DBM501-Introduction to Business in New Zealand

To professionally develop your leadership in business you need to develop self-awareness, selfmanagement and team leadership skills. In answering the questions in this assessment, you will apply your knowledge in these areas and develop an understanding of effective teams. When asked for examples ensure your answers relate to a New Zealand business setting.

Demonstrate the concepts/theories learned from a wide range of materials, including a total of at least four (4) reputed, academic/research based, and updated sources. 

Requirement

1. You are to choose a project you have been involved in as part of a team within a New Zealand business setting. Briefly explain what the project was and provide at least two goals/objectives of the project? 

2. Explain each of the six (6) characteristics listed below and for each characteristic discuss how they were helpful to ensure the success in your chosen project. If they were not evident or helpful, how could they have been.

2.1 Team norms

2.2 Team cohesiveness and interdependence

2.3 Team composition

2.4 Team structure

2.5 Organisational support

2.6 Team creativity

3. If you were to lead a similar project in the workplace in the future:

3.1 Explain two (2) ways you could develop employee performance within this team.

3.2 For each of the seven (7) team leadership skills listed below, explain the importance they have in achieving effective outcomes for a team and provide an example of how you could use these to develop your leadership skills within this team: 

i. Effective Communication

ii. Approachability and Availability

iii. Showing Consistency

iv. Being organised

v. The Art of Delegation

vi. Confident and Knowledgeable

vii. Innovation and Inspiration