Building the Foundation for an Effective Team

Anita, a team leader, has just formed a new team and has decided to collaboratively establish team goals as a part of the team-building activities.Sequence the examples of the steps as they should be completed to collaboratively establish team goals.

-"Use SMART criteria to define what you think the team's top three goals should be." -"Great! Let's group all of these goals into categories." -"Let's decide which categories are most important and then we'll clarify any concerns about the goals." -"Good. Now that we're all on the same page with our understanding of the categories and goals, let's create a team goal using the three or four most important goals in each category."

Connor is a team leader, and it's his job to assign his team members to appropriate roles on his current project - a prescription drug trial.Sequence the examples of the steps for assigning team roles in the order in which Connor should complete them.

-Connor adds "Interview participants" to the WBS for the prescription drug trial project -Connor determines that to perform the interviewing task, communication, interpersonal, and research skills will be necessary -Connor reviews his team members' resumes to familiarize himself with their capabilities -Connor assigns Jose to the role of participant liaison because he has experience with interviewing and research methods and a history of delivering results

Which statements are examples of effective guidelines for team conduct?

-Follow through on all your team commitments -Actively participate in all team decisions -Treat all team members with respect and dignity

1.Team culture fit 2.Project-specific technical skills 3.Team-readiness qualities

1.A potential team member demonstrates her creativity, which is a quality valued by your company 2.A potential team member has extensive sales experience, which is required for your sales team 3.A potential team member indicates her eagerness to participate in meetings, a characteristic you require for your team 4.NONE

1.Work toward achieving solutions based on all team input 2.Provide constructive criticism when you identify an opportunity for improvement 3.Always be prepared to contribute 4.All decisions are to be reached through team consensus

1.Handling conflict 2.Open approach to communication 3.Etiquette for team meetings 4.Decision making