Week 4 – Class 7- Wednesday B-CaP 0007 Week 4 – Class 7- Wednesday

Agenda Announcements – Job/Intern Fair – Wednesday, February 20th! OFFICE - 351 PBB Mon Three quick reminders - Writing Mechanics Reading Summaries Class Exercise Team Discussion Team Assignments & Blog Assignment Looking Ahead

Noun / Article Agreement Members that didn’t get along… Members WHO didn’t get along…. Businesses who treat customers well…. Businesses THAT treat customers well….

Plural / Singular Agreement “One of the first characteristics of successful teams that comes to mind is establishing balanced communication between members and setting team goals.” (22) “The first characteristics for team success are to establish balanced communications, and set shared goals.” (15) “The most important practices that a team can take in order to function at the highest level is to communicate and set guidelines.” (23) “The most important practices that a team can take in order to function at the highest level are communicate and set guidelines” (19) “Through working with teams, I’ve learned there’s certain characteristics that effect success.” “… there ARE certain characteristics…”

Consistencies Numbers AP Style: Spell numbers one – nine, all other numbers can be numeric When beginning a sentence with a number, always spell the number Use the $ simple when you use numerals – 10 dollars vs. $10 dollars Be consistent Bullets and Indents Consistent capitalizations Consistent punctuation (period vs. no period) Lists Begin lists with a colon: e.g. as follows: If listing statements or phrases use semi-colons to separate, otherwise use comas

Readings Building Teams in the Cafeteria Main take-aways Drawbacks Hidden Benefits of Keeping Teams in Tact READING ASSIGNMENTS For MONDAY Next Week: How Diversity can Drive Innovation Two Types of Diversity Training That Really Work

Are Teams Better Than Individuals? (3:50) Exercise: Get a piece of paper or something to writing on Think and BE Creative When I give you the next set of instructions, you’ll have EXACTLY one minute to complete the task Write down as many uses you can think of for a PAPERCLIP

Results?

Team Best Practices Respect others Be willing to listen and compromise Check your ego at the door – Shared Goals Assign a note-taker Distribute notes with assignments and due dates Reply to communications Attend meetings on time

Team In-Class Assignments Record and Exchange contact information Begin to discuss best meeting times / location / preferences Begin to Draft your Team Charter Team Name, members Communication Expectations Channel Timing and Response Meeting Expectations (attendance, participation, length etc..) Assignments (note taking, reporting, dates, timing, deliverables) Member Accountability Photo? Moto? Theme Song? Food? Bird? Flag? Slogan?

Looking Ahead Sometime SOON… Go Out And Share A Meal Together! Friday – Bad News Email Due: 5:00 p.m. in Alex’s inbox READING For Monday– Diversity Drives Innovation Two types of Diversity Training Chapter 7 (pages 141 – 160) Next Week Team Charter Blog Post - Monday after class Team Introductions – Wednesday in class Looking farther ahead … Memo, Elevator Pitch, Midterm, Recorded Video Response Sometime SOON… Go Out And Share A Meal Together!