HomepageTextABCTextATextAExerciseTextBTextBExerciseTextCTextCExerciseFurtherStudyshortcutHomepageTextABCTextATextAExerciseTextBTextBExerciseTextCTextCExerciseFurtherStudyshortcutNewVisionCollegeEnglishReading,Writing&TranslationBookⅢHomepageTextABCTextATextAExerciseTextBTextBExerciseTextCTextCExerciseFurtherStudyshortcutHomepageTextABCTextATextAExerciseTextBTextBExerciseTextCTextCExerciseFurtherStudyshortcutIndividualandTeam中国人民大学出版社中国人民大学出版社(协调)cooperationexperiencemotivation(动机)qualificationsupportcompetitionrespectsatisfactionservicediligenceopportunity2.Whatrolesdoindividualsplayinteamwork?3.Doyouagreewiththeopinionthat“Anyonecanbeagoodleader”?Why?中国人民大学出版社中国人民大学出版社PartOne:BackgroundInformationPartFour:ExercisesPartThree:DetailedStudyoftheTextPartTwo:NewWords,PhrasesandExpressions(1)1.Whatisteamwork?TeamworkisdefinedinWebster’sNewWorldDictionaryas“ajointactionbyagroupofpeople,inwhicheachpersonsubordinateshisorherindividualinterestsandopinionstotheunityandefficiencyofthegroup”.Thisdoesnotmeanthattheindividualisnolongerimportant;however,itdoesmeanthateffectiveandefficientteamworkgoesbeyondindividualaccomplishments.Themosteffectiveteamworkisproducedwhenalltheindividualsinvolvedharmonizetheircontributionsandworktowardsacommongoal.Teamworkhasbecomeanimportantpartoftheworkingcultureandmanybusinessesnowlookatteamworkskillswhenevaluatingapersonforemployment.中国人民大学出版社(2)Mostcompaniesrealizethatteamworkisimportantbecauseeithertheproductissufficientlycomplexthatitrequiresateamwithmultipleskillstoproduce,and/orabetterproductwillresultwhenateamapproachistaken.ThefollowingareeightcharacteristicsofeffectiveteamsthatwereidentifiedbyLarsonandLaFastointheirbooktitledTeamwork:WhatMustGoRight/WhatCanGoWrong(SagePublications1989).Theteammusthaveacleargoal.Teamgoalsshouldcallforaspecificperformanceobjective,expressedsoconciselythateveryoneknowswhentheobjectivehasbeenmet.Theteammusthavearesults-drivenstructure.中国人民大学出版社(3)Theteamshouldbeallowedtooperateinamannerthatproducesresults.Itisoftenbesttoallowtheteamtodevelopthestructure.Theteammusthavecompetentteammembers.Theteammusthaveunifiedcommitment.Thisdoesn'tmeanthatteammembersmustagreeoneverything.Itmeansthatallindividualsmustbedirectingtheireffortstowardsthegoal.Theteammusthaveacollaborativeclimate.Itisaclimateoftrustproducedbyhonest,open,consistentandrespectfulbehavior.中国人民大学出版社(4)Theteammusthavehighstandardsthatareunderstoodbyall.Theteammustreceiveexternalsupportandencouragement.Encouragementandpraiseworksjustaswellinmotivatingteamsasitdoeswithindividuals.Theteammusthaveprincipledleadership.Teamsusuallyneedsomeonetoleadtheef