Deliverable 6 – Leading a High Performing Team Assignment Content

Deliverable 6 – Leading a High Performing Team

Assignment Content

1. Competency
   Analyze leadership roles, techniques, and challenges in leading teams.

   Student Success Criteria
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   Scenario
   As a leader, you have been tasked with building a team whose purpose is to recommend a new performance evaluation system. The current system is outdated and greatly reduces employee morale each year.

   Instructions
   As the leader of this problem-solving team, you are tasked with leading a high performing team. During the process of leading and managing the team, you have noticed things could improve, such as interpersonal and analytic skills. The company has asked you for a one-page report outlining the challenges of the team and your recommendations.

   In your report, you will want to:

   • Discuss interpersonal skills and analytic skills needed when managing teams.
   • How do the different leadership roles impact the team process?
   • Discuss different challenges that may arise while leading the team.
   • What are different types of strategies a team leader can use to develop a high-performing team?
   • Provide your recommendations for the best strategy you will use, as the leader of the team, to build a high-performing team and overcome challenges you may face when managing the team.