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Behavior of Groups and Teams in Organizations

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This paper is an evaluation ***** a team simulation.

***** of Groups *****d Teams in Organizations

What criteria should a ***** leader use when selecting members of a te*****m?

As organizations become more organic, the use of teams has seen a steady increase, over the years. As such, it's important to consider what ***** a team leader should ***** when selecting members of a team. In order to build an effective *****d efficient team, several fac*****rs must be taken into consideration.

First, ***** members ***** have the quantitative skills and experience necessary to perform the tasks the team will be charged with. According to Hackman and Powell (2004) identifying good 'raw material' is important. Personality must also be taken ***** consideration ***** can be useful not only in identifying who is capable of working on a *****, but *****lso the optimal combination of people to ensure a ***** working relationship *****in the team (Kichuk & Wiesner, 1998). As Messmer (*****) notes, it's ***** to "evaluate potential team mem*****r's interpersonal and communication skills as well as *****ir individual professional abilities and expertise" in order ***** create the most effective ***** efficient team possible.

Simulation Team Member Selection Rational:

The team members that were chosen for my team ***** Lisa Straf*****d, Daniel Nichols, Tony Wu, and John Connor. Lisa was chosen for ***** build case files task. Skills needed ***** this task *****clude excellent communication ***** analytical ***** and Lisa is a Communication Specialist, who has proven her ability to connect issues and analyze situations. Her social awareness interests outside of the office fur*****r compliment her ***** skills. ***** ***** chosen to moderate the self-help groups. As a production m*****nager he is well skilled in conflict-management, and I believe his personable nature that has served him so well in resolving personnel problems, will assist ***** conflict comes up in the program.

***** was assigned ***** task of *****ing follow-*****s. Tony's affinity for details will serve the ***** ***** as he needs ***** accurately detail ***** observations of ***** addicts. Rounding out t***** *****eam is John who will be ***** the ***** of superv*****ing confrontation sessions. He is the strong personality this task calls for, and has proven his ability to ***** mutual respect, as well as disciplining and motivating. John h***** also demonstrated his ***** communication ***** through ***** training programs, within the company. All four ***** these team mem*****rs ***** the quantitative and qualitative skills necessary to perform their tasks.

Fac*****rs to Consider in Managing the Team Effectively:

***** most important factors to consider in manag*****g this particular team *****ly, is ***** ensure that some of the ***** traits of ***** individuals do not negatively affect the project. ***** can be a bit *****zealous and some co-workers feel she has taken credit for work that is not her own, however ***** should not ***** a problem as her t*****ks to complete will be her *****. Daniel's competitiveness will need to ***** kept in