Hiring a third-party consultant for team-building activities is the most advisable choice to make. Said the pros and cons of this decision.

Most companies hire individuals and hope that these individuals can come together to form a cohesive team.  But what if you hired teams instead of individuals?  Discuss the pros and cons of hiring an entire, already-established team instead of individuals - it's an "all-or-nothing" approach to hiring.

When creating formal mentorship programs, there are generally two pitfalls that organizations should try to avoid in order to reduce the chances that mentors could be unintentionally influenced. Name and briefly detail these two pitfalls, relating how they could impact a mentor's advice. Imagine you are creating a training program for mentors to help minimize these unintentional influences. Name and briefly detail a model or law that you would include to help prospective mentors understand the importance of perspective

Mark Martin has just been appointed manager of a production team operating the 11 pm to 7 am shift in a large manufacturing firm. Mark is concerned that the team members really like and get along well with one another but they also appear to be restricting their task outputs to the minimum acceptable levels. What could Mark do to improve things in thissituation and why should he do them? Answer this question in 300 words (support your claims/arguments with key research findings on team performance factors).

Please original work Name a company you know of that successfully uses teamwork and empowerment. What has that company done that makes it so successful at teamwork and empowerment? Has its team approach made a difference in its performance? How? What are two examples of recent decisions made in organizations: one that you consider a good decision, and one that you consider a bad decision. Discuss briefly of the decisions, what went right, what went wrong, and what could be done to improve the decision-making process. Who is the most powerful person you know personally? What is it that makes the person so powerful? Putting yourself as a student, do you experience yourself as powerful, powerless, or both? On what symbols or symptoms are you basing your perception? Please add references with weblinks

Scenario Imagine that you are an organizational consultant for the SNHU Pet Supply Company. You have been asked to recommend who should lead a new initiative to expand the company's online presence. After several discussions and interviews, the leadership team has shortlisted two candidates. Each candidate brings a different set of skills and expertise to the table, and each also poses a few challenges. The first candidate, Myra, is a 15-year veteran of the organization who has worked her way up from an intern to a very capable product manager. She has extensive knowledge of the company's products and services and embodies the company's culture and vision in her work. Myra is not well-versed in e-commerce and the technologies that will be needed to implement and launch the company's online initiative. However, she is a fast learner, and the management position doesn't require too much in-depth knowledge of technologies. The second candidate, Michael, was hired six months ago and shows…

Define Coaching and mentoring. Which one is suitable to use for students of any non-technical educational institute. If you choose mentoring then give a reason to choose it and reason to reject coaching, If you choose to coach then give reason to choose it and reason to reject mentoring.

What are the best practices for setting and communicating team or departmental goals to ensure clarity and alignment among all team members?

Questions: Does the pay for performance plan seem like a good idea? Why or why not? What advice would you give Regina and Sandy as they consider their decision?

What about for a virtual team rather than a self managed team?