Strengths & PsyCap
4 Cs of Teams
TED talks
Stuff about Teams
Grab Bag!
100
The definition of a strength.
What is talent + effort/development?
100
Name two of the "Four Cs" of team performance according to Dyer Dyer and Dyer (2013, p. 14).
What is Change Context Composition and Competencies?
100
The main point of "the tallest free-standing structure" talk involving spaghetti, tape, string, and a marshmallow.
What is the iterative process of collaboration or the importance of creating prototypes/trial & error pressure makes a difference, facilitation skills leads to success, value of immediate feedback?
100
The theorist who identified forming, norming, storming, performing.
Who is Tuckman?
100
High performance teams have (1) leadership that is shared (2) team members have interchangeable skills and (3) they have ___.
What is FUN?
200
___% of our "positivity" is moldable/open to change or development (Luthans, Youseff-Morgan & Avolio)
What is 40%?
200
In relation to composition, if a team member has low motivation and low technical & interpersonal skills, what's recommended?
What is "drop from the team"?
200
The TED talk speaker who emphasized that leading innovation requires (1) creative abrasion - debate/discourse that amplifies differences, (2) creative agility - discover-driven learning running experiments to learn, and (3) creative resolution - both/and solutions.
Who is Linda Hill?
200
Name the four primary team player styles according to Parker (2008, p. 72).
What is Contributor, Collaborator, Communicator, Challenger?
200
The five "rungs" of group development are (1) polite (2) why are we here? (3) power (4) cooperation (5) spirit.
What is Cog's Ladder of group development?
300
Name 1 of the 5 things that strong teams have in common according to Rath and Conchie (2008, p. 71-76).
What is (1) conflict doesn't destroy strong teams because strong teams focus on results; (2) strong teams prioritize what's best for the organization and then move forward; (3) members of strong teams are as committed to their personal lives as they are to their work; (4) strong teams embrace diversity; (5) strong teams are magnets for talent?
300
In relationship to Competencies, name two areas that showed up on the team competency evaluation.
What is... : Setting clear, measureable goals Making assignments clear and ensuring competence Using effective decision making processes Establishing accountability for high performance Running effective meetings Building trust Establishing open communication Managing conflict Creating mutual respect & collaboration Encouraging risk taking & innovation Engaging in team building
300
Ellen Langer described a study where she asked orchestra musicians to ____ when they played a piece of music that they had played hundreds of times. The result was a significant positive difference in how the music sounded.
What is change the music in a way that only the individual musician would notice?
300
Name 2 of the 4 barriers to teamwork that we reviewed in class.
What is stereotype threat, tokenism, group think, and/or motivation?
300
According to "Redesigning Collegiate Leadership", what's most important for leadership teams to do when it comes to decision-making and common understandings.
What is active team reflection?
400
Name and describe one of the 4 aspects of PsyCap.
What is resilience, optimism, hope, self-efficacy?
400
In connection to CONTEXT, give an example of a low teamwork context (modular independence).
What is a golf team or university department?
400
In a TED talk about finding the third way, this is the third party in a conflict that can bring about new ideas/peace.
What is the community?
400
The 3 constructs within ____ is autonomy, competence and connectedness.
What is motivation?
400
In connection to Tuckman's theory of group formation, Hersey & Blanchard paired leader actions with each stage, telling (forming), selling (storming), participating (norming) and ____ (performing).
What is delegating?
500
Name one thing you can do to build your Psychological Capital.
What is reflection, prayer, meditation, creating a gratitude list, etc....
500
In connection to CHANGE, name one of the 3 recommendations for working through change.
What is: Diagnose and work on team problems as a team, or Create mechanisms for assessment to happen, or Create time/space for team development?
500
Margaret Heffernen used a story about chickens and "pecking order" to talk about the importance of _____________ at work (also an aspect of motivation).
What is relationships or connectedness?
500
This is the one thing that most of the theories or concepts we've discussed in class tend to point to or at least suggest as important....
What is taking time to build relationships?
500
Name two of the five conflict styles.
What is directing, accommodating, collaborating, compromising, and/or avoiding?
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