes that naturally occur in a business.
Numerous situations create the need for team transformation. They run the gamut from technology changes, labor saving initiatives such as automation and outsourcing, to business mission changes, mergers, growth and downsizing. The articles below demonstrate situations I have faced and my approaches for elevating the value of my teams.
Businesses inevitably move through a maturity curve from startup, to emerging, into maturity, and then into absorption or decline. Movement along the curve is often slow, however leaders need to be reshaping their teams as the business advances to the next transition point. This article focuses on situations where this has occurred and my approaches as a proactive manager.
Managing margins and competing effectively are at the top of every business manager's list of reasons to cut costs. Driving down costs is paramount but it needs to happen in a way that balances the people assets within the business. This article demonstrates my experience building the right team mix.
Team transformation in a globalized workforce means that the virtual team is composed of members from outsourcing or offshore organizations. This article exposes the problems and solutions for turning these geographically and culturally separate groups into functioning team members to produce the promised benefits.
As a long-time quality manager I have built and reshaped organizations many times in my career. Building good QA teams means establishing a team culture that aligns quality objectives with the needs of the business. This article exposes some of the challenges that my teams have successfully faced to reach those goals.
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