Week 6

Part One: Answer Question, roughly 150 words, APA style for reference

It is obvious that the best leaders lead by example and understand the requirements for building the best types of teams. One type of team is the temporary team. What is a temporary team and what preparatory steps need to be taken when first creating a temporary team in order to ensure that the team can function effectively? Provide ample examples to support your suggestions.

Part Two: Answer Questions

1. Critically examine the five team processes that encourage innovation. What is the significance of each process and how does it relate specifically to the team's leader?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. Once a leader has assessed his/her own personal discovery skills, the next step in development is to find a specific, current innovation challenge or opportunity to practice these skills with the team members.

Provide an example of a scenario that you participated in or witnessed in a work setting where a supervisor questioned members about his/her leadership performances and then explained how the results were used and future projects were executed. How did the group respond to the leader's actions?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3. Wise leaders know that the key to balancing innovation and execution skills in a team or company is knowing who has what skills and then figuring out how to combine those complementary strengths within a team to generate quality ideas that will produce a positive impact. What is the difference between a discovery-driven team and an execution-driven team?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.