Assignment
Choose 5 of the following questions and answer in a short essay (should be 2 to 3 paragraphs for each answer)
When you answer a question, put the corresponding number of the question with the number of answer. So for example, if you answer number 1, put the number 1 to start your answer etc.
Remember, you only need to do 5 of the 7 questions. Feel free to use course material, other resources. Each question has at least 2 or 3 parts to the question. Make sure you answer each part within the question. Each question is worth 4 pts. The midterm is worth 20 pts.
i. Compare and Contrast a work group, a team, and a self-managing team in terms of power, leadership, decision making and activities or tasks. Then can you provide an example of each of these categories (work group, a team, a self-managing team) and share how power/ leadership/ decision making and activities are played out in these examples?
ii. What are three criteria used to define team success? Can you after you define these characteristics of team success, provide specific examples from real teams and groups and how they have defined success or pursued success? What are the potential problems with defining success in these three ways, or some of the benefits of these definitions?
iii. What are the four functions of team norms and their positive and negative effects? Please also provide at least two examples of teams, groups, or organizations and share examples of their team norms, and either some positive or negative effects for each example.
iv. Explain why group cohesion is important and how to build it? What would you do as a leader to foster a more dynamic group cohesion? Can you provide specific examples and details of what you would do to develop strong group cohesion?
v. What are some benefits and problems related to both cooperation and competition within a team, or group? As the leader how can ensure that you are maximizing the benefits, so that cooperation and competition enhance the team or group you are leading? What are some important things a leader must do in order to avoid the problems creating bigger issues for the team? Can you provide a real life example of how benefits for these two areas (cooperation and competition) have been actualized? Can you provide an example in real life where they have created problems?
vi. What is a team's culture and how is it created? Once you have discussed and described what and how to create team culture.....then share an example of a team culture that you are aware of. What are the norms of the culture? How has leadership created the team culture? What are some considerations that a leader must consider as he or she grows, protects and enhances the team culture?
vii. What are the benefits and problems that come with conflict within a team? After you discuss this, please then provide an example on a current team, or from your experience where the benefits are seen, and then the same for problems that conflict created within a team. Then, please list a few ways in which you as a leader can prepare, manage and steer conflict to be beneficial and not damaging.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.