Good Leadership Structures in Virtual Teams

CASE 4 MGT 508
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Introduction
Prior cases have revealed the impact of virtual teams as a bridging agent of the gap between professional knowledge and scientific understanding. In the present era, virtual teams are becoming more common. Organizations are gradually using virtual environments to conduct normal processes from remote locations and generate long-term effects. As a result, in these cases, analyses were formatted in a variety of ways throughout the team evaluation process. In this scenario, we will combine all of those examples to form the framework of a continuous improvement action plan. We will answer questions on four bases during the conversation and then conclude. They include team improvement, norms and procedures, team resources, team climate, and team design bases.
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Question

Yes/ No

Appropriate action

Team Design
Is the chosen leadership structure optimal for guiding and ensuring team success?

Yes

Good leadership structure and optimal guidance are required in Exploring the importance of agile human resource development and promoting professional success (Collin et al., 2018).
In this case, the virtual teams choose from three different work designs: 'wheel, "modular,' and 'iterative.' Wheel approach covers the classic communication process in work design. Hence, to provide objectives and track progress, the team leader communicates with the virtual team members in a 360-degree manner. Secondly, the modular approach allows team members to be assigned roles based on their knowledge and experience. Finally, iterative work design is a feedback technique. Virtual team members receive ongoing input from each other until the project's results are finalized.

Are there adequate opportunities for the development of ideas and creativity? If not, how can this be achieved?

Yes

In any organization, creativity and innovation are critical to its success (Anderson et al., 2014).
Therefore, virtual teams are usually self-contained in their ability to think and contribute to project accomplishment. For example, in this case, they employ knowledge to jointly adjust the behavioral responses of members and management.

Team Climate
Is trust established individually between members and through team task assignments? If not, how can this be accomplished?

Yes

The virtual team consists of six people who use an iterative approach to task design and a leaderless structure to produce an effective training plan. All members have the opportunity to get to know one another and create trust, which will allow them to work together throughout the process. Open-mindedness and honesty are two important techniques for increasing embraced by the team members to build their ' trust.

Is there an open dialogue regarding team and individual responsibilities and accountability? If not, how can this be accomplished?

Yes

The leadership options are dispersed based on the virtual teams' preferred work designs. As a TMT representative, a leader would give the supervisor the necessary directives. The supervisor would communicate with the team an...