OB Quiz 3 and Google Article

Found that it didn't matter so much as much as what collaborators did...

But what they need in order to commit to their work.

True or False? In Chapter 12 on Team Communication the author explains that action processes are the things that team members do or say that affect the degree to which team members are motivated to work hard on the task.

FALSE

True or False? In the article, ""What we Can Learn from Google about Collaboration" the author describes three "pillars" of psychological safety as emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and mindful communication.

FALSE

Factors that Foster Psychological Safety:

o Empathy—referring to team members' ability to connect and communicate on a personal level. o Equality in distribution of conversational turn-taking, which is Google's way of saying that: 1) everyone should be accorded roughly equal air time in group communication, 2) active listening must be learned and supported, and 3) intrusive interruption and theft of ideas should not be tolerated. o Confidence that team members will not embarrass, reject or punish an individual for speaking up and expressing his or her feelings openly.

True or False? In Chapter 12 on Team Communication the author explains that ACTION PROCESSES are the things that team members do or say that affect the degree to which team members are motivated to work hard on the task.

FALSE

Each group developed its own..

Group norms (traditions, unwritten rules, and informal standards)

Researchers found that time spent by managers and employees involved in collaborative activities...

Had increased by about 50% over the last 2 decades.

More than three-quarters of a typical employee's time is spent...

Interacting with others rather than in solitary activity.

_________ and ______ are the building blocks of team success.

MORALE and COMMITMENT

Culture matters more or less than competency????

More

They found _____________ in in reviewing all the different aspects as to why they thought some teams did better than others.

Nothing

Most important thing was...

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY

Based on Chapter 11 and the information related to the stages of team development, what typically happens at the midpoint of a team's growth and development?

Punctuated equilibrium

True or False? In the article, "What we Can Learn from Google about Collaboration" the extensive research Google project turned up no significant patterns among teams that determined collaboration and performance.

TRUE

Project Aristotle does show the preconditions and cultural norms of collaboration, but it does not show...

The actual steps needed to be taken in order to achieve psychological safety.

Google was trying to figure out...

The best way to encourage effective collaboration.

In the article, "What we Can Learn from Google about Collaboration" what was the main goal of Project Aristotle that examined teamwork?

To determine a universal recipe for team collaboration that would foster communication, trust, engagement and overall interpersonal effectiveness.

Project Aristotle

Trying to figure out why some teams worked better than others.

Project Aristotle's MAIN goal...

Wanted to develop teams that foster: COMMUNICATION, TRUST, EFFECTIVENESS, and OVERALL INTERPERSONAL EFFETIVENESS.

Practical leadership

What people should do, not what they should be.