Developing High Performance Teams

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Levi, D., & Askay, D. A. (2021). Group dynamics for teams (6th ed.). Sage Publications.
Chapter 1: Understanding Teams
Chapter 2: Defining Team Success
Chapter 3: Team Beginnings
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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read or view the following resources:
Chapter 2 of the course textbook
New Research Shows Why Teams, Not Just Leaders, Is Key to Business PerformanceLinks to an external site.
Helping Your Team Feel the Purpose in Their WorkLinks to external site.
Have You Articulated Your Team’s Purpose?
Tuckman’s Stages of Team Development
How to Create a Connected Virtual Team
Additionally, research one article concerning high performance teams from the Forbes.com website. Use this information to support your discussion post and replies to peers.
The performance of any company or organization can hinge upon the performance of its various teams. Some teams within an organization exist only within a department, while other teams contain members from multiple departments. A basic goal of any organization and any team is to develop high performance. Not every team is always a high performance team. Some teams are unsuccessful. In order for a team to become a high performance team, a focus must be placed on the qualities that are associated with successful high performance teams.
In an initial post of 250 to 300 words,
Discuss at least five qualities associated with high performance teams. Be sure to number each quality.
Explain why those qualities are important to the success of the team.