Unit 9:
##Activity Checklist
Here is a checklist of learning activities you will benefit from in completing this unit. You may find it useful for planning your work.
| ☑ | Activities | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Activity 9.1: | 1 hour | |
| Activity 9.2: | 3-5 hours | |
| Activity 9.3: | 3-5 hours | |
| Activity 9.4: | 3-5 hours | |
| Assignment: | 3-5 hours | |
| Assignment: | 3-5 hours |
Learning Activities
0.17.1 Activity 9.1. GATHERING: Class meeting with Professor.
In this week’s conference meeting, your professor will provide a 60 minute talk summarizing ‘The Advantage’ and talking about the role of the team in establishing and maintaining a positive peer culture within an organization.
This 1 hour online session will be recorded for future reference.
Unit slides:
In order to prepare for the meeting, you are invited to view the Unit 9 Slides. Your instructor will go through this presentation during the gathering, so as you view the slideshow, be sure to jot down notes and questions.
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0.17.2 Activity 9.2: COMMUNITY BUILDING: Everest Simulation II
In this activity, you will take the Everest Challenge Simulation for the second time. Check with your instructor on how we will alter the roles and nature of the challenge for the second iteration of the Everest Challenge.
At the conclusion of this week, you will have to provide your personal reactions and reflections on the experience of the Everest Simulation. See the specific questions in the Assessment section of this unit and post your responses in the weekly Moodle forum.
Unit 9 Summary
In Unit 9, you had the opportunity to learn about culture in teams and teamwork. You saw how different cultures can affect teams and why different cultures may clash in a team dynamic. You looked at organizational culture and teamwork and how to predict team success. You also covered the dimensions of international culture and how to create an effective transnational team.
0.18 Unit 9 Assessment
0.18.1 Assignment: Everest Simulation Personal Reflection (part of class participation grade (10%)
Date Due: At the end of week 8 and at the end of week 9 (submit twice)
Please respond to the following self and team reflection questions regarding your personal experiences completing the Everest Simulation with your team. Your final submission should be 2-3 pages in length.
Please describe your role in the Everest simulation and describe the level of engagement you had in the experience.
How do you believe your engagement and interaction in the Everest Simulation aligned or did not align with your Birkman Assessment?
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Cognitive/Intellectual Learning. To what extent did you learn about yourself through the Everest Simulation?
- What did you learn about yourself and your teammates through this experience?
Emotional Learning. How did you feel as you went through the Everest Simulation? Your you surprised at all about the emotions you felt throughout the simulation?
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Team Experience. How did you feel about your Team’s Performance on the Everest Simulation?
Did you feel as if everyone contributed in a balanced and proportionate way in the Everest Simulation?
- Did your team experience any conflict through the Everest Simulation? If so, please describe how you were able to manage the conflict?
Do you feel that the conflict related to personalities, vests interests, conflicting priorities, external pressures or role conflicts?
0.18.2 Assignment: Class Presentation (10%)
In the final week of classes, your group will present your Team Project, including aspects of the team process as well as the outcome of the team engagement related to the problem or opportunity.
About Presentations:
Presentations are visual representations of ideas, concepts, innovations, plans, or solutions. As such they need to be appealing to keep the interest of the audience. In order to produce good presentations, the following key factors should be considered:
Presentations should not be read from a paper. Writing a technical report or paper is a different medium of communication than presenting orally. The goal of a presentation is to get a few key points across to an audience, not to overwhelm people with research and detail. Always assume people will read the technical paper if they are interested in doing so.
Presentations must be visually appealing. Interspersing pictures, video, graphics, charts, tables all help to keep the listener engaged in the presentation.
Presentations must be readable. When you choose a font size for a presentation, bigger is always better. Assume your grandma is looking at the presentation and her eyesight is not as good as it used to be. In addition, the key words you choose for a presentation should go at the top of the slides.
Presentations must be succinct. Most people only have an attention span of a few seconds. Key points must be emphasized at least 3 times for the audience to get it. As a result, there are very few points that you can reasonably cover in a presentation.
Presentations must compel through story. You must find ways to tell a compelling story through your presentation. People need to emotionally connect to the issue, problem, solution or opportunity that you are presenting. In order to do this, you need to present a strong and compelling (single idea) story to the audience.
