Business Management Powerpoint Assignment (creating a 10 slide powerpoint)

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Running head: COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY

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The six team members were selected because of their individual personalities and abilities. In such a context the professional capabilities as well as the personality traits of an individual come to play. There were quite a number of potential team members from the general employee population. However, these six team members were selected because they were the very best in their respective fields and also had the necessary personality traits to work effectively in this team.

The first team member is a specialist. This person was selected because of their technical knowhow of h inner mechanics of the company. It is very important to have someone with knowledge of the workings of the company on the team so as to be able to receive first hand information on the needs of the company and appropriate course of action for the team. The second team member is a monitor evaluator. This team member was selected because of their objectiveness and their ability to employ logic in decision making. It is important to have someone who will separate facts from personal emotions in the team and ensure that logical decisions are made at all times. The third member can be described as a plant and was selected because of their enhanced level of creativity and innovation. This team member is likely to enhance the capacity of the team to think outside the box and arrive at more innovative decisions as opposed to sticking to normal paradigms.

The fourth member of the team can be described as a coordinator and was selected because of their capacity to organize and coordinate the activities of the team. This person is very good at delegation of activities and ensuring that each member has the necessary resources with which to meet the mandate that is expected of them. The fifth team member is basically a resource investigator. There are a number of resources which are at the disposal of the team. However, these resources are likely to yield different results for the company. Thus, it is essential to have such a team members who will decisively mine resources and ensure that the team makes optimal use of the resources that are available. The sixth team member was selected because of their exquisite and rare leadership skills. Such a team should have the very best leadership that will ensure objectivity and that the team lives up to its potential and expectations. The other candidates were not selected because they are not as formidable in the aforementioned skills as the selected six individuals. Thus, despite the fact that there were several skilled candidates the selection process had to zero in on the cream of the crop in order to arrive at the very best team in terms of logistics.

There are a number of motivational strategies that will be used to motivate this particular team. Perhaps the most pertinent motivational strategy is career advancement. This is due to the fact that this team is made up of employees who are very ambitious in nature. They have an urge to rise through the ranks in their respective career paths. Thus, the promise of career advancement is likely to ensure that the team works more effectively. Another motivational factor that is likely to work for the team is a reward system. This system should be monetary in nature and include elements such as bonuses (Bluck, 2010). There should be bonuses marking certain hallmark achievements for the team. This will ensure that the team members work and are reassured that their hard work is recognized by the management. However, there are a number of motivational techniques which might not necessarily work for this team. An example is recognition. This is due to the fact that the team members are not vain in nature. The character analysis has shown that they are more likely to be swayed by tangible incentives as opposed to intangible pompous constructs. Thus, recognition is likely to yield little to no results as a motivational strategy for this team. Another strategy that might not work for this team is job rotation. This is due to the fact that each team member is especially skilled in their respective fields. Thus, rotation would serve to be more of a threat than a motivational strategy for these team members.

Just like any other team there is the potential of conflict arising in this particular team. An example of a conflict that might be faced by this particular team is difficulties in communication. This team will have to operate on a coordinated effort paradigm. This means that communication is key. Any instance of miscommunication or under communication is likely to lead to conflict among the team members. Another cause of conflict that might be faced by this team is ambiguity. Each and every team member needs to be notified of their mandate and exactly what is expected of them. There should be absolutely no room for ambiguity in this team. Ambiguity might serve to ensure that certain tasks are not completed to the required level due to lack of a clear direction on exactly who should complete these tasks (Bentley, 2012). However, there are also measures in place aimed at ensuring that any potential conflict in the group is resolved in an expeditious manner. Examples include dialogue among the team members. This dialogue is aimed at enabling each team member to outline their concerns in front of the other team members. As such, the other team members will make the necessary adjustments to ensure that the other team members are comfortable.

The team is expected to be very successful. The key strengths of the team lie in the diverse nature of the knowledge base of the team members. These team members also have diverse personalities which means that each team member will offer something unique to the collective. The leadership strategy that is likely to work best with a team of this caliber is transformational leadership. The team members need to be motivated to live up to their full potential and beyond since they are already skilled.

References

Bentley, S. (2012). Team management. Eugene, OR.

Bluck, R. (2010). Team management. London: Library Association Pub.