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Soumi answered on Dec 04 2020
Running Head: UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS 1
UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS 11
UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
Executive Summary
The current report aims at showing an in depth understanding of team dynamics and the role each team member must play in specific scenarios. The report starts with an introduction to the topic and describes the structural frame of the report. The in the current report two videos are provided, which are the part of a single scenario and based on the videos five questions are asked. The first two questions relating to the first video inquires about the actions that promote and that hinder the development of high performing team. The last three questions, which are based on the second video the theories linked to the scenario, presented in the video, the aspect of teamwork and lastly the suitable recommendations are emphasised on. At the end of the discussion and analysis of the questions, a reflective report is provided.
Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Actions Promoting Project X Team’s High Performance in the Context of the Given Case 4
Actions Hindering Project X Team’s High Performance in the Context of the Given Case 5
Linking Theory that Link to the Given Scenario in the Video 6
Assessment of the Teamwork of Teammates as Seen in the Given Scenario in the Video 7
Recommendations for Improving Team Dynamics of Project X Team 7
Personal Reflection 8
References 10
Introduction
The organisational success in business has always been the teamwork coupled with effective ideas that manipulate it. The purpose of the report is to show that ignorance in the context of assessing the role each team member play for the collective goals could lead to underwhelming performance and inconsistency of business outcomes, therefore, it is important that teamwork dynamics be assessed properly. In the current, report the videos that relate to Project X Team Case has been provided, which are base for the questions that offer in depth assessment and is concluded with an apt and simple reflective report.
Actions Promoting Project X Team’s High Performance in the Context of the Given Case
Firstly, it is seen that Chris approached each of the member in terms of their personal time at home, trying to create an informal bonding for an official purpose. As mentioned by Cui, Vertinsky, Robinson and Branzei (2018), interacting with employees at the workplace about non-official stuffs and peeking into their personal lives, make the employees more attached to the management of the organisation they work for, from an emotional perspective. The speeding of the scheduled deadline was a tough thing and needed work oriented discussion at the meeting, instead, Chris asked the employee of her team about their weekends, which makes her approach very appealing.
Secondly, Chris planned how to reduce the time for finishing the deadlines. She made it clear that the team would have to work for longer hours, however, she used a polite tone, making the increased duty hours in the form of a request. The three-day span for each section of the task was reduced to two days, which made the changed planning systematic, making the provision for the team perform fast. As suggested by Rhodes, Cheng, Sadeghinejad and Lok (2018), a systematic approach is always helps in optimising the performance of teams and makes workforces high performing.
Lastly, the hefty tag of offering an additional $1000 was very enticing and is one of the major factors motivating to team to work harder. As seen in the video, two of the team members were chatting over the phones and from their conversation, it was clear that they wanted to aim for the launch of the application at any cost within the deadline; even it lacked the perfecting of a few features. As assessed by Lee, Kim and Kim (2018), monetary incentives are matters of serious consideration, which after a proper...