+1 862 207 3288 TASK 1 Team Chart INSTRUCTIONS
Task 1 is broken down into 2 parts:
Strengths and Opportunities Team Chart
Your Reflection Paper
Instructions for Task 1 part 1 (Team Chart):
• You have been promoted to a LEADER position in your organization. Your task is to build and develop a highly functioning team
• The team you will lead consists of:
o Three new employees (Employee A, B and C)
o Four seasoned employees ( Employee D – H)
• For the 3 Employees, you do not know their Working Styles
• For the other 5 Employees you do know their Working Styles
Use the below scenarios to help complete the Team Chart for each employee
• Employee A and Employee B, who started three weeks ago (we are unsure of their energy dynamics at this time)
• Employee C, who started two days ago (we are unsure of Employee C’s energy dynamics at this time)
• Employee D, exhibits examine energy, who has been with the organization for five years
• Employee E, exhibits explore energy, who has been with the organization for 15 years
• Employee F, exhibits execute energy, who is currently on a performance management plan for attendance and professional behavior; Employee F has been with the organization for eight years
• Employee G, exhibits execute-excite energy, who is a manger and will report directly to you; Employee G has been with the organization for 10 years
• Employee H, exhibits excite energy, who is currently under review by the ethics committee
Please fill in each column according to the example below:
Employee Employee’s Energy Dynamic(s)/ Intensity (if known) Strength Area of Opportunity/Weaknesses Things to Learn from 1st Conversation
A Unknown What strengths does a new employee bring to the team? What challenges do you see for a new team member coming into a new team environment? This will be your first one-on-one conversation with your new employee.
What questions do you have for this employee?
What questions will help you learn about how they will fit into your team?
B
Unknown What strengths does a new employee bring to the team? What challenges do you see for a new team member coming into a new team environment? This will be your first one-on-one conversation with your new employee.
What questions do you have for this employee?
C
Unknown What strengths does a new employee bring to the team? What challenges do you see for a new team member coming into a new team environment? This will be your first one-on-one conversation with your new employee.
What questions do you have for this employee?
What questions will help you how they will fit into your team?
D
Examine Use Session 2 slides to assist you Use Session 2 Slides to assist you Look at the strengths and weakness of this employee. Ask questions that will help you gauge how their working stylewill help/and or hinderyour team dynamic.
E
Explore See above Follow directions above Following directions above
F
Execute See above See above Following directions above
G Execute-Excite See above See above Following directions above
H Excite See above See above Following directions above
Self
TASK 1 PART 2- Reflection Paper
Now that you have completed the TEAM CHART, you will write an emerging leadership plan using the tools and concepts gained thus far in the C820 course.
Examples of Tools and concepts you will use to develop your team are:
• Being aware of Bio-Reactions
• Ladder of Listening
• Cycle of Value rather than Cycle of Waste
• Observations rather than Evaluations
• Accuracy & Authenticity rather than Pretense and Sincerity
PRECISELY, follow the directions below. Pay attention to underlined or highlighted words. Be sure to go down and check off each number and/or letter to ensure you have covered all requirements for your paper.
First copy & paste the colored graph from your 5 Dynamics Report (example below) to the top of your Reflection Paper before you start to write.
A. Type your paper in a Word Document by following the directions listed below:
1. Interpret eachfour Working Styles/Energy Dynamics in your report. Reflect on what each one means to you. (Please have your 5 Dynamics Report handy while work on this paper)
2. Now you will add into your paper the following information by using your TEAM CHART
a. List TWO strengths and TWO weaknessesfor employee A-H. Include the questions you would ask each employee?
3. What TWO strategies would you use to help identify employee A, B and C’s Working Style/Dynamic?
4. What TWO leadership concepts discussed in class would you use to build trust with your team?
5. Explain HOW you would use the Success/Satisfaction process and value conversations to build cooperation and collaborationwith your team.
6. List THREE challenges you will need to address with your team to help you effectively lead them.
a. Explain YOUR PLAN to take advantage of each team member’s (A-H) strength
b. HOW will you LEAD this team of employees using your DOMINANT Working Styles/Dynamics
7. As the LEADER,what THREEthings are necessary for team development in the next six months?
On the Resource/Source area or page at the end of your paper, you can add this source. No in-text citations are need for this paper:
5 Dynamics LLC (2017) Energy Map. 5 Dynamics Report. Retrieved fromhttp://www.5dynamics.com
