Leading Self Managing Teams Report

Assignment 2: Leading Self Managing Teams Report

This week’s module covers the role that team leadership has on a team’s effectiveness, in terms of motivation, development, building team culture, managing conflict, etc. For this assignment, you will analyze and compare two perspectives regarding leading effective teams. Follow the directions below to write a 3–5 page report.

First, read the following two articles regarding teamwork:

Resnick, M. L. (2011). Models of team management for global and virtual teams. IIE Annual Conference.Proceedings, (2011), 1–8.
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Carlock, R. S. (2012). Assessment tools for developing and leading effective teams. INSEAD Working Papers Collection, 50(EFE), 1–23.
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Directions:

In 3–5 pages:

1. Analyze the information presented in the two articles as they relate to the following:
   1. Role of leaders and leadership style
   2. Collaboration initiatives and effectiveness
   3. Team motivation and culture
2. Provide your analysis regarding the two perspectives presented in the articles. Based on your experience and readings, explain which article makes the stronger case for leadership style and teams. Which viewpoint do you support? Justify your opinion and support with professional literature resources. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document approximately 3–5 pages in length and utilize at least 2 scholarly sources in research (beyond the textbook). Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to Submissions Area.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria