week 5 learning activities 1

Learning Activity #1: Team Leader

You may need to do a bit of research to respond to this learning activity.

Your boss has named you team leader of a new project at work.

Explain the difference between teamwork and collaboration.
What are the different types of teams and why would an organization use different types of teams? Give examples.
What skills contribute to team success and what are contributing factor of team failure?
Make sure to use the course material to support the reasoning.

Learning Activity #2: Virtual Teams

Colin is a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation. For the past two years, he has worked from home. The international division of the company has asked Colin to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that Colin is likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps Colin would take to deal with each of the challenges listed.

Be sure to provide support