Personal Development essay (3 pages + contract)
402 Managing Work Team Class
Personal development Essay Instructions
Your Personal Development (PD) essay is to accomplish ONE clear developmental goal—something that is measurable, that is life-changing, and that you have “always” wanted to do to better prepare for your future as an effective team member, or leader. You will work on this essay during the entire quarter (1 month long). Afterwards, your essay should describe what you did, what you accomplished, what lessons you learned, and how course principles apply to your project.
In preparation for this paper, you will (1) create a contract outlining what your PD essay is, action steps you will take to complete it, how it will be life changing, and what your PD essay outcomes will be. And (2) write a 3 full page paper.
Format: 12 point font , Times New Roman, 1 inch margin, APA double-spaced, 3 full pages long, an abstract is not needed. (Cover page, works cited do not count toward the limit)
PS: Let say I’m a 20 years old female, last year of college
(I would suggest to write something general like learn to ice skate or cook, the result can be successful / failure)
PS: A brief contract works fine, so around 3 sentences to each question
Below is the course syllabus and textbook used for your reference
| Class | Topics & Readings (R) | Assignments | ||
| Introductions & Syllabus; Groups versus Teams R: Thompson, Ch. 1: Types of Teams Contracting | Team Formation – select team leaders | |||
| R: Thompson, Ch. 2: Designing the Team R: Katzenbach & Smith, Ch. 1, 2, & 3: Team Basics R: Jeary, T., & Cottrell, D. (2002) Effective Presentations Instrument Completion | | |||
| Team Introduction Presentations R: Katzenbach & Smith, Ch. 4: High-Performance Teams R: Thompson, Ch. 3: Leading Teams R: Thompson, Ch. 4: Team Cohesion and Trust R: Collins, Ch. 3: First Who…Then What | Team Introduction Presentations | |||
| R: Thompson, Ch. 5: Performance and Productivity R: Thompson, Ch. 6: Team Communication and Collective Intelligence | Team Decision: Effective Team for Effective Team Presentation Due: Presentation 1 Self-evaluation Due: Forgiveness Essay | |||
| Team Process R: Schein, E. H. (1988). Chapters 3-4. R: Thompson, Ch. 9: Creativity and Innovation in Teams R: Burg & Mann: The Go-Giver R: Grant, A. M. (2013). Ch. 1: Good returns | Due: Kindness Essay | |||
| R: Thompson, Ch. 7: Team Decision Making R: Thompson, Ch. 8: Managing Team Conflict | | |||
| R: Thompson, Ch. 10: Subgroups and Multi-Teams Effective Team Presentations | Due: Unplugged Essay Effective Team Presentations | |||
| R: Thompson, Ch. 11: Team Networking and Social Capital R: Thompson, Ch. 12: Virtual Teamwork Final Exam | Due: Presentation 2 Self-evaluation Due: PDP Essay Due: Peer evaluation Final Exam |
Textbooks
Thompson, L. L. (2018). Making the team: A guide for managers (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
