Instructions:
Exercise 1:
Study chapter (Contemporary Management PDF textbook) entirely. However, there are two specific topics we want to highlight: Group and Team contributions to organizational effectiveness and Group Cohesiveness.
Exercise 2:
After studying the Five-Stage Group/Team development model, please do the following: (It is a simulated exercise).
2.1. Open the attachment “What stage is your team in?” (Word document). Please read it. Ensure you understand the survey content.
2.2. Then, open the “What stage is your team in Survey Results” PDF and interpret the results by answers. Thirty-two questions with answers that match the questions mentioned in the Word document survey’s instructions.
2.3. Fill out the Survey word document, and define what stage the group assessed through the survey results (PDF) is in.
2.4. Explain how to take the obtained group/team development stage to the next development stage through an implementation plan.
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We try to have set procedures or protocols to ensure that things are orderly and run
smoothly (i.e. minimize interruptions, everyone gets the opportunity to have his or her say).
Almost never
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Seldom
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7%
Occasionally
2
14%
Frequently
7
50%
Almost always
4
29%
We are quick to get to the task at hand and do not spend much time in the planning stage.
Almost never
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0%
Seldom
4
29%
Occasionally
7
50%
Frequently
3
21%
Almost always
0
0%
Our team members feel that we are all in it together and we share responsibility for the
team’s success or failure.
Almost never
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0%
Seldom
5
36%
Occasionally
4
29%
Frequently
4
29%
Almost always
1
7%
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We have thorough procedures for agreeing on our goals and planning the way we will
perform our tasks.
Almost never
1
7%
Seldom
1
7%
Occasionally
6
43%
Frequently
5
36%
Almost always
1
7%
Almost never
2
14%
Seldom
4
29%
Occasionally
4
29%
Frequently
2
14%
Almost always
2
14%
We take our team’s goals literally and assume a shared understanding.
Almost never
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0%
0
0%
Team members are afraid to ask others for help.
Seldom
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Occasionally
8
57%
Frequently
5
36%
Almost always
1
7%
The team leader tries to keep order and contributes to the task at hand.
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
0
0%
Occasionally
1
7%
Frequently
8
57%
Almost always
5
36%
We do not have fixed procedures; we make them up as the task or project progresses.
Almost never
4
29%
Seldom
2
14%
Occasionally
3
21%
Frequently
4
29%
Almost always
1
7%
We generate lots of ideas, but we don’t use many of them because we fail to listen carefully
and tend to reject them without fully understanding them.
Almost never
3 21%
Seldom
6
43%
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Occasionally
5
36%
Frequently
0
0%
Almost always
0
0%
Team members do not fully trust the other members and tend to closely monitor others who
are working on a specific task.
Almost never
5 36%
Seldom
4
29%
Occasionally
4
29%
Frequently
1
7%
Almost always
0
0%
The team leader or facilitator ensures that we follow the procedures, do not argue, do not
interrupt, and keep to the point.
Almost never
1
7%
We enjoy working together; we have a fun and productive time.
Seldom
0
0%
Occasionally
2
14%
Frequently
3
21%
Almost always
8
57%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
0
0%
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Occasionally
2
14%
Frequently
3
21%
Almost always
9
64%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
2
14%
Occasionally
2
14%
Frequently
6
43%
Almost always
4
29%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
0
0%
Occasionally
1
7%
Frequently
4
29%
Almost always
9
64%
We are trying to define the team’s goals and what tasks need to be accomplished.
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
0
0%
Occasionally
4
29%
We have accepted each other as members of the team.
The team leader is democratic and collaborative.
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Frequently
6
43%
Almost always
4
29%
Many of the team members have their own ideas about the team’s process; personal
agendas are rampant.
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
3
21%
Occasionally
3
21%
Frequently
5
36%
Almost always
3
21%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
3
21%
Occasionally
3
21%
Frequently
4
29%
Almost always
4
29%
We fully accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
We assign specific roles to team members (team leader, facilitator, time keeper, note taker,
etc.).
Almost never
4 29%
Seldom
2
14%
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Occasionally
4
29%
Frequently
3
21%
Almost always
1
7%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
0
0%
Occasionally
2
14%
Frequently
8
57%
Almost always
4
29%
The team’s tasks are very different from what we imagined and seem very difficult to
accomplish.
Almost never
2
14%
Seldom
7
50%
Occasionally
4
29%
Frequently
0
0%
Almost always
1
7%
There are many abstract discussions of the concepts and issues; some members are
impatient with these discussions.
Almost never
2
14%
7
50%
We try to achieve harmony by avoiding conflict.
Seldom
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Occasionally
3
Frequently
0
0%
Almost always
2
14%
Almost never
1
7%
Seldom
1
7%
Occasionally
5
36%
Frequently
5
36%
Almost always
2
14%
Almost never
4
29%
Seldom
2
14%
Occasionally
5
36%
Frequently
2
14%
Almost always
1
7%
The team is often tempted to go beyond the original scope of the project.
Almost never
2
14%
Seldom
2
14%
Occasionally
7
50%
We are able to work through group problems.
We argue a lot even though we agree on the real issues.
21%
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Frequently
3
21%
Almost always
0
0%
Almost never
2
14%
Seldom
2
14%
Occasionally
3
21%
Frequently
4
29%
Almost always
3
21%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
4
29%
Occasionally
6
43%
Frequently
2
14%
Almost always
2
14%
It seems as if little is being accomplished towards the team’s goals.
Almost never
5
36%
Seldom
6
43%
Occasionally
1
7%
We express criticism of others constructively
There is a close attachment to the team.
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The goals we have established seem unrealistic.
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Frequently
2
14%
Almost always
0
0%
Almost never
7
50%
Seldom
4
29%
Occasionally
1
7%
Frequently
2
14%
Almost always
0
0%
Although we are not fully sure of the project’s goals and issues, we are excited and proud to
Almost never
1
7%
Seldom
2
14%
Occasionally
6
43%
Frequently
5
36%
Almost always
0
0%
We feel like we can share personal problems with each other whenever we need to do so.
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
6
43%
Occasionally
6
43%
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Frequently
1
7%
Almost always
1
7%
There is a lot of resistance to the tasks at hand or to quality improvement approaches.
Almost never
3
21%
Seldom
3
21%
Occasionally
4
29%
Frequently
4
29%
Almost always
0
0%
Almost never
0
0%
Seldom
0
0%
Occasionally
2
14%
Frequently
6
43%
Almost always
6
43%
We get a lot of work done.
Number of daily responses
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