High-Performing Teams

Adopting high-performing teams to solve problems where direct supervisors and managers recognize service, and quality outcomes could promote quality initiatives.

Using Google Scholar or EBSCO Library find two peer-reviewed articles written in the last three years illustrating researched teams in healthcare, information technology, education, or the general business sector.

Read the articles and describe in your own words the setting of the investigation and characteristics that demonstrated the problem under investigation relating to teams.

Describe the findings of the research and provide a suggestion for future investigation. I will send you reading material

In the lecture, we discussed change agents and those that sabotage an effort for change.

Answer both questions below.

Question A - Describe someone you have worked with past or present that you consider a change agent and provide examples of what contributed to your view.

Question B - Have you encountered a situation where a manager was resistant to change?

Share your perspective regarding a decision where you or a co-worker presented an idea to a manager that was not implemented.

How did the decision make you feel?

Looking back, was the decision justified? Why or why not?

Leadership does not begin with the skills for moving others to action. Instead, leadership involves embarking on an " inward and outward journey of self-reflection," which inspires others to action. (Arkoubi, 2013, p. 3).

Could a new leader "know" how to influence others if a person cannot manage one's behavior?

What training would you suggest for new leaders?