Overview You are recently appointed as the team leader of an operational team. This is your first management position. You have previously been a member of this team and you are concerned about the reaction of the team members to your promotion. A key objective for you in your new position is it introduce a new company quality system to the team to ensure that it functions effectively. Explain how you would use personal qualities and your knowledge of the theory of individual behaviour, group dynamics and change management to implement the change. In your explanation discuss the manner in which you would use your knowledge of the theory in order to avoid alienating your team. The assignment provides 25% of the full marks for the unit. The pass mark for this assignment is 50%. Requirements To be completed and submitted individually. In the assignment you will be expected to cover the following topics: 1. Understanding the role of management in developing and promoting team working 2. Proposing a structure to improve organisational effectiveness for a given activity 3. Explain why this proposed structure has been selected from other structures 4. Apply management techniques needed to plan, carry out and supervise an activity 5. Articulate your decision making process in order to apply the desired changes. (LO 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3)
