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Personality in teams
Communication and Perception
Philosophic Stuffs
Team Formation
Motivation and Evaluation
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This personality colour is outgoing and adventurous, but also sometimes scattered and irresponsible.
What is orange
100
List two forms of non-verbal communication:
-closeness, posture, body contact -head movements, hand movements, eye movements -facial expressions -appearance -sounds (laughing)
100
What is the "Philosopher King"?
Plato's idea of the perfect ruler, an enlightened philosopher.
100
Name TWO types of Human resources in Leadership class:
What is any of the exec members (advertising, communications, etc), Mr. Arnold, Ms. Parker, Mr. Warren, Ms. Meston or Ms. Adams
100
What is the point of evaluation?
Letting people know their strengths and challenges
200
This personality colour is caring and compassionate, but can also be overly emotional and too sensitive.
What is blue
200
The definition of communication is:
What is the process of sending and receiving symbols with meanings attached
200
How did EITHER St. Augustine or St. Thomas Moore believe in the idea of the philosopher king and the ideal state?
-St. Augustine: King is God on earth, has all knowledge and will guide its people as its divine purpose -St. Thomas Moore: Freedom of choice makes people immoral, a philosopher king is needed to act as a watchdog and guide
200
What is an instrumental benefit of joining Student Council?
Looks good on a resume, get a letter of reference, volunteer hours.
200
What type of performance appraisal are the pink sheets handed out at the end of an event?
What is 360 Feedback
300
This colour personality is logical and analytic, but sometimes arrogant and argumentative.
What is green
300
List 4 types of "noise" in the communication process:
-physical distractions -cultural differences -biases and perception -timing -interest level -improper channels
300
What are the three elements, according to Hobbes, that cause conflict in society:
What is competition, diffidence, and glory
300
Of the 5 stages of team formation, what stage is the most appropriate to try out new ideas?
What is the performing stage
300
What is one advantage and one drawback of virtual teams?
-advantage: saves time and travel -disadvantage: difficulty establishing good relationships, deponsonalizes
400
The day of your event, you have several volunteers helping set up. Most are focus and completing their tasks, but one of your team members is running around playing dodgeball with the helium balloons. Thinking of what colour personality type this person is, problem solve this situation.
What is orange: -give them a problem to solve with a time limit (ie. create a balloon centre piece in 30 min) -have them run around and advertise the event to groups of people -other ideas?
400
What effects behaviour, according to the perception process chart?
-personality, attitude, and perception
400
Explain the Social Contract, according to Rousseau
The citizens give up some of their rights/freedoms to obtain state security and benefits.
400
What are three kinds of training the Leadership class provides?
-Off-the-job: OSLC -On-the-job: class time -Coaching: modeling (thanksgiving food drive, welcome back spirit week) and mentoring (may training for new exec members)
400
Describe the expectations in a self-management team:
Planning and scheduling work, training members in various tasks. Delegating responsibilities. Meeting performance goals and solving day-to-day operating problems.
500
You are the lead in planning a event. On your team, you have a blue, green, orange, and gold personality. What tasks would you delegate to each?
-blue: advertising, one-on-one promotion, decoration, "purple cow" -green: budget, feedback evaluations, researching/SWOT -Orange: otaku, "purple cow", event promotion to large groups, performance stunts, quick/emergency problem solving -gold: delegation chart/managing tasks, timelines, keeping track of material (dates, forms, deadlines)
500
Explain how perception can effect productivity negatively when assumptions, stereotypes, and suspicions and involved:
Assumptions, stereotypes, and suspicions influence your behaviour. Your behaviour then affects the relationships you have with others and work, affecting your productivity and willingness to work.
500
What similarities to Hobbes and Rousseau have concerning the "human condition" without strong leadership?
Both believe that people are controlled by their wants: Hobbes says humanity is in a state of grief because of constant comparing with others, and Rousseau says that "man is free, but everywhere in chains" from need of property and status.
500
What are the 4 team roles in Leadership Class? provide an example of each:
-Supervisor: Ms. Parker, Mr. Warren -Network facilitator: Leads of events -Participant: volunteers -External Coach: Mr. Arnold, Ms. Ritter, Chef Jess
500
How do you stop "groupthink"?
Don’t appear to favour one course of action. Create subteams to work on the same problems. Have team members discuss issues with "outsiders" for input. Have outside experts observe and provide feedback on team activities. Assign a member to the devil’s advocate role.