Leading Effective Teams

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Review the Harvard Business School reprint, Leading Teams. Consider the criteria for successful teams and the factors needed to ensure teams are structured for success.

Create a plan (750-1,000 words) describing the steps necessary to create more successful teams at various levels within your organization. Include the following in the plan:

Define the characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. How are independent teams vital to the success of your organization?

  1. What are important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization?
  2. What factors are important to consider when leading teams at the executive level?
  3. What aspects are essential in identifying appropriate members for teams and ensuring the teams are successfully launched?
  4. What factors are important to ongoing team dynamics? Describe guidelines to evaluate the function and productivity of teams.
  5. Compassion is a significant attribute of many religions and philosophies, including a Christian worldview, as well as being important for both authentic and servant leadership. As a leader, how would you empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal?

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Course Code LDR-600 Class Code LDR-600-O101 Criteria Content Percentage 70.0% Definition of Characteristics and Structure of Successful Teams Within Your Organization 10.0% Explanation of How Independent Teams Are Vital to the Success of Your Organization 10.0% Description of Important Factors to Consider When Leading Teams Within The Various Levels of the Organization Including the Executive Level 10.0% Description of Aspects Essential in Identifying the Appropriate Members for a Team and Ensuring the Team Is Successfully Launched 10.0% Factors Important to Ongoing Team Dynamics 10.0% Description of Evaluation Guidelines for Team Function and Productivity 10.0% Explanation of How You Would Empower Your Teams Through Compassion to Honor Diversity and Support Equality for All Members as They Work Toward a Common Goal 10.0% Organization and Effectiveness 20.0% Thesis Development and Purpose 7.0% Argument Logic and Construction 8.0% Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Format 10.0% Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 5.0% Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Total Weightage 100% Creating and Leading Effective Teams Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Plan does not include an explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Plan does not include a description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization including the executive level. Plan does not include a description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Plan does not include an explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Plan does not include a description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity Plan does not include an explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Sources are not documented. 100.0 Less than Satisfactory (74.00%) Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient explanation factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear. Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Satisfactory (79.00%) Plan provides an elemental definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Some subject knowledge is evident. Plan provides an elemental definition of explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Some subject knowledge is evident. Plan provides an elemental description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Some subject knowledge is evident. Plan provides an elemental description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Some subject knowledge is evident. Plan provides an elemental explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Some subject knowledge is evident. Plan provides an elemental description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Some subject knowledge is evident. Plan provides an elemental explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Some subject knowledge is evident. Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose. Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. Good (87.00%) Plan provides a definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Plan provides an explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Plan provides a description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Plan provides a description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Plan provides an explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Plan provides a description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Plan provides an explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. Thesis is clear and forecast the development of the paper. Thesis statement is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Excellent (100.00%) Plan provides a thorough and fully developed definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. Plan provides a thorough and fully developed explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and Plan provides a thorough and fully developed description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. Plan provides a thorough and fully developed description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. Plan provides a thorough and fully developed explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. Plan provides a thorough and fully developed description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. Comments Plan provides a thorough and fully developed explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Plan provides relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. Thesis is comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. All format elements are correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. Points Earned
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Creating and Leading Teams – Outline
Thesis statement: In a nutshell, the success of teams depends on the effectiveness of the
leaders and the members of the team.
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Introduction
Characteristics and structure of teams

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Importance of independent teams

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Factors to consider when leading teams within organization

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Factors to consider as executive
Identifying team members
What factors are important to ongoing team dynamics?
Describe guidelines to evaluate the function and productivity of teams

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Compassion

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Conclusion


Running head: CREATING AND LEADING TEAMS

Creating and Leading Teams
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CREATING AND LEADING TEAMS

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Creating and Leading Teams
Current working organizations are very diverse and dynamic. Therefore, when creating
teams, one cannot just blindly pick members. The members selected for teams have to be able to
work together in harmony to achieve the goals of the teams. Therefore, it is important to consider
the important factors that affect the working of the teams. As a team leader, it is also important to
have the important attributes and understand the team dynamics to lead effectively. In a nutshell,
the success of teams depends on the effectiveness of the leaders and the members of the team.
Independent teams are important in my organization for several reasons. First, the teams
complete deferent tasks from one another and collectively lead to the success of the organization
(Polzer, 2003). Independent teams also work with minimal interference from outside the teams
and are therefore likely to be successful in the organization as the condition leads to competition
in the organization.
Teams should be structured well to be successful. Good teams should have good
leadership and followership. The members of the team should be arranged based on their skills
and competencies in the team (Polzer, 2003). The team members should be selected and grouped
based on the size of the team and the complexity as well as the interdependence of the tasks of
the team. Successful teams have members that are good at the various tasks, and the members
should work together based on how the functions are dependent on each other.
The factors that leaders should consider when leading teams at various levels of an
organization include the attributes of the task at hand. The attributes of tasks include the
complexity of the task. The complexity of tasks involves the various aspects that have to work
together to ensure that the task is completed (Polzer, 2003). Less complex tasks may not require
teamwork, and the use of teams may waste time. Aspects of the complexity factor i...

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