Team vs. Work Group During The Holidays

Dec. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Laura Stack, AKA The Productivity Pro, is helping motivate leaders this holiday season by addressing an obvious issue that most employees chose to ignore—if they are really part of a team. In her latest blog, Stack helps her audience define teams from work groups and what the difference between the two really is.

“Work groups can consist of almost any size, and the term itself conveys a different idea than ‘team.’ But the truth is, teams represent a special type of focused work group; therefore, it may be said that while all teams are work groups, not all work groups are teams,” pens Stack in her blog.   http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2015/12/team-vs-work-group-how-do-you-and-your-coworkers-stack-up/

In order to boost productivity, and to better understand the workflow dynamics within any company, knowing how to establish the difference between team and work group can be beneficial to both employers and professional leaders—especially during the holidays when the pace of work is often challenged by holiday parties, an onslaught of sugary goodies, and an overall feeling of a lightened workload.

“At The Productivity Pro, Inc., I have one work group and one team. The independent contractors who work for me—including my IT guy, my public relations gal, my virtual admin, my blog cartoonist, and others—actually represent a work group rather than a team. I've personally met all of them, of course, but very few actually know each other. If they do know each other, it’s only an occasional friendly email presence. That's because there's usually no need for them to get together and work on the same workflow process,” finished Stack.

Laura Stack is available to speak with members of the press about this subject matter, as well as other matters of business and productivity, upon request. Her 7th book, Doing the Right Things Right, will debut in January of 2016. Media tips sheets are available here http://theproductivitypro.com/3tleadership/tips and galley copies are available upon request.

Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored seven books, including her newest work, Doing the Right Things Right: How the Effective Executive Spends Time (Jan. 2016). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and in 2015 was inducted into its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide). Stack’s clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. To have Laura Stack speak at your next event, call 303-471-7401