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The practical use of vision in small teams
1Salomons Centre, Southborough, Kent, UK.
Health Manpower Management
|December 9, 1995
Summary
This study shows that team-sized vision statements are useful for self-directed work teams. Creating a shared vision at the team level overcomes barriers of size and ownership, motivating employees and facilitating change.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Management Studies
- Team Dynamics
Background:
- Traditional organization-sized vision statements often fail to engage employees.
- Barriers such as 'size' and 'ownership' hinder the creation of a shared organizational vision.
- Self-directed work teams require tailored approaches to vision development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the utility of vision statements for self-directed work teams.
- To introduce the concept of 'team-sized vision' to address limitations of organization-sized visions.
- To outline a practical process for generating team-sized vision.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of vision development within a 1,000-employee organization.
- Conceptualization of 'team-sized vision' to overcome organizational scale issues.
- Development of a four-step process for generating team-sized vision.
Main Results:
- Team-sized vision facilitates positive discussions about organizational change.
- A shared team vision acts as a powerful motivator for employees.
- The proposed process for generating team-sized vision is relatively easy to implement.
- Team-sized vision empowers all organizational levels, not just top management.
Conclusions:
- Team-sized vision is a practical and effective tool for self-directed work teams.
- This approach enhances employee engagement and motivation.
- Vision development is an inclusive process, relevant across all organizational hierarchies.