Throughout this course, you worked toward a course project by creating and sharing information with your colleagues and creating plans to help your organization. Your supervisor has been so impressed with your work that she has asked you to create a company-wide plan on team-building strategies.
Your plan will include the following items:
◾an introduction that includes a description of your organization,
◾tips for goal setting and what you see as the leader’s role in helping employees reach their performance goals,
◾ways to apply the Five Cs,
◾strategies for effective communication,
◾approaches to create or improve team rewards,
◾tips for minimizing conflict, and
◾tips for overcoming resistance to change.
Your plan must be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the titleand reference pages. Feel free to be creative with your plan. You may also useideas from previous units but do not copy and paste previous assignments tocreate this plan. You are required to use at least two outside sources, and one may be your course textbook. All outside sources used must be cited andreferenced according to APA guidelines.
Textbook: McShane, S. L., & Von Glinow, M. A. (2018). Organizational behavior: Emerging knowledge, global reality (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
TO BE RE-WRITTEN FROM THE SCRATCH
TEAM-BUILDING STRATEGIES
In today’s business environment, team building has become a necessity as organizations are looking to develop team-based structures, which stimulate improvements in profitability, productivity, and service quality. Team-based improvements in the organization make every effort also to improve results for customers. As such, team building involves diverse activities that are specifically designed to enhance team performance since it aims at bringing out the best in a team, for instance, self-development, leadership skills, positive communication, and the capacity to solve problems (McShane, & Von Glinow, 2018). XYZ Group is a diversified international insurance company employing approximately 10,000 employees. The company offers a wide range of products and services such as personal automobile insurance, workers’ compensation, commercial peril insurance, among others.
Goal Setting Tips and Leader’s Role in Helping Employees Reach Their Performance Goals
Success is achieved through setting goals because they provide focus and direction. In addition, it provides a benchmark that determines whether a person or an organization is actually succeeding. Goal setting begins with careful consideration of what needs to be achieved. First, it is vital that you set goals that motivate, that is, establishing why they are valuable and imperative. The other tip is establishing SMART goals, which are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Goals also need to be in writing to make them real and tangible (McShane, & Von Glinow, 2018). Finally, develop an action plan and stick to it. As such, you can establish built-in reminders to keep you on track and regular evaluation and re-adjustment of your goals if necessary.
Talking of goal setting, it is common knowledge that it is a leader’s responsibility to help employees set and reach their goals. By establishing and monitoring employees’ targets, it gives them a real-time input in their performance, and it encourages and motivates them to achieve more. First, connect employees’ goals to the company’s set goals. It is the role of a leader to show them how their goals are contributing to the broader corporate strategy. The other role is making sure the goals set are attainable but challenging and then help them create a plan for achieving the goals by breaking the goals down to achievable tasks. Finally, it is the responsibility of a leader to monitor their progress…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Create a company-wide plan on team-building strategies