4-MAT book review of: Creating effective teams: a guide for members and leaders by Susan A. Wheelan Brittani Lewis-Clarkson Lead 610 ABSTRACT Susan Wheelan‚ author of Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders‚ wrote her book to share information about effective teams‚ members‚ and leaders. Wheelan bases her book on the premise that‚ “from the beginning of human history‚ people have utilized work groups to generate new ideas‚ get things done‚ and nurture individuals”1. Groups always
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Body: Teams can enjoy a significant competitive advantage over individual employees in any organization through the facilitation of trusting‚ open‚ and supportive relationships. This advantage helps to foster collaboration in the organization. Trust is the basis and most common and ôfundamental element of a winning teamö (Kouzes and Posner‚ 2007‚ p.225). Literature suggests that ôpositive relationships help produce effective teamsö (Lafasto & Larson‚ in Pierce & Newstrom (Eds.)‚ 2008‚ p160). Successful
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Wheelan Jaime Castaneda 4-MAT Book Review Liberty University Abstract Creating Effective Teams: a Guide for Members and Leaders is a book by Wheelan (2013) which guides leaders to establish well rounded and effecting teams. This guides starts with emphasizing that group establishment is important. According to the text‚ “People have formed work groups to accomplish goals and tasks since the beginning of human history” (Wheelan‚ 2013‚ pg. 1). The book is organized in 4 stages that guide the
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Ensure team effectiveness BSBWOR502 WB921 Assessment Tool 1 - Case Studies 1-4 Case Study 1 - Zenith Software Company’s new team Zenith Software Company (ZSC) develops and distributes accounting software applications. The products have proven to be very popular with small businesses. The new Marketing Director‚ Rob‚ recently discovered customer satisfaction had diminished significantly. She discovered that her predecessor had focused entirely on short term profits and sales volume‚ unfortunately
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ECONOMICS AND LAW PG ASSIGNMENT COVERSHEET Assignment Details Module Name and Code Perspective in Tourism Management Assignment Title The Characteristics of an Effective Marketing Mix For Tour Operators Word Count: 3173 Deadline 06 January 2014 Student Details Student Name URN 6245046 Programme MSc Tourism Management Al Araimi Salim Student Declaration To be agreed by Student Please refer to the University of Surrey Regulations for
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Typology of Virtual Teams: Implications for Effective Leadership In this article Bell and Kozlowski (2002) examine the technology changes in today’s business organizations. According to Bell and Kozlowski as organizations become more complicated and evolved their organizational systems‚ structures‚ and processes become more complex as well. As a result‚ many organizations take on a horizontal organizational structure and team-based work structure identified as virtual teams to adapt to the changes
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4-MAT Book Review for Creating Effective Teams Christopher Fletcher Liberty University Abstract Creating Effective Teams takes a somewhat unique perspective on leadership than many leadership books I have read in the past. I have read many books that place the greatest emphasis on the efforts of the leader in order for the team to be successful. Wheelan (2013) argues that the success of any given team is dependent upon the performance of all of its members. This book places a greater
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DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER (M2.34) Understanding teams and teamwork The difference between a team and a group is that a team is internally organized‚ with specific roles for different members of the team. They all have the same aim and goal. A group is just a collection of people with something in common but each individual has a different goal. The Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing model of group development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965‚ who maintained
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Create and Effective Technology Support Team May 10‚ 2010 University of Phoenix People in every workplace speak of building the team‚ working as a team‚ and my team‚ but few understand how to create the experience of teamwork or how to develop an effective team (Heathfield‚ n.d.). Technology has become a critical need for any business to profit in a positive way. This research paper will explain a few key elements that are a requirement to have an effective technology support team. An explanation
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