AU Business Discussion

Week 6 Assignment: Developing Individuals and Teams

Part 3: Developing Your Team: Draft Team Charter

In Weeks 4 and 5 of Module 2, you conducted a simulated one-on-one coaching conversation with an employee to promote individual development. 

This week, for Part 3 of this Assignment, you will turn your focus from developing individuals and will now focus on developing teams.

 You will research the team charter, often used as a way to quicklSy build team cohesion and commitment and will then develop a team charter for a team you know well—either one you are currently part of or one you have been part of in the past.

This Assignment incorporates the Business Skill for Good of coaching and mentoring.

To prepare for this Assignment:

Do some research to locate      two team charter examples and consider their effectiveness in helping a      team organize quickly for success and avoid derailment.

Identify a team you know      well (either one you are currently a part of, or one you have been a part      of in the past) to serve as the team you are leading (for the purpose of      this exercise) and for which you will be developing the first draft of a      team charter that will be shared with the team and finalized at a later      date with team input and buy-in. Additionally, as part of the      documentation you will share with your manager, you will identify      strategies to help your team develop and will evaluate the effectiveness      of the charter to meet that goal.

As you develop your Draft      Team Charter, be sure to disguise the names of the organization and of any      team members to protect privacy.

Download the Week 6 Assignment Template (Word      document) to      complete your Draft Team Charter. 

Submit your 5- to 7-page (excluding references) Draft Team Charter. To complete this task, address the following:

• Analyze the two      team charters you located for their effectiveness in helping a team      organize quickly for success and avoid derailment. Based on your analysis,      provide details on how the charters would contribute to a team’s success.      Be sure to include a copy of the team charter examples you located. Note: These examples will not      count toward your total page count. 

Design your own first draft      of a team charter for your chosen team, being sure to address the      following: 

Describe the mission or       purpose of the team.

Identify three to five       specific and measurable goals or outcomes that collectively define       success for the team in terms of fulfilling its mission.

• Provide the names       (disguised) of team members, describe their official team roles (if any),       and indicate the key strengths of each team member in terms of their       functional skills and knowledge, as well as their work style and       approach.

List specific and       behavioral ground rules that team members are expected to abide by in       their work together and explain how violation of any of these ground       rules will be handled within the team.

Outline the team’s approach       to resolving conflicts that may arise as the team works together.

As a final part of the Draft      Team Charter, include an Appendix (to be provided only to your manager)      that includes the following:

• Based on your assessment of       the members of the team and their strengths, skills, and work styles/approach,       explain two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the       team and its members.

In addition, because your       manager is also concerned with ensuring a strong and viable leadership       pipeline—or overall “bench strength” in the succession plan—propose three       specific actions you will take in the next 2–3 months as first steps in       choosing and mentoring your successor as leader of this team.

Consider how you will        choose the individual (what qualities will you look for?), how you will        first propose the mentoring relationship, and what that first mentoring        meeting might look like.

Defend your rationale for       selecting the specific goals, ground rules, and approaches to conflict       resolution you drafted for the team, including how these guidelines will       help the team develop and meet those goals. As part of your response,       note any potential risks or challenges you may face as you implement the       team charter, as well as what approach you will take to manage those       challenges.

• PLEASE Refer to the Week 6 Assignment Rubric BELOW for specific grading elements and criteria. Your instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.