Editing Team management (section)

{{short description|Ability to administer and coordinate a group to perform a task}}
'''Team management''' is the ability of an individual or an organization to administer and coordinate a group of individuals to perform a task. Team management involves [[teamwork]], [[communication]], [[Goal setting|objective setting]] and [[performance appraisal]]s. Moreover, team management is the capability to identify problems and [[Conflict resolution|resolve conflicts]] within a team. Teams are a popular approach to many business challenges. They can produce innovative solutions to complex problems.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Leadership (CCL) |first1=Center for Creative |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4s8ekFkk_GsC |title=How to Launch a Team: Start Right for Success |last2=Kanaga |first2=Kim |last3=Prestridge |first3=Sonya |date=2011-09-07 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-15519-6 |language=en}}</ref> There are various methods and [[leadership style]]s a team manager can take to increase personnel [[productivity]] and build an effective team.<ref>Business Dictionary. Team Management. [Online]. [Accessed 15 October 2014]. Available from:http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/team-management.html</ref> In the workplace teams can come in many shapes and sizes who all work together and depend on one another. They communicate and all strive to accomplish a specific goal. Management teams are a type of team that performs duties such as managing and advising other employees and teams that work with them. Whereas work, parallel, and project teams hold the responsibility of direct accomplishment of a goal, management teams are responsible for providing general direction and assistance to those teams.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Aamodt |first1=Michael |title=Industrial/Organizational Psychology an Applied Approach |date=January 2015 |publisher=Cengage learning |isbn=9781305118423 |pages=483 |edition=8}}</ref>