Name: Cade Speroni Module 7 Notes: Discussion Prompt For Notes: How Were The

Name: Cade Speroni
Module 7 Notes
Conclusion from the textbook High-Performing Virtual Teams; getting the job done
effectively and efficiently.
Discussion Prompt for Notes: How were the Leading Virtual Teams; over coming virtual
main points of this chapter demonstrated in this obstacules/time zone issues. Collaboration.
course? Accountability. Communication. Respect
The Problem with Bert Case Study
Talk to him and figure out what area he is struggling
Brainstorm about different strategies for coping with. (time management, content comprehension,
with the “Bert” problem. List as many possibilities organization, etc.)
as you can think of but you do NOT need to list
more than 3 or 4 (not the 20 suggested in the Suggest and provide tutoring information
case study instructions!).
Express concern for their level of participation and
talk about willing to help but expect more from them
“Margaret Heffernan TedTalks: Why It's Super chicken group lead to aggression and waste.
Time to Forget the Pecking Order at Work” The super chickens could only maintain the success
Video by surpressing the productivity of others.
Discussion Prompt for Notes: What can you Really successful teams:

as a leader of a team within an organization do to 1. High degrees of social sensitivity to each
promote the idea that your team makes decisions other (empathy)
relying on the democratic process of consensus- 2. Gave equal time to each other – no one voice
building and when necessary by a majority vote of dominated and no one was a passanger
the team members? How would you respond to
3. More women in the group
organizational pressure to make decisions for
your team outside of the processes you and your
team has established for decision-making? Culture of helpfulness – the core of successful teams
– out preforms individual skills
Helpfulness comes from knowing each other

People need social support and to know who to ask
for help. Companies don’t have idea’s people do.
How to kill your body language Frankenstein . To improve my body language in a video/virtual
. . & before the final meeting watch 15-20 setting I found one big factor for me. My video
minutes of your last meeting recording (that camera positioning gives a different impression that
was in gallery view!) a intended. I felt it makes me look throw together,
unprepared or unconerened. That is not my
impression but just a nature of my environment.
Discussion Prompt for Notes: With the Having to do video calls on my lunch at work does
sound turned off, watch about 1/2 hour of not leave me any much flexibility as I would have at
your most recent team meeting home.
The second thing I could improve on is my
video (preferably one that is in gallery manneraisms. I found my self figiting and moving
view) and make notes about what your body around a lot. That is just how I am as a person I have
language says to others about yourself and never been able to sit still for long but I can see how
your engagement in the meeting discussion the impression gives off as antys or impatient.
with your teammates and to others watching
your interactions?
Is this the message you want to send? What
changes could you make in future team
meetings outside of this class to ensure that
the image you portray with your body
language is the one you want to send?
Final comments/questions to Dr. Chanley 1. The importanace of communication,

commitment, and vulnerability to succeed as
a team. Being adaptable with technology is
Final Discussion Prompts for Notes: key for working on virtual teams.
Respond to each of the following questions in 2. MOD3 Conflict and Feedback; this was an
preparation for the team discussion in the important section for me. I am hoping to lead
final meeting: my team at work in a new position and want
to implement an evniorment where feedback
1) What are the two most important learnings is okay to improve the team. I liked learning
you will take with you from this course? the benefit for that and did not realize that is
such a big issue for my team until this
2) What assignment was the most useful to section.
you? Describe the specific assignment that 3. I found the psychological contract and charter
you found the most useful. Explain why. to be the least helpful. The assignment just
3) What assignment was the least useful to felt a little confusing that early on in the
you? Describe the specific assignment that course and our team is only together for a
you found the least useful. Explain why. few weeks I felt they were not as beneficial
in this situation as they could have been.
4. I wish I would have gotten more information
from Spencer and his manager experience. I
4) What do you wish you had done differently really appreciated his leadership language
in this class that would have made it more and perspective to some of the issues I
impactful for you? brought up in the meetings. In more general
5) What could I have said and/or done terms I wish I would have taken personal
differently at the initial meeting that would notes from the meeting. At the start of the
have improved your experience in this class? course I honestly did not expect to learn that
much from fellow students thinking we were
6) What advice would you give to an all in about the same place. But, the corporate
incoming student in a future session of this leadership teachings and military ones are
class? very different so a lot of conent there for me.
7) Did you have some fun with your team? 5. I cannot think of anything I wish I did during
the initial meetings. I think it is important to
8) What other questions, comments, or final try and relax and be yourself with your new
thoughts, if any, do you have for Dr. team so that everyone can get a sense of who
Chanley? you are, I felt I did that.
6. Prepare for each meeting and think outside of
the box. Bring your own personal questions
and experience to the discussions. Find a way
to apply these teachings to your life now, not
after you graduate.
7. Yes, I loved the team I am on and wouldn’t
change it for anything!
8. Fun class, great format and creative way of
teaching. At the start of the class it is a little
confusing in just format and layout of
documents and instructions but after a week
or two its easy to figure it out.

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Final comments/questions to Dr. Chanley 1. The importanace of communication,

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