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Team Building Worksheet

Complete the Team Building Worksheet by answering the following questions in 200 to 300 words each.

1. Describe team members’ results on the Discovery Wheel and Develop your multiple intelligences exercises. What similarities and differences exist within the team?

2. What are the advantages of having diversity on a team? What challenges might the team face because of diversity?

Advantages: In my opinion having the diversity in a team has many advantages such as, differences in prospective, ideas, and opinions. Instead of looking at the problem with just one prospective other member can suggest different or easier way to solve it, because of his/her knowledge from different race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, education, background, etc. The best result comes from people with diverse points of view, who can collaborate, share different prospective, and take action. Moreover, diversity increases the creativity and gives birth to new inventions. Furthermore, it improves or increase our ability how to effectively communicate with a person with different cultures or background. (107 words)

Challenges: Team will be faced with challenges such as, who is responsible of preforming which task, and/or job duties, etc. Who will decide the responsibility of the task, which they’re capable of performing. When it comes to class assignments or deadlines, there will be disagreements, challenges to meet everyone’s schedule, staying on track and staying on schedule. If the team is unorganized it will face many other challenges, which will delay the class projects or papers. (185 words)

3. How might factors such as diversity, attitude, learning, and work styles affect team building?

Each person has his/her own perspective. However, a great team leader can