{"id":23489,"date":"2014-04-06T08:36:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T15:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23489"},"modified":"2014-04-06T07:43:20","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T14:43:20","slug":"get-a-grip-on-team-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/get-a-grip-on-team-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a GRIP on Team Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"team\"<\/a>I took away a lot of wonderful concepts, frameworks and strategies from my MBA education that led to a successful admission career. In fact, one of the most powerful lessons I learned at Michigan<\/a> (now Ross) was how to lead and work effectively on teams.<\/p>\n

Professor Noel Tichy, one of the gurus of Organizational Behavior and Leadership offered us a simple acronym that has stuck with me to this day: GRIP. His theory was as follows: if everyone on the team works toward a common goal that each individual fully understands and to which he\/she commits; and everyone on the team understands and has the skills to carry out his\/her roles and responsibilities; and everyone on the team shares information in a way that is productive; and the team has agreed to a process by which they will accomplish the goal, then the team will be effective. In fact, our teams would periodically do a GRIP check to make certain that our GOALS, ROLES, INFORMATION and PROCESS would align to keep the projects moving forward. When a team has only one GRIP element out of place, the team will be dysfunctional.<\/p>\n

I use this framework with my clients when they need to describe their own teams\u2019 successes or failures<\/a>. It helps them pinpoint what really happened to the team and not point fingers at an individual that may not have carried or had the skills to carry his\/her weight because the \u201cR\u201d was out of alignment. It helps them understand that by not having a process \u201cP\u201d in place, misunderstandings may occur. It helps them understand the importance of working towards a common goal. And it helps them understand the importance of transparent and effective communication \u201cI\u201d.<\/p>\n

So when you are asked about teamwork<\/a>, remember that a tight GRIP = a tight team and I will remember to thank Dr. Tichy for his wisdom and insight and for telling me to get a GRIP on my team. Thank you Dr. Tichy.<\/p>\n

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\"Natalie<\/a> By Natalie Grinblatt Epstein<\/a>, an accomplished Accepted.com consultant\/editor (since 2008) and entrepreneur. Natalie is a former MBA Admissions Dean and Director at Ross, Johnson, and Carey.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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