Respond to 2 postings listed below, with at least  in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence or research.

• Share an insight from having read the postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.

• Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from your own research

• Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.

• Make suggestions based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.

• Expand on postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.

 Posts should be at least 200 words and require some information from the text, academically reviewed paper, some significant commentary that requires knowledge of the subject matter, a web link to an article or other source.

 POST 1

 Team Management and managerial decision making

Team management is the capacity of the association or the person to organize and regulate the individual or the gathering of the individual to finish an assignment. It includes teamwork, target setting, viable correspondence and examination of execution. Keeping in mind the end goal to deal with the exceptionally compelling team, the individual and administrator are required to create and inspire the individuals from the team and delegate the work adequately. 

Skills learned from team management

Technical skills

Technical skills tend to give the administrators the information and the capacity to have the capacity to influence the aptitude to come into shape with the goal that they can have the capacity to be connected later calling. 

Applied skills

When you have this ability, one must have the calculated expertise to have the capacity to have unique reasoning. With this expertise, you can without much of a stretch ponder about the fate of the business or the significant division.

Relational administrative skills

With these skills, you can work with other individuals and identify with them as a human. This is fundamental because of the way that without these individuals there won’t be any office to oversee whatsoever.

 I have learned several skills which are required to thrive as the manager. Some of those skills are:

·         Emotional intelligence and Teambuilding

·         Business strategy

·         Listening and speaking

·         Negotiating and critical thinking

·         Project management

The management abilities are the combination of both the charge and control of the circumstance and it additionally about making and connecting with the team. These abilities will help in the individual and expert advancement and these are intended to help me to achieve my maximum capacity in the work and in addition the individual life (Fulk, et. al., 2011).

Application of team management skills:

According to the information considering the course content, I have taken in a few abilities which are required for conveying, spurring and creating people groups. The team management abilities include making the convincing vision and imparting the vision to the general population and helping them to comprehend it (Scott-Young and Samson, 2009). These management abilities will help in the successful assignment of work, spurring the team, proficient improvement, correspondence, and train. They additionally help in creating venture management programs which are furnished with a few methods and devices apparatus can help in enhancing the team management abilities.

References:

Meredith Belbin, R. (2011). Management teams: Why they succeed or fail. Human Resource Management International Digest, 19(3).

Fulk, H. K., Bell, R. L., & Bodie, N. (2011). Team management by objectives: Enhancing developing teams’ performance. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 12(3), 17.

Scott-Young, C., & Samson, D. (2009). Team management for fast projects: an empirical study of process industries. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 29(6), 612-635.

Post 2:

1. The content of this class as they relate to Team Management and managerial decision making.

My experience in this course as I progress through learning the topics relating to Team Management and decision making has been very satisfying and educative. I have been involved in learning topics like different types of teams, the internal and external team dynamics, how to form new teams and how to retain the motivation among team members, how are the teams managed, the different types of conflicts that may arise in the teams and how to resolve them etc. We have also discussed topics like the necessity and importance of leadership in teams, the challenges and conflicts in leaders that may arise in various contexts, various methods that leaders employ to design and operate efficient teams. The class has also included content on topics of incentivizing and motivating team members to efficiently deliver the required objectives.

2. Base on the course content, discuss new skills you acquired from this class? How relevant are the new skills to your current and/or future profession?

            This class has helped me acquire new perspective and knowledge in aspects concerning team management on how to design and operate teams and also understand the nuances that come with it. I learned how to understand the complex teams and their structure which impact the dynamics in the team. This gives a basis on which we could design various solutions in managing the teams in an effective way. This helped me learn and understand the concepts of team management that I could deliver to the expectations of the team and maneuver the complexities when working in a complex team structure. These newly earned skills help me overcome the difficulties of team and keep myself motivated to be a great team player and also assume different team roles that helps me achieve my goals effectively at my workplace.

3. How would you apply your new knowledge?

            The new knowledge that I acquired through this class would be highly applicable in my workplace as I work in a vastly collaborative environment. I would definitely apply my knowledge on the conflicts that could arise in the teams and try to resolve them in the most efficient way possible. Firstly, I would try to prevent the conflicts from happening with the best of my abilities. However, if the conflicts arise, I would use the strategies as discussed to mitigate the effects of such problems. I would also assume my responsibilities as needed by the context to make the team activities run smoothly. I would also try to assume necessary roles in order to enable the team in an effective way and deliver the expectations in the most efficient way possible.