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Managing People & Promoting Collab

Week 7 Learning Resources

Understanding Teams

These resources focus on understanding what distinguishes a true team from a work group and why this distinction matters in how you, as a manager, shape and lead your teams toward success.

· Buchanan, L. (2015). Teams versus groups Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/uG-FLOi4OOU

· Katzenbach, J. R., & Smith, D. K. (2005). The discipline of teams . Harvard Business Review, 83(7/8), 162–171.

Team Diversity and Inclusion

One of the main reasons cited for forming teams is to take advantage of diversity of backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and styles. But this diversity is only unleashed if a genuinely inclusive environment is created and maintained. Through these resources, you will focus on skills and tactics for managing diverse and virtual teams and ensuring a truly inclusive team culture.

· Matsudaira, K. (2019). How to create a great team culture (and why it matters)Links to an external site. . Communications of the ACM, 62(6), 42–44. https://doi.org/10.1145/3316778

· Seven Dimensions. (2019). Managing a virtual team Links to an external site. [Video].

· Vickberg, S. M. J., & Christfort, K. (2017). Pioneers, drivers, integrators, & guardians . Harvard Business Review, 95(2), 50–57.

· Note: This article is featured in a spotlight package. The original article ends at the page titled “The Profiles at a Glance,” so it is recommended that you read only until this page. The time estimate does not include the page titled “How Work Styles Inform…” or anything further.

· Williams, J. C., & Mihaylo, S. (2019). How the best bosses interrupt bias on their teams . Harvard Business Review, 97(6), 151–155.

Managing Teams Effectively

Autonomy, connection, and purpose are key drivers of motivation and engagement for both individuals and teams. Using these resources, you will examine skills and approaches that help teams be both effective and cohesive.

· Ancona, D., & Isaacs, K. (2019, July 11). How to give your team the right amount of autonomy . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–4. http://hbr.org

· Cable, D. (2019, October 22). Helping your team feel the purpose in their work . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–7. http://hbr.org

· Davey, L. (2019, December 23). Let your team have that heated conversation . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5. http://hbr.org

· Su, A. J. (2019, December 16). Do you really trust your team? (And do they trust you?) . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–7. http://hbr.org

The Team Charter

One key mechanism for team development and success is the team charter. Through these resources, you will explore the elements of an effective team charter and how it helps guide and support your team as it works to achieve its goals.

· Center for Creative Leadership. (n.d.). Keep your team on track with a team charter Links to an external site. . https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/what-is-this-team-for-and-why-am-i-here

· Claros Group. (n.d.). Jumpstart team success: Create a team charter Links to an external site. . http://www.clarosgroup.com/jumpstart.pdf

· Rodgers, L. A. (n.d.). Key elements you need in a team building charter Links to an external site. . Better Teams. https://better-teams.com/team-charters-key-elements

· Wittman, A. D. (2018, March 1). To reduce burnout on your team, give people a sense of control . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–4. http://hbr.org

Coaching Through Uncertainty

Sooner or later, all teams face significant headwinds in the form of uncertainty and upheaval at the team, organizational, and/or societal level. Using these resources, you will explore skills for guiding your team through uncertain times with confidence and competence.

· Gino, F., & Cable, D. (2020, April 24). Coaching your team through uncertain times . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–4. http://hbr.org

· Knight, R. (2020, April 20). How to talk to your team when the future is uncertain . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–8. http://hbr.org

Important Documents for the Week

Document: Week 7 Assignment Template (Word document)

Week7AssignmentInstructions-ManagingPeople0PromotingCollab.docx

Developing Individuals and Teams Part 3: Developing Your Team: Draft Team Charter

In Weeks 5 and 6 of Module 2, you conducted a simulated one-on-one coaching conversation with an employee to promote individual development. This week, for Part 3 of this Assignment, you will turn your focus from developing individuals and will now focus on developing teams. You will research the team charter, often used as a way to quickly build team cohesion and commitment, and will then develop a team charter for a team you know well—either one you are currently part of or one you have been part of in the past.

As you prepare your Draft Team Charter, be sure not only to cover all items outlined, but incorporate appropriate examples, where applicable, as well as citations for relevant academic sources, such as those found in the Learning Resources or those in the Walden Library.

This Assignment incorporates the Business Skill for Good of coaching and mentoring.

To prepare for this Assignment:

· Do some research to locate two team charter examples and consider their effectiveness in helping a team organize quickly for success and avoid derailment.

· Identify a team you know well (either one you are currently a part of, or one you have been a part of in the past) to serve as the team you are leading (for the purpose of this exercise) and for which you will be creating a team charter. Additionally, as part of the documentation you will share with your manager, you will identify strategies to help your team develop and will evaluate the effectiveness of the charter to meet that goal.

· As you develop your team charter, be sure to disguise the names of the organization and of any team members to protect privacy.

· Download the Week 7 Assignment Template Download Week 7 Assignment Template .

Submit your 4- to 5-page Draft Team Charter. To complete this task, address the following:

· Analyze the two team charters you located for their effectiveness in helping a team organize quickly for success and avoid derailment. Based on your analysis, provide details of how the charters would contribute to a team’s success. Be sure to include a copy of the team charter examples you located. Note: These examples will not count toward your total page count.

· Design your own team charter for your chosen team, being sure to address the following:

· Describe the mission or purpose of the team.

· Identify three to five specific and measurable goals or outcomes that collectively define success for the team in terms of fulfilling its mission.

· Provide the names (disguised) of team members, describe their official team roles (if any), and indicate the key strengths of each team member in terms of their functional skills and knowledge, as well as their work style and approach.

· List specific and behavioral ground rules that team members are expected to abide by in their work together and explain how violation of any of these ground rules will be handled within the team.

· Outline the team’s approach to resolving conflicts that may arise as the team works together.

· As a final part of the team charter, include an Appendix (to be provided only to your manager) that includes the following:

· Based on your assessment of the members of the team and their strengths, skills, and work styles/approach, explain two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members.

· In addition, because your manager is also concerned with ensuring a strong and viable leadership pipeline—or overall “bench strength” in the succession plan—propose three specific actions you will take in the next 2–3 months as first steps in choosing and mentoring your successor as leader of this team.

· Consider how you will choose the individual (what qualities will you look for?), how you will first propose the mentoring relationship, and what that first mentoring meeting might look like.

· Defend your rationale for selecting the specific goals, ground rules, and approaches to conflict resolutions you drafted for the team, including how these guidelines will help the team develop and meet those goals. As part of your response, note any potential risks or challenges you may face as you implement the team charter, as well as what approach you will take to manage those challenges.