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Background
In
this scenario, imagine that you manage a work team of 10 people in a global
information technology consulting firm. The team is diverse, with individuals
who reflect different beliefs, ethnicities, and ages. By completing this
assignment, you will better understand why effectively managing a team can
encourage high levels of participation and innovation. You will also
recommend strategies for role modeling by the leaders and team members to
influence greater commitment, accountability, and trust. You should address
budget and resource allocation, as appropriate, to support your recommended
strategies. One of the goals of a manager and leader is to find ways to
minimize the potential threat of conflict within the team, which could affect
team performance.
Review
the three employee scenarios below to begin this assignment:
- Rae is 45 years old and working on a team with two
other people—Lance and Tress. The two are friends and in their 40s. The
team works on the project until late at night. The next day, Lance
presents the team project to the supervisor, saying that she stayed up
late at night and this is what she came up with all by herself. After
the presentation, Rae tells the supervisor that it was a team effort,
not just Lance’s ideas. The supervisor asks Lance about this, and she
confirms that she did not do it all by herself. The supervisor does not
reprimand Lance. Tress confirms that it was a team effort. Rae now does
not want to work with Lance or Tress on the team project.
- Lance is 31 years old and relatively new to your
company and the team. Team members consider him an asset to both. Lance
is very talented, works hard, and shows great potential. Managers
believe there is an opportunity for him to have a great future with the
company. He completes his work on time and at a high level of quality
and contributes to team goals. He often completes some of his work
off-site, then arrives at the office later than other team members and
often leaves early. This behavior has caused complaints among his fellow
team members, who see Lance’s actions as a lack of commitment to the
company and a disregard for the understood working hours.
- Tress is in her 40s and tells everyone she is just
using this job as a steppingstone to become CEO of this company—or any
company—one day. She participates very little in the group. She spends a
lot of time telling supervisors what she has accomplished in her career
and says she should not have to be part of a team because she is very
knowledgeable. She believes that teams slow her down.
Instructions
Consider
what strategies you would use to help these three workers understand each
other and work together as a team. Create an action plan to bring your team
members together as a cohesive and productive unit. Prepare a PowerPoint
presentation to present your plan. Avoid cluttering your slides with multiple
lines of information—the details should be included in your speaker notes and
voice narration. Add graphics or animations to make your points clear.
Remember to be specific.
Requirements
Length:
8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation, excluding title and reference slides.
Your presentation should also contain speaker notes and audio
narration.
References: Include 5 scholarly resources.
Additional
Resources
Grading
This
assignment is worth 15 points
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