Strategies for Building and Managing Global Teams in Modern Organizations

Part 1: Cohesive and Productive Team Building

Part 1

Organizations today understand the vital importance of technology that supports the effective and efficient collaboration of a global and cross-cultural workforce. Companies are moving toward organizational designs where the workforce is centered on project-based teams. Organizational leaders are focused on ensuring that the technology available in the workplace supports team collaboration and the workspace.

You work for an organization that over the past 7 years has expanded into both Canada and India. During a recent leadership meeting, the need for an updated employee vacation policy was discussed in light of the fact that the organization now has employees working in global markets. Imagine that you have been assigned as the team leader of a newly created team assigned to review the current company vacation policy and provide recommendations for updating the policy. You have determined that the first thing that you should do as the leader of this newly minted team is to build a cohesive team. Once you have watched the video (Communication within Teams), write a analysis that answers the following questions and supports your plan for creating a cohesive and productive team.

Your plan should identify 3 specific challenges and provide strategies from the questions answered that support your plan to address each challenge.

• As the team leader, what action would you take first in setting expectations with your team?
• What are common process roles when considering high-performance teams?
• When using the responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed (RACI) matrix to identify all of the individuals on a team and their role, which role has the authority for go or no go?
• What is not an example of trust that can be observed in high-performing teams?
• What do you call the difference between what you say and what you do?
• When scheduling team meetings, what should you try to avoid?
• Which example in the video best follows the situation, behavior, and impact (SBI) framework?
• What is the C in LESCANT, and why is it important?
• Why is LESCANT important when working in international settings?
• What action is most important when working with a virtual team?

Part 2

Comparison charts are graphic visual representations of information, knowledge, or data to present information concisely and clearly. The intent of graphics is to assist the audience with understanding the data presented.

Create a comparison chart identifying development theories and how each theory impacts team development.

Provide a written analysis of the terms that you selected for your chart. Include the following in your analysis:

• An examination of each theory
• A discussion about why each theory is significant
• Identification of the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of each theory and their impact on team performance

Part 3

You work in the human resources department of a company that has just undergone a new organizational working team concept (working in virtual teams). You have been chosen as the team leader for a five-member team to design policies and procedures for the newly designed virtual teams concept and present your recommendations to the leadership team.

Your immediate task is to organize and assign each team member with their specific assignments to complete the project. Describe how you would go about creating an implementation plan, including which team member is assigned to which tasks.

Address the following in your plan:

• Explain the purpose and goal of the project.
• Set 3 expectations for the team and the impact of each on the team.
• Explain your role as the leader and the importance of collaboration and communication.
• Define both collaboration and communication.
• Identify at least 3 potential team conflict challenges and how you as the team leader plan to address each challenge.
• Describe at least 3 ideas for how you will assign tasks to each team member.

Part 4

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, knowledge, or data to present information concisely and clearly. The intent of graphics is to assist the audience with understanding the data presented.

Create an informative infographic page using no less than 7 terms associated with the stages of team building and their impact on high-performing teams.

Provide a minimum of analysis of the terms that you selected for your infographic. Include the following in your analysis:

• An examination of each element
• A discussion about why each item is significant to high-performing teams
• Identification of the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities (SWOT) of each item and their impact on the team

Part 5

Organizational managers are largely responsible for building and managing teams in the workplace. Encouraging corporate leadership to sustain a culture that supports a team structure contributes to the overall performance of the organization through a workforce commitment. Aligning culture and strategy is the fundamental goal of an organization.

You are the Vice President (VP) of Human Resources (HR), and you have been asked by the leadership team to review the existing corporate culture for potential gaps in supporting teams and collaboration in the workforce. You are asked to provide recommendations to the leadership team on creating a corporate culture that supports a collaborative and team environment within the workplace.

Once you have watched the video (Organizational Culture), write a minimum 3-page analysis that answers the following questions and supports your recommendations for updating the corporate culture.

Your plan should identify 3 specific challenges and provide strategies from the questions answered that support your plan to address each challenge.

Watch the following LinkedIn video: Organizational Culture

• When you talk about organizational culture, you are talking about the experiences from the perspective of whom?
• You have just been hired as the HR VP in charge of corporate culture. What will you consider as you address the organizational culture?
• Managing corporate culture well directly impacts the health of an organization through what key areas?
• Culture helps to identify potential employee candidates who will be a good fit. What is this a facet of?
• What are the 7 unique components of culture?
• The Traditional Culture Model By Cameron And Quinn Identifies What 4 Types Of Organization Culture?
• What are the 4 progressive models of corporate culture?
• What are the 4 steps used to create a culture in an organization?
• What are 3 of the 5 areas identified in the video that warrant a change in culture?
• What is a way to ensure workforce engagement and support for corporate culture?