GROUPS AND TEAMS
Study Questions
Short-Answer Questions
Write 100-word response to each of the following prompts:
- In what ways do teams differ from groups? What factors contribute to a team? When have you worked in a team? What was your experience like?
- What are some different types of teams? What are the goals of each type of team? What differences are there in how team members work together in these different teams?
- What are some examples of effective communication and listening skills for teams? What makes these skills effective? What are some of your strengths and weaknesses when communicating in a team? How can you work on the areas that need improvement?
- Describe effective communication and listening skills.
- Form, Storm, Norm, Perform ... stages of group development?Why is this important information? Have you had experiences you can relate to the stages going especially well or not so well?
- Too often there is the perspective that full delegation is the only actual delegation. It isn’t. And it can cause failure and frustration. The big point is have a clear understanding between the person delegating and the person being delegated to about the level of freedom. to simply do the research and return with information? should I make suggestions? or am I to develop a whole action plan and return for feedback?
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Differences between groups and teams and contributing factors to a team
In teams, achieving common purpose and goals binds and connects individuals while in groups individuals are responsible for their efforts in completing a task. In teams, accountability is individually or mutually while in groups accountability is at an individual level (Guillaume et al., 2017). A team is contributed by cooperation among individuals, commitment to achieving a common purpose and good communication to allow a flow of information. I worked in a team whose common goal was to develop a website to facilitate customers to make purchase orders online. In the team, I recognized the…
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