Practice Handout Chapter $9$

$1)$ True or False: Employee involvement in teams has had a positive impact on productivity, quality, and morale.

$2)$ True or False: What you learn in the textbook about teams and teamwork is applicable only to employing organizations. It is not applicable to classroom activities or sports.

$3)$ True or False: Relationships should be formed during the forming stage of team building.

$4)$ True or False: Your manager remarks to you, "Once the team reaches the performing stage, there are no issues to resolve, no questions to answer."

$5)$ True or False: The following behaviors are typically displayed by team members in the performing stage: mutual responsibility and concern for one another; an emphasis on ensuring that each team member is learning and developing; and providing assistance to one another.

$6)$ True or False: Two critical aspects of team leadership are developing credibility and influence among team members and establishing a motivating vision and goals for the team.

$7)$ Providing supportive feedback and fostering commitment to a vision are needed from team leaders. You are at what stage of team development?

A$)$ Forming

B$)$ Norming

C$)$ Storming

D$)$ Performing

$8)$ Focusing on process improvement, recognizing team achievement, and fostering win$/$win relationships are needed from team leaders. You are at what stage of team development?

A$)$ Forming

B$)$ Norming

C$)$ Storming

D$)$ Performing

$9)$ You have just brought your team together. What should you do in this early stage of your team's development?

A$)$ Focus on the task accomplishment over helping members become comfortable with one another

B$)$ Focus on helping members become comfortable with one another regarding task accomplishment

C$)$ Encourage open discussion and consensus decision making

D$)$ Expect obedience to your directions