09 Jan Justify Strategies for Team Cohesion

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

· Citation Resources Guide: APA

· Tips for creating and delivering an effective presentation

· Add and record audio in PowerPoint

· How to add and record audio in your PowerPoint presentation

Grading

This assignment is worth 15 points