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Team Diversity
Perhaps the most important decision students make respective to the curricula at the University of Phoenix is determining the composition of the team. ... Group effectiveness and synergy within the team is not always achieved with ease. Learning how to maximize team effectiveness and leverage diversity amongst the team is an invaluable skill. Often when forming a team, individuals have the tendency to seek out others that are like themselves. Ironically these similarities could be the cause the team to be ineffective. This paper focuses on the impacts to team effectiveness based on a variety of diverse attributes such as ethnicity, gender, religion, and personality traits.
Ethnicity
Ethnic diversity has been a topic of discussion among different nationalities and cultures for many years. ...
Teams that are composed of people of different ethnicity and nationalities can take advantage of the diversity within the group. ... Ethnic diversity within a team provides valuable opportunities for a variety of different opinions and approaches that can be leveraged to add value to the group’s problem solving activities. ...
Gender
Diversity at its core is gender; our group is diverse with two men and three women. ... The two men on the team are married with children. ... Children, regardless of the team members’ gender, often add an additional level of complexity to the team dynamics. ... Ultimately, the women do face the issue more frequently and in general are probably equipped to handle the juggling of children, school, work, and team meetings due to the anticipated necessity.
On the positive side of gender variances, having a diverse team brings a variety of perceptions to the group. ... The perception of the men on the team is they seem to want to know the categories of their topics and deadlines. ... An example is how the first work assignment was divided up within our team. ... It is not surprising that these same behaviors have manifested in the team as a whole.
Religion
Religion is an aspect of diversity that may not be thought about very often. ... In our learning team, religion is another area of challenge because the members of our team have different religious backgrounds. Additionally, the variety of religions within our group does impact the team effectiveness.
Approximate Word count = 1785
Approximate Pages = 7.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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