In this module, you saw how important it is for leaders to be aware of the individual and group differences within their teams. There are individual and group dynamics which impact team effectiveness and overall progress toward team goals.<\/p>\n
Based on your readings, research, and experience, in a minimum of 400 words, respond to the following points:<\/p>\n
Tasks:<\/strong><\/p>\n Submission Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n By the due date assigned,<\/strong> post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area<\/strong>. Through the end of the module <\/strong>review and comment on at least two peers\u2019 responses.<\/p>\n Write your initial response in 300\u2013500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation<\/p>\n Do the following when responding to your peers:<\/p>\n Until now, you learned about teaming and team development strategies. Team members have to work in unison to ensure organizational success and profitability. When teamwork is such an essential concept in today\u2019s organization, what are the best practices for effective team building? In this module, you will examine recommended best practices for motivating and maintaining teams. In particular, you will recognize the importance of providing significant and relevant challenges to teams as a mechanism for keeping them individually and collectively focused and moving in the right direction. You will also address the issue of ongoing consideration of team challenges and the importance of empowerment in helping a team rise to own their challenges and to begin to make an impact on them. Finally, you will discuss steps team leaders and teams themselves can take to maintain their efforts as a team. Discussion points will include issues related to establishing ongoing patterns of persistence, evaluation, and important essential process evaluation in order to keep the team relevant and focused.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Team leadership provides the guidance, direction, instruction, subject matter expertise, facilitation, problem solving, and team building of the team. Team leaders are looked upon more as facilitators and coaches. Team leaders are the caretakers of the team that provide instructions, resources, and conflict management to ensure team success. <\/strong><\/p>\n The most important function of team leaders is the ability to motivate the team. Leaders may make mistakes in communication strategy and other areas, but a highly motivated team is likely to overlook these shortcomings. Over the years, leadership scholars and other experts in team organizational dynamics have provided several theories on motivation.In the Dyer text, the authors underline the importance of emphasizing specific performance challenges to teams. Teams are much more motivated when leaders clearly communicate to the team the challenges as well as the consequences of success or failure. This is true for several reasons. First, when a team has clarity they feel empowered and are much more likely to work together toward taking steps in the right direction. Teams unclear about their purpose or goals struggle to find themselves and to find their way. Second, the synergy of the team itself can also serve to empower it. When the people on a team have a shared goal or focus, they are much more likely to help each other in moments when individuals might be down or distracted. This connectedness helps lead to a more focused and determined team.What is also motivating for a team is the issue of empowerment. When teams recognize their efforts truly make a difference and their time is not wasted, they are much more likely to be energized in their efforts. Allowing teams to own the problems and the solutions motivates them more than if they are not responsible or empowered.Finally, charismatic leaders often motivate a team by the sheer enthusiasm they bring to the job. Leaders who are motivated and enthusiastic help to create an exciting and clear vision for where the team is likely to go if they are motivated, focused, and enthusiastic. Team leaders must be prepared to empower team members, to develop engagement among team members and provide for innovation and growth of these members.<\/p>\n Leaders can take several steps to maintain the team over time. In addition, teams themselves can take steps to ensure their group is self-sustaining, empowered, and continually relevant.Persistence is the key factor in maintaining the team. When teams and team leadership establish persistence in the follow up and recognition of group goals, they are likely to stay focused and relevant. For example, a team may face the challenge of increasing profits by 10% in the market they control. A poorly maintained group would lose sight of this challenge for months on end. With persistence, however, team leaders and members of the team themselves will constantly remind each other of their goals and objectives. They may elect to place this goal on their agenda every time they meet as a reminder they are going to have to respond to this ongoing challenge.Periodic assessment of the feelings and the perceptions of team members is another mechanism for maintaining the team. For example, protocols developed within a team allow team members to examine how well they are being led, or how well they believe their interaction patterns are doing. They may elect to evaluate the degree to which they are being creative or thoughtful in their time spent together. Perhaps their systems of communication need to be considered in this ongoing analysis. This opportunity to reflect is extremely important in maintaining momentum for a team. Conversations can sometimes be uncomfortable. However, the long-term impact of an issue not addressed can be potentially devastating to the outcome of the team. Finally, what appears clear in managing and maintaining a team is the importance of ongoing evaluation and assessments. Teams assessed consistently and comprehensively are more likely to adjust their outputs to meet expectations. By carefully measuring aspects related to both process and outputs, the opportunity to remedy shortcomings is much greater.<\/p>\n Effective Team Building<\/strong>For a team to be effective, team building has to be looked upon as an ongoing process. An effective team shares expectations and has support and trust for each other in the accomplishment of their missions. Team leaders have to ensure that members understand their position within the team and why they are participating on the team. In order for an organization to be successful, teams must be able to fulfill their intended role.<\/p>\n Team success can occur when collaboration and a solid sense of interdependency exist between team members. This can assist teams to develop the maximum level of cohesiveness and synergy can then occur in delivering maximum productivity. Open communication is an essential component of a successful team relationship. Team success is evident when each team member agrees upon the goals that are clearly relevant and supports the mission and vision of the organization or team. <\/strong><\/p>\n Through this module\u2019s lectures and readings, you learned about motivating and maintaining teams. This module addressed the importance of each of these areas and pointed to the importance of both process and product as it relates to leading and being a participant on a team.Here are the key points you covered in this module:<\/p>\n Assignment 1: Discussion In this module, you saw how important it is for leaders to be aware of the individual and group differences within their teams. There are individual and group dynamics which impact team effectiveness and overall progress toward team goals. 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Module 7 Overview<\/h2>\n
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Motivating the Team<\/h2>\n
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Maintaining the Team<\/h2>\n
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Defining Team Success<\/h2>\n
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