Assignment
Overview
Prepare a Word document on teams and team-building of no more than 5 pages (plus title page and references page with at least 3 outside references, aside from your textbook and professor's lectures). All verbiage must be in your own words and in APA format; i.e., must be followed by the author's name and publication date like this (Richards, 2017). Failure to do so will result in a zero and/or referral to the College's academic conduct committee.
Background
As the leader of an organization that struggles with collaboration, communication and motivation issues, you will be holding a meeting with all managers and team leaders to discuss team-building to address these 3 areas. You will, in your meeting, help them to understand the stages that teams go through in order to fully realize their respective potential as "performing" teams (the most effective stage). You will also write up three suggested corporate team-building exercises. Each exercise will address one of the 3 identified issues (above) and explain the reasoning behind each exercise.
Instructions
Create a document (Word, not PDF) that introduces the topic of teams:
- define a team and differentiate it from a ‘group';
- explain why teams are vital to an organization;
- define the stages of team development (brief paragraph in your own words);
- explain what takes place in each stage.
Then research and write about 3 different corporate team-building exercises, one of which would be appropriate for each of your three issues (collaboration, communication and motivation). This means you will need to:
- research and carefully select those that will address each issue;
- explain each exercise in a good-sized paragraph. You may utilize exercises you find in research if you:
- modify and reword them completely, and
- provide a citation and reference for each exercise.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. 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.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.