Developing High Performance Teams
Team Norms
Zenobia Xanthopoulos feels that there is a market for her company, Learn-E-Now, in the continent of Africa, and she specifically wants to expand her company into three countries in Africa. As she is planning to assemble a team to complete this overall goal, she is deciding on what team norms are important to promote and reinforce.
In your discussion post, address the following:
- State three team norms that Ms. Xanthopoulos should develop and emphasize within this team.
- Explain why each norm selected can be effective toward her overall goal.
- Identify the strategies or practices Ms. Xanthopoulos should use to create and establish each of these norms.
Guided Response: Due by Day 7. Reference material from the assigned readings to respond to the posts of two classmates in at least 100 words. In your response post, address the following:
Consider the norms offered by your classmates, and discuss if you feel they will help Ms. Xanthopoulos’ goal of expanding her company into Africa. Be sure to support your response with reasoning.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read or view the following resources:
- Chapter 2 of the course textbook
- New Research Shows Why Teams, Not Just Leaders, Is Key to Business Performance (Links to an external site.)
- Helping Your Team Feel the Purpose in Their Work
- Have You Articulated Your Team’s Purpose? (Links to an external site.)
- Tuckman’s Stages of Team Development (Links to an external site.)
- How to Create a Connected Virtual Team (Links to an external site.)
Additionally, research one article concerning high performance teams from the Forbes.com website. Use this information to support your discussion post and replies to peers.
The performance of any company or organization can hinge upon the performance of its various teams. Some teams within an organization exist only within a department, while other teams contain members from multiple departments. A basic goal of any organization and any team is to develop high performance. Not every team is always a high performance team. Some teams are unsuccessful. In order for a team to become a high performance team, a focus must be placed on the qualities that are associated with successful high performance teams.
In an initial post of 250 to 300 words,
- Discuss at least five qualities associated with high performance teams. Be sure to number each quality.
- Explain why those qualities are important to the success of the team.
Guided Response: Due by Day 7. Reference material from the assigned readings to respond to the posts of two classmates in at least 100 words. In your response post, address the following:
In your response, analyze the importance of two of the stated high performance team qualities to any work-related team that your classmates shared.
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