Write a 750- to 1,000-word summary of recommendations to your manager

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Management Scenario

As you learn more about the healthcare industry, you will find that it is a highly collaborative environment. All systems within health care must work together and communicate effectively to serve their consumers. The purpose of this lesson is to: 

1. Identify the potential challenges around collaboration this group might experience. 

2. Describe collaborative skills you would use to create a more positive atmosphere. 

3. Explain what would comprise effective communication for this group. 

Introduction

Your manager is mentoring you on how to become a manager. As part of the mentorship, she regularly gives you activities to complete and situations to analyze to help you learn. These activities usually involve talking about how you would handle issues with your team.

The group consists of the following people. 

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Gail

Gail is the meeting organizer and the group lead on the project. She is very detail oriented as well as focused and communicates ideas clearly and checks for the group’s understanding. 

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Larry

Larry is the least attentive of the group during group discussion, and less vocal. He is primarily focused on just getting the project completed.

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Robert

Robert is very opinionated and frequently pushes back against others’ suggestions. He tends to take over conversations and points his finger repeatedly at the group when making a point.

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Melissa

Melissa is quiet, shy, and has amazing ideas but looks uncomfortable in a group setting and rarely shares these ideas.

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Summary

Now that you learned about the team, complete the assignment. 

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Signature Assignment - Effective Collaboration 

Read the Management Scenario.  Write a 750- to 1,000 -word summary of recommendations to your manager who would like to know your thoughts on the following:

· Identify the potential challenges around collaboration this group might experience.

· Describe collaborative skills you would use to create a more positive atmosphere.

· Explain what would comprise effective communication for this group.

· Cite all references using APA format.

· Submit your assignment via Blackboard.