Sophia Developing Effective Teams Milestone
1 You passed this Milestone
17 questions were answered correctly.
1
Cynthia is pleased to see that her team has begun to function more like a unit; the members have
all agreed on the goal of the project and are ready to move forward.
Cynthia's team is currently in which phase of team development?
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Performing
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Adjourning
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Storming
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Norming
RATIONALE
Cynthia's team is currently in the norming stage because that is the stage of team development in
which the team starts to gain momentum as a cohesive unit.
The other answer choices are incorrect. Storming is the stage in which there may be some
resistance from and competition among team members; performing is the stage in which the
team is functioning at a high level, with all members working toward the same goal; adjourning
is the stage in which the team disperses after the project is complete.
CONCEPT
High Performing Teams: Team Development
,2
Select the statement that best describes the recommended approach for developing team
goals.
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Individual team members should contribute to and have input over the common team
goals.
•
The team leader should determine all goals independently for efficiency, and then share
the goals with the team for approval.
•
Long term team goals should be developed by members of the highest level of
organizational leadership, while short term goals are usually developed by lower level
leaders.
•
The highest performing team member develops goals for the team, which the team leader
then approves.
RATIONALE
Team goals should, in fact, be developed with input from each individual team member in order
to ensure all team members are invested in the goals.
While the team leader ultimately approves the goals, he or she should not create the goals
without team input. Team goals are developed at the team level, not the organization level.
Additionally, no single team member should develop the goals alone.
CONCEPT
, Creating Common Goals
3
Which of the following is an example of connotation?
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Aaron realizes that he wrote "complication" instead of "communication," so he quickly
makes a correction.
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Ella decides that "I need the data ASAP" is too harsh, so she revises her email to say,
"Please send over the data as soon as you can."
•
Sally always says "It's me" when she calls her friend, Brenda. Brenda doesn't have caller
ID, but she knows from this greeting that it's Sally on the line.
•
Eli asks Nick to proofread his essay since Nick is a much more experienced writer.
RATIONALE
Recall that connotation is the tone or feeling of a word or phrase. Therefore, the scenario with
Ella is the correct answer since it concerns how the tone of a word or phrase will be interpreted
by the receiver.
The other three scenarios do not demonstrate connotation. The scenario with Aaron demonstrates
denotation, or the dictionary definition of a word or phrase.
The scenario with Sally demonstrates contextual meaning, as it is concerned with how the
meaning of a phrase is understood in certain situations.
The scenario with Eli simply demonstrates someone asking a peer for assistance in the revision
process.
1 You passed this Milestone
17 questions were answered correctly.
1
Cynthia is pleased to see that her team has begun to function more like a unit; the members have
all agreed on the goal of the project and are ready to move forward.
Cynthia's team is currently in which phase of team development?
•
Performing
•
Adjourning
•
Storming
•
Norming
RATIONALE
Cynthia's team is currently in the norming stage because that is the stage of team development in
which the team starts to gain momentum as a cohesive unit.
The other answer choices are incorrect. Storming is the stage in which there may be some
resistance from and competition among team members; performing is the stage in which the
team is functioning at a high level, with all members working toward the same goal; adjourning
is the stage in which the team disperses after the project is complete.
CONCEPT
High Performing Teams: Team Development
,2
Select the statement that best describes the recommended approach for developing team
goals.
•
Individual team members should contribute to and have input over the common team
goals.
•
The team leader should determine all goals independently for efficiency, and then share
the goals with the team for approval.
•
Long term team goals should be developed by members of the highest level of
organizational leadership, while short term goals are usually developed by lower level
leaders.
•
The highest performing team member develops goals for the team, which the team leader
then approves.
RATIONALE
Team goals should, in fact, be developed with input from each individual team member in order
to ensure all team members are invested in the goals.
While the team leader ultimately approves the goals, he or she should not create the goals
without team input. Team goals are developed at the team level, not the organization level.
Additionally, no single team member should develop the goals alone.
CONCEPT
, Creating Common Goals
3
Which of the following is an example of connotation?
•
Aaron realizes that he wrote "complication" instead of "communication," so he quickly
makes a correction.
•
Ella decides that "I need the data ASAP" is too harsh, so she revises her email to say,
"Please send over the data as soon as you can."
•
Sally always says "It's me" when she calls her friend, Brenda. Brenda doesn't have caller
ID, but she knows from this greeting that it's Sally on the line.
•
Eli asks Nick to proofread his essay since Nick is a much more experienced writer.
RATIONALE
Recall that connotation is the tone or feeling of a word or phrase. Therefore, the scenario with
Ella is the correct answer since it concerns how the tone of a word or phrase will be interpreted
by the receiver.
The other three scenarios do not demonstrate connotation. The scenario with Aaron demonstrates
denotation, or the dictionary definition of a word or phrase.
The scenario with Sally demonstrates contextual meaning, as it is concerned with how the
meaning of a phrase is understood in certain situations.
The scenario with Eli simply demonstrates someone asking a peer for assistance in the revision
process.
