Week 5: Discussion Forum #5: Teamwork and Effective Meetings

Respond to Two of the following questions. Please include the questions along with your response:

1.  What problems occur if you pick a decision-making method (e.g., Authoritarian, Consensus, Majority Vote, etc. as identified in the text) that doesn’t work for your situation?  Give a specific example from your experience or make one up to illustrate your point.

2.  Reflecting on your experience working in teams, what are three qualities of a team or team leader that bring out the best in you?  What is one characteristic of a team that does the opposite, that de-motivates you?

3.  What are the most important things a leader can do to keep a meeting discussion on target (see Chapter 8)?  In your opinion, what should a leader never do?  Give specifics.

Your initial posting to the Discussion Forum is due by Thursday, midnight.  You are expected to provide substantive responses to 1 of your peers. Initial responses to this topic question should run no less 2-3 paragraphs and include insights and concepts from the week’s reading.

Your 1 response to your peers should approximate 1-2 paragraphs in length each. Students, however, should not be limited by these measures if they feel there is more to write and express. Failure to approximate responses and replies using the above guidelines will result in a lower point total for this component of the course.

Tutorial for Teamwork and Effective Meetings