Talk by Professor Roger Collins for the AGSM Breakfast Series in Brisbane, 2nd July, 2004.
I stumbled across this talk on the web while I was looking for something, and luckily I was in Brisbane that week for the Beyond the Break Conference.
Prof Collins talked about the difference in dynamics between a team and a management group at the top level of organisations and the impact those dynamics have on decision making amongst other things. When organisational stability is needed a group will function, but when organisational renewal is needed, a team is vital to making it work. One of the great things I got from the talk was the Sigmoid Curve. This was not a concept or graphic I had come across before, and was timely as an announcement about a restructure back at work was due to be made that day! He also suggested that the focus of performance development should be at the team level as opposed to individual workers – to play to the strengths of the individuals yet to always keep in mind their contribution to the whole.
Most impressive was the followup from the breakfast session which was held in the pretty Customs House in Brisbane’s CBD. Shortly after returning to Hobart I received in the mail some additional readings relevant to the talk.