Assignment 1: Discussion—Characteristics of Effective Teams

Based on your knowledge from a past or present job, explain the difference between a group and a team. Would you say you were a part of a group or a team while working in that job?

Now, identify a team that you were a part of and describe the advantages that you derived from being a member of the team. Include responses to the following:

• Would you characterize your role as effective? How could you have been a better team member?
• What role(s) did you or the leader play in making the team effective? How could the leader have made the team more effective?

Write your initial response in a minimum of 200–300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Please use two or more of  these sources:

Emery, C. R., & Barker, K. J. (2007). The effect of transactional and transformational leadership styles on the organizational commitment and job satisfaction of customer contact personnel. Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, 11(1), 77–90. (ProQuest document ID 216597373)
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• Gumusluoglu, L., & Ilsev, A. (2009). Transformational leadership, creativity, and organizational innovation. Journal of Business Research, 62(4), 461–473. (ProQuest document ID 196329870)
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• Piccolo, R. F., & Colquitt, J. A. (2006). Transformational leadership and job behaviors: The mediating role of core job characteristics. Academy of Management Journal, 49(2), 327–340. (ProQuest document ID 199826354)
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