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Posted: August 25th, 2021

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Question 1

In the sports of rowing, the Varsity Team consistently loses to the JV team. Apparently, this game requires high-level collaboration amongst all players of a team. In other words, teamwork is mandatory, and despite the prowess of the team members, the success of their team can be quashed if they work independently. The Varsity Team members fail to work as a team. It is evident that they miss basic teamwork skills, and this is the weakness that the JV team exploit to their advantage, and as a result, they win one game after the other. 

Question 2

The coach utilized the five-stage team development model to tell why the JV team was beating the Varsity team. Based on this theory, effective teams evolve by going through four critical stages: forming, storming, performing, and adjourning. Although the Varsity team was good in storming, it lacked a proper structure of norms. This halted communication and problem which were to the team’s disadvantage. This was unlike in the JV team. The players demonstrated high-level communication skills and matured problem-solving aptitudes. Using the development model to determine the state of evolution of every team, the coach was able to tell why the JV team was winning against the Varsity team.

Question 3

In my opinion, players of the JV team were wise. They understood the essence of cohesiveness and teamwork. Any activity that requires joint effort can only be successfully accomplished of all factions work together. This is fundamental reasoning that the Varsity team failed to have. 

Question 4

The problem which made the Varsity team to lose was personal frustration which halted problem-solving, proper communication, and teamwork. All team members were at war with each other. Providing an incentive such as space for the members to vent their personal frustrations could resolve the problem-solving issue (Luecke & Hall, 2006). This is the technique I could have used to help the Varsity team.  

References

Luecke, R., & Hall, B. J. (2006). Motivation: The not-so-secret ingredient of high performance. In Performance management: Measure and improve the effectiveness of your employees. Brighton, MA: Harvard Business Press.