Chapter 2 and 4, refer to attached reading and answer the following questions using the concepts from the reading. 1. According to the attentional focus model, time pressure increases the salience of the most important tasks. However, it is common knowledge that constantly working under time pressure leads to emotional burnout. Where is the balancing point? Do you always set up tight deadlines or are there decision criteria in determining which team projects require a longer time frame than the others despite the possibility that team members may focus too broadly on various components of a project? (100 words) 2. One challenge with managing diversity in teams is a particular phenomenon regarding solo status: Queen Bee Syndrome. This occurs when a female member who advances to her prestigious position in a traditionally male-dominated organization or a profession refuses to support another female who is lower-level in the organization, as this new female poses as a threat to her sole status in the organization. What implications does this have in building a team? (100 words) 3. Although emotional contagion is important within a team and its members, emotional contagion also occurs between team members and people outside of the team. Many teams deal with irritable clients who have negative affective tone and present much negative emotions, which according to the emotional contagion theory, would also spillover to the team members. How do you fight off or diffuse negative emotions from clients before it impacts the whole team? (100 Words) 4. Emotional intelligence is not only an important ability for leaders, but for individuals in teams. However, most often than not, there are team members who have low emotional intelligence, yet, they have high degrees of expertise in their given role. What are some effective ways of dealing with team members who have low emotional intelligence without jeopardizing synergy in a team? (75 Words) 5. An area that is less talked about is trust repair. In a long-term team, there may be instances where a team member misses deadlines for a variety of reasons, jeopardizing the whole team. Assuming that this is a long-term team, how do you as a team manager, manage damaged trust among team members? In cases where you have damaged trust, how do you go about repairing the trust that your team members have lost in you as a leader? (100 words) 6. Reaction post: Choose one post from a classmate and respond to it. the post must address a substantial issue.
