Positive Influence Plans for Business Teams
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October 15, 2012

Positive Influence Plans for Business Teams
Teams are an important part of an organization. The team process creates an environment that allows employees to respect one another and work cohesively to meet an objective or goal that the organization has assigned (Michael, 2012). Michael (2012) defines “TEAM” as “Together Each Achieve More” because teams are composed of individuals with specific skills, knowledge, and levels of abilities; each will achieve more if there is positive influence and understanding throughout the duration of the project in a team environment (p. 21).
Understanding of Teams Can Lead to Positive Influence
A project has been assigned to your department with a completion anticipated within one year. The organization has decided to form a team to be responsible for accomplishing the objectives of the project in which the collective knowledge can be gathered, documented, and delivered in a thorough efficient manner. It is important that the team has adequate resources, leadership and structure, climate of trust, as well as some form of incentive or reward systems to keep motivation throughout the project (Robbins & Judge, 2011). The team has to understand the abilities, personalities, roles, and importance of diversity that can affect the dynamics of the team performance (Robbins & Judge, 2011). In a team environment the common interest, values, social interaction, cooperation, appreciation, and recognition, in addition to positive reinforcement from team members can be aspects that result in job satisfaction and fulfillment leading to a successful project (Yukl, 2010).
Motivation and Understanding
It is necessary to motivate team members throughout a lengthy project. It is important that teams work to gather resources, establish the leadership roles and