Here are some examples of teams:
此处列举一些团队的例子:
The old-fashioned functional team is the kind that prevails in department stores.The different departments -- buyers,displayers,promotion and advertising,selling -- do not work together,and none of their members ever does the task of a member of another function,except in a rare crisis.
传统的功能性团队普遍的存在于百货公司中.不同的部门,像采购、陈设,推广、广告和销售,他们不会一起合作,部门成员除非在重大危机面前,否则绝不会与其他部门的成员共同完成一个任务.
The advantage of this team -- as with a baseball team -- is that each member can be trained in a particular strength,as are hitters,pitchers and catchers on a baseball team.And each member can be measured and judged against clear and specific goals.The weaknesses are rigidity,slowness in changing anything and the danger that each group will be focused only on its own function.It will do its job well but pay little attention to the organization's overall performance.
这种团队的演化,类似于一个棒球队,即每个成员可以在不同程度上进行培训,而成为棒球队里的打击手、投手、接球手.每个成员都有各自清晰的目标作为自身的衡量和评判标准.这种团队的缺点是过于死板,做任何改变都很缓慢,危害是每个小组只关心自己的份内之事.他们的本职工作会做得很好,但是他们不在乎团队的整体表现.
