Successful collaboration and Team dynamics

Successful Collaboration and Team DynamicsUniversity of Phoenix

October 13,2014

COM/516 Professional Communications

Team A Members

Rebecca Kuykendoll

Kelly Laybourne

LaKetta Young

University of Phoenix

Professor Nancy Males

October 13, 2014

The value of team collaboration for academic success

According to University Of Phoenix" (2014), “Dr. Sperling believed—

and subsequent research has confirmed—that learning teams fill

several essential functions that are especially beneficial to working

adult learners”

Learning teams help students:

Share experiences from real life situations

Stay focused on school

Feel a sense of community

Produce quality work

("University Of Phoenix", 2014).

Conflict

“It (Conflict) begins when we believe the other party is interfering or

standing in the way of an action we want to take, an idea we want to

pursue, or a belief we hold. Conflicts may involve individual or group

disagreements, struggles, disputes, quarrels, or even physical fighting

and wars Conflict can be positive and negative.” (DeJanasz, Dowd, &

Schneider, 2001, p. 243).

Why is it important to resolve conflict

within your learning team?

Strategies in using conflict resolution as opportunities for learning

5 Strategies of conflict management

Avoiding

Accommodating

Compromising

Competing

Collaborating

(DeJanasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2001)

Utilizing each team member's learning style as an opportunity to strengthen

the team dynamic

According to Knowles, Holton, and Swanson (2012), andragogy

characterizes the principles of adult learning. These principles are

based on six assumptions:

1. Need to know

2. Self-concept

3. Role of the learners' experiences

4. Readiness to learn

5. Orientation to learning

6. Motivation

Knowles, M.S., Holton, E.F., & Swanson, R.A. (2012).

Utilizing each team member's learning style as an opportunity to strengthen

the team dynamic Cont:

What’s your Learning Style?

There are three primary learning styles: Visual (V), Auditory (A) and

Kinesthetic (K). Everyone uses all three styles. However, there are a

few people who use all three (VAK) learning styles equally. The rest

of us have a dominant and a secondary style. If you want to ensure you

are reaching everyone you need to include all three.

What's your learning style? (2007, May 25).

Visual *Auditory* Kinesthetic

Crucial communication skills for an effective Learning Team

Communication is a process

The basic process of communication begins when a fact or idea is

observed by one person. That person (the sender) may decide to

translate the observation into a message, and then transmit the

message through some communication medium to another person (the

receiver). The receiver then must interpret the message

and provide feedback to the sender indicating that

the message has been understood and appropriate action

taken.

Knowles, M.S., Holton, E.F., & Swanson, R.A. (2012).

Crucial communication skills for an effective Learning Team Cont:

As Herta A. Murphy and Herbert W. Hildebrandt observed in Effective Business

Communications, good communication should be complete, concise, clear, concrete,

correct, considerate, and courteous.

1. Clear.

2. Concise.

3. Concrete.

4. Correct.

5. Coherent.

6. Complete.

7. Courteous.

(Murphy, Herta A., and Herbert W. Hildebrandt 1991).

The purpose of using the Learning Team Charter as a tool to reinforce team collaboration while

contributing to team success

Elements of an Effective Charter

According to University Of Phoenix" (2014), There’s a fairly simple logic to

building a team charter. Ask yourself questions about all the various conditions,

resources, attitudes, and behaviors that will be required in order for the team to

accomplish its goals—and answer them.

There is a direct proportional relationship between the amount of

time and intellectual effort we spend chartering our teams and

the likelihood those teams will achieve their goals. Going about

this process in a conscious, reflective manner often is the deciding

factor in achieving optimal results.

("University Of Phoenix", 2014).

3 MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY

Incentives

oPaid time off, bonuses, cash and travel perks

Recognition

oPublic recognition, acknowledgement of a job well done

Self-Motivation

oSense of accomplishment, self-discipline,

identifying with their role

(Media, Scott, 2014)

EFFECTIVE COMPONENTS NECESSARY FOR TEAM SUCCESS

Trust among team members

oExposing weakness, sharing strengths

Prepare to engage in debate around ideas

oEngage in healthy conflict

Learn to commit to decisions and plans of action

oAll members must buy-in to the decisions

Hold one another accountable against their plans

oTeam members should check among themselves for progress

Focus on achieving collective results

oThe vision/mission should be collectively written by all team

members

(Lencioni, 2002)

References

University of Phoenix. (2014). Retrieved from

http://www.apollolibrary.com/Library/ltt/toolkit1.aspx

DeJanasz, Dowd, & Schneider, (2001). Interpersonal Skills in Organizations. : The

McGraw−Hill Companies

Knowles, M.S., Holton, E.F., & Swanson, R.A. (2012). The adult learner: The

definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (7th ed.). New

York, NY: Routledge.

What's your learning style? (2007, May 25). Burnaby News Leader Retrieved from

http://search.proquest.com/docview/374412104?accountid=458

http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/small/Sm-Z/Written-

Communication.html#ixzz3G2PATVPJ

Murphy, Herta A., and Herbert W. Hildebrandt. Effective Business Communications.

McGraw-Hill, 1991.

References Cont:

Lencioni, P. (2002). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Sherrie Scott, D. M. (2014). Motivation & Productivity in the Workplace. Houston,

TX, United States of America.

TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE! (TEAM)

Everyone has a piece that fits the masterpiece