Team Formation
How many stages of team formation are there?
Five
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
According to Lencioni, this foundational dysfunction sits at the base of the pyramid.
Trust. Without trust, there is a risk of invulnerability and it becomes difficult to build a high functioning team.
True of false: Psychological safety is a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.
True: This is the explanation by Amy Edmondson
True or false: Global listening is when focus and attention is on your own thoughts and opinions.
False:
-Internal listening: focus and attention on own thoughts and opinions.
-Focused listening: focus on other person, losing awareness of outside world
-Global listening: soft focus listening with awareness of whole environment and intuition
Founded in 1855 by Ovid Butler, Butler University originally opened under name?
Northwestern Christian University
Interpersonal conflict and resistance to leadership peak during this Tuckman stage of team development.
Storming
A fear of conflict within a team directly produces this fake state of agreement.
True of false: Psychological safety is the same as trust.
False: Trust is the belief two people have between each other. Psychological safety is the belief within a team.
According to Maslow's Hierarchy, these two bottom tiers must be satisfied before higher psychological needs matter.
Physiological needs
Safety needs
In 1922, seven young educators founded this organization at Butler University—the only Divine Nine historically Black sorority founded at a predominantly white institution.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
True of false: Theory X states that people are self-motivated and enjoy work.
False: Theory X states that people dislike work, have little ambition, and are unwilling to take responsibility.
Prioritizing status and ego can lead to which team dysfunction:
a) Lack of commitment
b) Avoidance of accountability
c) Inattention to results
c) Inattention to results
* Inattention to results - Status and ego
* Avoidance of accountabiity - Low standards
* Lack of commitment - Ambiguity
* Fear of conflict - Artificial harmony
* Absence of trust - Invulnerability
Which of the following is not one of the stages of psychological safety:
a) contributor safety
b) learner safety
c) collaborator safety
c) collaborator safety is incorrect.
The 4 stages are:
-inclusion safety
-learner safety
-contributor safety
-challenger safety
The automatic, fast judgment our brain makes without our conscious awareness.
Unconscious bias
World Trade Center architect Minoru Yamasaki also designed which building on Butler's campus?
Irwin Library
True of False:
In The Discipline of Teams, the authors write that having a common purpose and specific performance goals is 2 of the 5 characteristics of teams.
True. The other 3 characteristics are: complementary skills, strong commitment, and mutual accountability.
Upon becoming CEO of DecisionTech in The Five Dysfunctions, Kathryn takes this immediate action:
A) Reviews DecisionTech's financials
B) Conducts listening tours
C) Suggests quick changes based on her background in the auto industry
B) Conducts listening tours
The two axes of Timothy Clarke's psychological safety are:
Respect and _______
a) Accountability
b) Permission
c) Honesty
b) Permission
Emotional Intelligence
What is the term used to describe the ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods?
a) Empathy
b) Self-awareness
c) Self-regulation
d) Social skill
c) Self-regulation
Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse was featured in this 1986 basketball film, starring Gene Hackman.
Hoosiers
Stages of Team Formation:
Tuckman and Jensen added this 5th stage of development to the model in 1977.
Adjourning
What does Kathryn do when Martin uses his laptop during meetings?
a) Sets meeting norms, expectations, and ground rules
b) Schedules a 1x1 to discuss
c) Reprimands Martin to "set the tone"
a) Sets meeting norms, expectations, and ground rules
True of false: Exploitation is when a leader behaves like a "helicopter parent" toward their team.
False: Paternalism is when a leader behaves like a helicopter parent. Exploitation is when a manager demands appreciation without giving credit.
Which of the conflict styles describes being unassertive and cooperative. In this mode, you try to satisfy the other person’s concerns at the expense of your own concerns.
Accommodating
In which decade did Butler University move from the Irvington neighborhood to its current location?
A. 1920s
B. 1930s
C. 1950s
D. 1960s
A. 1920s
1928, to be exact