Bridging the Team to the Organization

Bridging the Team to the Organization

Leaders must make certain that team members understand how their function is directly connected to the organization as a whole. They must realize that they do not work in isolation, that their operation is one piece of a larger puzzle that fits with others to create quality products. Below are questions leaders can ask to appraise the “organizational awareness” of their team members:

	Do team members understand how their function interfaces with the whole?
	Do team members understand the importance of what they do?
	Do team members understand the team leader’s responsibility to the organization?
	Do team members understand the goals of the organization?
	Do team members know the structure and the role of senior management?
	Are team members proud of what the organization accomplishes?
	Do team members have an awareness of the overall manufacturing process?
	Do team members have a background in the organization’s history?
	Do team members understand and support the organization’s mission and values?
	Do team members understand the need for the team structure and how it operates?