You have just been hired as a consultant to the chief executive officer (CEO) of a health care organization. Your duty is to improve the management tools and practices needed to work in teams, build cross-functional teams, and facilitate collaborative decision- making.

You need to identify elements found in an effective health care work group and identify barriers to communication that may cause conflict within a group. Also, forward communication techniques that can be used to avoid conflicts within a team where individuals hold different roles.

You need to address ways to improve communication among departments in an organization to avoid conflict. Finally, identify strategies that may be used to avoid recurring conflicts and ways a leader can prevent conflict within team in the organization.

Based upon what you have learned in this class, prepare a 1,250-1,500 word paper in which you propose a quality improvement plan to present to the CEO addressing these issues.

Cite at least four (4) references to validate your proposal. APA guidelines required.