Help in 750-1,000 words
Review the Harvard Business School reprint, Leading Teams. Consider the criteria for successful teams and the factors needed to ensure teams are structured for success.
Create a plan (750-1,000 words) describing the steps necessary to create more successful teams at various levels within your organization. Include the following in the plan:
Define the characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. How are independent teams vital to the success of your organization?
- What are important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization?
- What factors are important to consider when leading teams at the executive level?
- What aspects are essential in identifying appropriate members for teams and ensuring the teams are successfully launched?
- What factors are important to ongoing team dynamics? Describe guidelines to evaluate the function and productivity of teams.
- Compassion is a significant attribute of many religions and philosophies, including a Christian worldview, as well as being important for both authentic and servant leadership. As a leader, how would you empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal?
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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Creating and Leading Effective Teams
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70.0 %Content |
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10.0 % Definition of Characteristics and Structure of Successful Teams Within Your Organization |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an elemental definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides a definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed definition of characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. |
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10.0 % Explanation of How Independent Teams Are Vital to the Success of Your Organization |
Plan does not include an explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. |
Plan provides an elemental definition of explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides an explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed explanation of how independent teams are vital to the success of your organization. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and |
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10.0 % Description of Important Factors to Consider When Leading Teams Within The Various Levels of the Organization Including the Executive Level |
Plan does not include a description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization including the executive level. |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an elemental description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides a description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed description of important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization, including the executive level. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. |
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10.0 % Description of Aspects Essential in Identifying the Appropriate Members for a Team and Ensuring the Team Is Successfully Launched |
Plan does not include a description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an elemental description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides a description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed description of aspects essential in identifying the appropriate members for a team. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. |
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10.0 % Factors Important to Ongoing Team Dynamics |
Plan does not include an explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient explanation factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an elemental explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides an explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed explanation of factors important to ongoing team dynamics. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. |
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10.0 % Description of Evaluation Guidelines for Team Function and Productivity |
Plan does not include a description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an elemental description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides a description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed description of evaluation guidelines for team function and productivity. Plan includes relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. |
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10.0 % Explanation of How You Would Empower Your Teams Through Compassion to Honor Diversity and Support Equality for All Members as They Work Toward a Common Goal |
Plan does not include an explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. |
Plan provides an incomplete or insufficient explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Evidence to justify conclusions is vague or irrelevant. Subject knowledge is unclear or inconsistent. |
Plan provides an elemental explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Some subject knowledge is evident. |
Plan provides an explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Detailed examples and evidence are included. Subject knowledge is competent. |
Plan provides a thorough and fully developed explanation of how you would empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal. Plan provides relevant examples and applicable insight. Plan demonstrates comprehensive subject knowledge and understanding. |
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20.0 %Organization and Effectiveness |
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7.0 % Thesis Development and Purpose |
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. |
Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear. |
Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose. |
Thesis is clear and forecast the development of the paper. Thesis statement is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. |
Thesis is comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
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20.0 %Organization and Effectiveness |
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8.0 % Argument Logic and Construction |
Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. |
Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. |
Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. |
Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. |
Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. |
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20.0 %Organization and Effectiveness |
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5.0 % Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) |
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. |
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. |
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. |
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. |
Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
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10.0 %Format |
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5.0 % Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) |
Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. |
Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. |
Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors |
Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. |
All format elements are correct. |
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5.0 % Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) |
Sources are not documented. |
Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. |
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. |
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. |
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
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100 % Total Weightage |
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