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Please read the "Building Effective Conceptual Skills" at the end of chapter 19 (page 636), read over the Exercise Overview, the Exercise Background.
1. Pick a team that you are currently a member of, a prior team in which you were a member, or search the Internet for an example of a real-life team. Be sure to choose one that meets these two criteria: (1) it's not part of a for-profit business and (2) you can argue it's highly effective. State the name of your team list its web site and give a brief description of the team to include their mission.
2. Determine the reasons for the team's effectiveness. (Hint: You might look for web sites sponsored by the group itself, review online news sources for current articles about it, or enter the group's name in a search engine.) Consider team characteristics and activities, such as role structures, norms, cohesiveness, and conflict management.
3. What can a manager learn from the characteristics and activities of this particular team? How might the factors that contribute to this team's success be adopted in a business setting?
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1. Pick a team that you are currently a member of, a prior team in which you were a member, or search the Internet for an example of a real-life team. Be sure to choose one that meets these two criteria: (1) it's not part of a for-profit business and (2) you can argue it's highly effective. State the name of your team list its web site and give a brief description of the team to include their mission.
The team that I have picked is called LTS or leadership training service. This is not a for-profit organization. The website is http://ltsworld.com/ The vision of LTS is to form leaders of tomorrow who will join hands with God and people of good will to heal the broken world. The motto is For God and World. This is a youth movement for students in schools and colleges. The group has four fold objectives namely personality development, develop leadership skills, create social awareness and develop social ...
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