OL 215/7-2 Journal: Leading Effective Groups and T
Read the following articles about building and leading effective teams:
- Building and Leading High Performance Teams
- Building Effective Teams Isn’t Rocket Science, but It’s Just as Hard (Note: This article can only be accessed a limited number of times.)
Managing groups and teams is an essential element of the leading facet of the P-O-L-C framework. As you read these articles, reflect on your experience working in groups and teams, and then address the following prompts:
- Think about a positive experience when you worked in a group or team and identify the principles that were presented in the articles that were exhibited by your group or team. Explain how these principles helped the group or team succeed.
- Think about a negative experience when you worked in a group or team and identify which principles from the articles were lacking. Explain how the lack of these principles led to poor performance of the group or team.
If you were the manager of that group or team, how would you correct the issues that caused the poor performance? Consider the material from this module and in the articles. For additional details, please refer to the Journal Guidelines and Rubric document
OL 215 Journal Guidelines and Rubric In this course, journal assignments will be used for reflection in Modules Four and Seven. The journal assignments are a priv ate conversation between you and the instructor and thus you are encouraged to deeply explore the concepts of organizational structure and of the organizational leadership and management principles presented. Assignments are graded individually. Guidelines for Submission : Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12 -point Ti mes New Roman font, and one -inch margins and APA formatting . Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Application of Meets “Proficient” criteria and cites samples that are relevant and supported by scholarly research Applies organizational management concepts and principles to questions posed in prompt using specific details Applies organizational management concepts and principles to questions posed in prompt but lacks details Does not apply organizational management concepts and principles 40 Concepts Personal Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific relevant examples to support connections Includes a clear and relevant personal reflection and makes connections to own experiences in relation to organizational structure, leadership, or management Includes a personal reflection but connections are not clear or lack details Does not include a personal reflection 40 Reflection Articulation of Journal assignment is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Journal assignment is mostly free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization ; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow Journal assignment contains errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization, but errors are limited enough so that assignments can be understood Journal assignment contains critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization, making the assignment difficult to understand 20 Response Total 100%