Every presenter can improve. If you are unsure about a presentation format or style, research online presentations and gauge how they made you feel and how compelling they were. Learn from what worked in other presentations in order to improve your ability to present meaningfully. Finally, practice, practice, practice. You should go through your online presentation one or two times before going live to test everything out, to make sure all the transitions between presenters are smooth.
The rules for the online presentations for 502OL are as follows:
Each team has to use ppt, pdf, Prezi, or some format that will organize their presentation for the class. The presentation needs to be uploaded to MOODLE at least 1 hour before the presentation in order to ensure there are no glitches during the zoom conference call.
Each member of the team must play an active role in the presentation. They need to take some measurable and observable role in the presentation itself so the professor can grade their involvement.
The presentations must be fully reflective of the team-based project completed throughout the 10 week online course.
Presenters should be dressed and equipped for a formal presentation in the virtual space. Presenters should model the presentation as if they are presenting to the board of directors of the company or organization that has a problem or is looking to engage an opportunity.
The presentation should cover both aspects of the team process as well as the outcome of the team engagement related to the problem or opportunity. The structure for this should be about 1/3 of the time devoted to the team processes: Team Charter, Roles and Responsibilities, Conflict resolution structure, etc., and 2/3 should revolve around the organizational problem or opportunity, what research was conducted and what conclusions or directions are supported by the team.
An appeal for change needs to be made to the class at the conclusion of the project.
Presentations must conclude at the 30 minute mark or they will be cut off. There will be no tolerance for using other people’s time for your presentation.
0.18.3 Assignment: Team Project (30%)
Date Due: Within 1 week of the final course presentation
The final team project is the capstone assignment for LDRS 502. In order to receive a high grade for the capstone project, you must provide an excellent, research-based summary of the following two main processed and outcomes:
The Team–you need to describe the topic, mission vision, values, charter, and conflict management process for the team. AND
The recommended solution, list of solutions, or recommendations related to the problem or opportunity as a result of your team process throughout this course.
In order to complete this assignment effectively, you should have the following key sections written in your paper:
APA style title page to the team report.
Executive summary of the team processes and recommendations of the team (1-2 pages with no references…just descriptions).
Sections describing the team processes, descriptions of each team member (maybe even pictures), their role in the team outcome, their accompanying Birkman score and the fit between their Birkman and their role (this section should be an edited or revised version of the Team Charter submission as per the instructor’s comments).
Sections describing the Mission Vision Values of the Team, Mandate presented to the team (or chosen by the team), schedule of meetings and outcomes for the team process (this section should be an edited or revised version of the Team Charter submission as per the instructor’s comments).
A section describing the Team Conflict Management system and some commentary on how effectively conflict was actually managed by the team throughout the process (this section should be an edited or revised version of the Team Conflict Management submission as per the instructor’s comments).
Sections describing the outcome of the team process, what solution, innovation, and recommendations the team is making with support for the recommendation. This section should include research on the issue that was tackled by the team, background knowledge used to arrive at a recommendation, other options that were considered and dismissed by the team, a rationale for the recommendation made by the team, and an outcome of the team process.
A summary and conclusion section.
References.
Tables and Figures as necessary to support the final team project.
Appendices, Endnotes, or any additional material as necessary.
In addition to the sections listed above, please pay attention to the following:
APA Style should be used for references, citations, page numbers, headers, footers, Appendices, tables and figures. There will be grace on the use of APA style for headings and subheadings as this is a report and not an academic research paper.
You should use the course material to support both the team processes you develop and the recommended solution. The Levi and Lencioni texts as well as lectures and class discussions should be a key part of the references you integrate into the final paper. Please ensure that the course textbooks, lectures and class discussions are properly referenced in APA style.
## Checking your Learning
Before you move on to the next unit, you may want to check to make sure that you are able to:
Analyze the key aspects of highly effective teams and organizational cultures.
Explain how to enhance the team culture and organizational environment to achieve positive organizational results.
Identify both monetary and non-monetary incentives for effective team performance.
Analyze and choose effective teambuilding and team training models.