Week 4
discussion
You have been asked to lead a ten-person team within your
department. You know that several of these team members have not worked well
together on previous group projects, so you have decided to put the team
through a series of team-building activities.
Select any one of the following starter bullet point
sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet
point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the
important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key
themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion
supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your
classmates have already posted so that we can engage several discussions on
relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may
begin to re-use the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses
continue.
Define your top three goals or objectives for the
team-building activities for the scenario. Defend why those goals are
appropriate. Also assess at least two other possible goals and justify why they
did not make your top-three list.
Select two articles that discuss whether team-building
activities really help. Briefly note what you learned from the articles. Did
they guide you to select the best activities, or did they warn you away from
certain activities? Justify three best practices for team building activities
that emerge from the articles.
Team dynamics include both productivity (task) and
cohesiveness (relationship) components. Identify three team building activities
and assess the extent each influences on productivity and cohesion. Evaluate
how cohesion and productivity are linked.
The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your
initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in
your initial response.
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2
single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.
