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You will be a member of the newly-formed project staff team. This team will need to realize process gains within its first three months. You want to help, not hinder, the team's progress, so you decide to do some research upfront. You bring up your challenge at your managerial networking meeting. You pose the following questions to the group.

What characteristics of the team are likely to contribute to the goal of process gains within the next three months?

What are some sources of potential process losses?

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In a 402 word, well cited solution, the response presents ideas for team attributes.

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What characteristics of the team are likely to contribute to the goal of process gains within the next three months?

Teams usually do less well or not better than the sum of their members' individual contributions. In order to avoid this and contribute to the goal of process gains, team members should clearly understand the team goal. They should contribute their unique insights skills and personal attributes while communicating effectively both with respect to ideas and feelings. They also need to learn to contribute he group's decision making process and handle conflicts constructively. There should be a bond exist among team members so that they can share ...

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