Team/Group Building

Students, this is a two part assignment. Please follow the directions carefully so you are prepared to share and PRESENT your group building activity next week

Part 1: 
Please answer the following questions using CH 3 in your BCOM book. Answer the questions in full, complete sentences and post directly onto your blog.

1.    What is a possible cause of most conflict between or among groups?

2.    How are a group and a team different?

3.    Discuss how a flat organizational structure affects communication.

4.    What are some factors to consider in deciding whether to hold a face-to-face meeting or an electronic meeting?

5.    Why do some teams never reach the highest stage of team development? What can be done to overcome the obstacles to peak team performance?

6.    Why are records such as agendas and minutes important to group success?

Part 2:

Boosting Team Effectiveness Project: Research various corporate teambuilding activities. There are a handful of successful ones out there, but for this project you need to research only one. Try and find a different “team building” activity than your classmates. On your blog, You will write a two paragraph summary on the activity, first explaining the activity, and next whether or not you think it will be successful and why.  

You will be teaching/presenting this activity to the class next Friday and have them act as your employees so make sure you know the activity well.  Then, as a class we will determine which of the activities has the most potential for building a high-performance team.