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- What evidence have you seen at school or on the job of greater reliance on teams and teamwork?
- Which of the factors in table 11-1 is the most crucial to a successful team?
- Relative to effective teams, why is team viability important?
- In your personal friendships, how do you come to trust someone? How fragile is that trust?
- Why is delegation so important to building organizational trust?
- Why should a group leader strive for both socio-emotional and instrumental cohesiveness?
- Are virtual teams likely to be just a passing fad? Why or why not?
- Would you like to work on a self-managed team? Explain.
- How would you respond to a manager who said, "Why should I teach my people to manage themselves and work myself out of a job?"
- Have you ever been a member of a high-performing team? If so, explain the circumstances and success factors.
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