Reference no: EM132821374
Overview:
This week's readings teach you how to turn a group of individuals into a collaborative team that achieves high performance through a shared mission and collective responsibility, and identify challenges associated with teamwork and explain why people sometimes have negative feelings about working in a team. You will also learn how to lead a team to high performance by providing a compelling purpose and clear objectives, clarifying roles and responsibilities, designing the team in terms of size and diversity, giving team members decision authority, and providing support and coaching.
Learning Objectives:
Turn a group of individuals into a collaborative team that achieves high performance through a shared mission and collective responsibility.
Identify challenges associated with teamwork, and explain why people sometimes have negative feelings about working in a team.
Lead a team to high performance by providing a compelling purpose and clear objectives, clarifying roles and responsibilities, designing the team in terms of size and diversity, giving team members decision authority, and providing support and coaching.
Understand and handle the stages of team development, and know how to promote cohesiveness and shape productive team norms.
Understand the challenges and benefits of virtual teams and the team leader behaviors that contribute to virtual team effectiveness.
Handle conflicts that inevitably arise among members of a team.
Discussion Board - 450 words
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Respond to the following prompts: "What do I feel are the most important aspects of my learning in the chapters this week?" and "What about this learning was really worthy of my time and understanding?" Then explain how important it is in society or business.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
The chapter suggests that very small teams (say, three to six members) perform better, and most people prefer to work in small teams. However, many companies use teams of 100 or more people to perform complex tasks, such as creating and developing a new product. Do you think a unit of that size can truly function as a team? Discuss.
If you were the leader of a team developing a new computer game, how might you apply negotiation to resolve a conflict between two strong-willed members related to which features to include in the game?
Respond to the post of at least two peers, using 100 words minimum each.
[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
Assignment - 350 words
Leadership Development: Case for Analysis 10
Devereaux-Dering Group
Synopsis
A team just landed a major account. Although their boss thinks the team is cohesive, team members' discussion reveals that the team has serious flaws regardless of its success.
Questions:
What factors do you think are affecting this team's cohesiveness? Explain.
If you were the team leader, what could you do to bring Fitzgerald into the team more and foster better relationships among the team members?
As a team member, what would you do? Should the three members of the team confront Fitzgerald with their concerns? Should they inform Kurt Lansing? Explain your answers.