1. Adding Value to Professional Teams In today's workplace, teams are a vital force, and the majority of business professionals must collaborate on the job. The trend toward teams indicates that many companies consider teamwork fundamental to their success. Organizations form teams because teams usually Virtual teams are more and more common, and til are more enjoyable que challenges. make better decisions Consider the following scenario, and determine w require less work t do to overcome its current obstacle. Just Pups Dog Grooming, located in Seattle, is expanding and will be opening its second location in Denver. The Seattle managers will have to work closely with the new managers in Denver during and after the shop opening. Since it is impractical to fly back and forth between Denver and Seattle each time the managers need to meet, they will be working virtually as a team. Some members of the company are concerned that this virtual team won't be able to function as well as a team in one location. What should the Just Pups management do to establish a strong virtual team? Limit geographic expansion in the future. Hire only family and friends. Meet face-to-face initially to establish procedures and bond. You're at your weekly meeting with your teammates. The team's last assignment was producing a broadcasting company's new line of educational programs. Those programs are currently at the top of their category, according to the latest television ratings. "Now," says the team leader, "our next project will be developing science programming. Let's get to work!" Immediately, ideas begin to flow, individual team members take on tasks, and after an hour, you and your team have developed an action plan for a series of science programs. Which phase of team development does this situation describe? Storming Forming Norming Performing Conflict is a normal part of team development. Managed properly, conflict can improve a team's performance. Review the six-step procedure for handling conflict in teams, and choose the correct step for the following situation. Your quality assurance team has been discussing merchandise transportation problems for an hour. You've listened carefully to everyone's concerns, focusing on how those concerns affect the various departments. The concerns vary wildly, from minor annoyances to major disruptions, and nobody can agree on what to do. To manage this conflict, you can Teams make decisions that can look for common ground ective choices, teams can choose from several decision-making strategies. focus on your teammates' personalities Consider the following situation, protect your interests the best results. A land development company purchases several acres of land adjacent to a wildlife reserve. It plans to build a new community, complete with shops and schools. Green Sands, a local environmental group, complains that the company's proposed building methods will disrupt the area's ecological balance. The company wants to respect the local ecology but also wants to build its development. The company decides to schedule a meeting with Green Sands's representatives to make choices about the property that are agreeable to both sides. Which strategy would be most effective in this situ A consensus A majority decision A minority decision