The Unit 6 Assignment requires you to consider how effective teams are built. Some considerations in this
assignment include the traits of an effective team leader as well as the strategies one would use to recruit team
members that would work effectively together.
Prior to working on the assignment, consider completing the following learning activity as it will prepare you to
address the assignment requirements.
Using material from Chapter 12 of your text as well as the article in the supplemental reading (Rao, 2016), you
will write an informative essay sharing best practices for effective team-building.
Assignment Checklist:
Describe at least three specific ways an organization could build more effective teams.
Identify at least two traits demonstrated by effective team leaders.
Explain how an organization could ensure team leads are exhibiting the traits of an effective team leader.
Utilize at least two external sources as part of your research. Sources might include your textbook, the
supplemental article, or another resource found in the university library