Assignment: Discussion-Characteristics of Effective Teams

Based on your knowledge from a past or present job, explain the difference between a group and a team. Would you say you were a part of a group or a team while working in that job?

Now, identify a team that you were a part of and describe the advantages that you derived from being a member of the team. Include responses to the following:

• Would you characterize your role as effective? How could you have been a better team member?

• What role(s) did you or the leader play in making the team effective? How could the leader have made the team more effective?

Write your initial response in a minimum of 200-300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Please use two or more of these sources:

Emery, C. R., & Barker, K. J. (2007). The effect of transactional and transformational leadership styles on the organizational commitment and job satisfaction of customer contact personnel. Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, 11(1), 77-90. (ProQuest document ID 216597373)

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• Gumusluoglu, L., & Ilsev, A. (2009). Transformational leadership, creativity, and organizational innovation. Journal of Business Research, 62(4), 461-473. (ProQuest document ID 196329870)

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• Piccolo, R. F., & Colquitt, J. A. (2006). Transformational leadership and job behaviors: The mediating role of core job characteristics. Academy of Management Journal, 49(2), 327-340. (ProQuest document ID 199826354)

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