Business Scenario: Improving Team Dynamics at a Student-Led Startup In this scenario, a group of college students have come together to launch a startup fo

RESOURCES ONLY:  Chapter 1, 9.2, 8, 12.4, 12.5, 10, 11

Read the business case and create a plan on how to solve the team challenges that exist.  The minimum word count for a double-spaced APA format should be a minimum of 750 words. 

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Business Scenario: Improving Team Dynamics at a Student-Led Startup

In this scenario, a group of college students have come together to launch a startup focused on developing a new mobile application. The team consists of students from diverse backgrounds, including business, computer science, and design. While they have innovative ideas and technical skills, they are facing challenges with team dynamics and collaboration.

The team is struggling with communication breakdowns, conflicting priorities, and a lack of cohesion in decision-making. These issues are hindering their progress and impacting the quality of their work. The team realizes that they need to apply concepts from organizational behavior to improve their effectiveness and achieve their startup's goals.

You are acting as a team dynamics consultant.  Address the following below questions as this is your proposal to the organization on what you recommend them to do to improve team dynamics and move work forward:

1. What about the team is considered a "win" or works for them?

2. What about the team dynamics is causing challenges?

3. What are the challenges identified and how do you suggest solving these challenges?

4. Which stage of team development is this team and what do you suggest needs to happen for them to move to the next stage of the team development cycle?  (Chapter 9.2 Group Dynamics)

5. How will you address their communication problems?  What recommendations will you provide to improve communication overall? (Chapter 8)

6. What leadership style will be successful in solving team dynamic challenges as described?  Explain how this style will add value to the team and move the team in the right direction?  (Chapter 12.4-12.5)

7. What leadership style will struggle in solving team dynamic challenges?  What do you suggest this leader to do to gain more confidence when navigating team challenges?

8. What conflict management strategies would you recommend (Chapter 10)

9. How will you know the team is making great improvements?

10. How do you recommend the leader to make decisions moving forward?  (Chapter 11)

Due: Thursday, November 14 

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