Imagine yourself as a newly appointed leader or manager of a team doing work in your field of knowledge and experience.
Read the assigned sections in Chapter 9 of the DuBrin text, then respond to all of the following questions: Imagine yourself as a newly appointed leader or manager of a team doing work in your field of knowledge and experience. What first steps would you take to encourage teamwork? Some organizations are discouraging telecommuting (including working from home and other remote locations) because they think such activity interferes with teamwork. Do you agree or disagree and why? Whether you agree or disagree, virtual teams have and will continue to become more popular in the business world. Identify two (2) practices that help to foster team spirit within virtual teams and explain how they are helpful. Is there a role for independent, decisive, and creative thinkers in a team-based organization? How?