LEAD 342 - Team and Organizational Leadership
Team Introduction and Description Assignment
Purpose
Throughout this term you will be asked to analyze and reflect on a team you are currently
involved with. Ideally, this team will be in a professional setting, such as at work or in a
community organization; however, if you do not participate in a team of this nature, less
formal teams can be used. This assignment will be your opportunity to introduce us to
your team.
Process
Step 1: Identify a team you foresee yourself participating in for the next ten weeks. Please
choose the team you participate in with the most structure (i.e. regular meetings,
established members, established leadership).
Example teams: work group, community service group, officer team in an
organization, work department.
Step 2: Describe the team; specifically, team membership, how often the team meets,
your role in the team, and the objectives and/or goals of the team.
Step 3: Rate your team’s performance (0 “Severely Deficient” to 10 “All Stars”) using
the five common problems that hinder team success – discussed in the readings and
content for this week. Make sure to provide an explanation for your ratings.
Example:
Element
Rating Explanation
Lack of
2
Our team is struggling with commitment, approximately
Commitment
20% of the team members attend weekly meetings and
there is very little follow-through on commitments.
Step 4: Rate your team’s performance (0 “Severely Deficient” to 10 “All Stars”) using
the seven elements that foster team success – discussed in the readings and content for
this week. Make sure to provide an explanation for your ratings – see example above.
Conventions
Due Date – 11:59pm Sunday of Week 1
I expect a completed assignment will be between one and two pages in length.
All assignments are to be typed, having one inch margins utilizing 12 point Times-New
Roman font and APA formatting and citation guidelines. Assignments should be
submitted via the course website in the following manner:
1. Save the document as a Microsoft Word document -- .doc or .docx.
2. Submit the document via the course website submission as
“onid.assignmentname.doc” example: sorenset.teamintroduction.docx