Assessment Activity 1
1. Why is it necessary to reflect on what the team needs and wants to achieve?
It is necessary to reflect on what the team needs and wants to achieve to ensure that you are using your time effectively and to figure out the goals and objectives of other team members. It is important that we do this at Moonee Valley so that we can continually improve our sponsors experience here in order to retain their sponsorship for years to come.
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2. What sorts of things might come under consideration when determining the needs of innovative teams? Are the needs clear, understood and agreed upon? Are they realistic, measurable and do they have specific timeframes attached. These are all important to ensure that everyone is on the same page. Assessment Activity 2
1. Why is it necessary to gather information about current or potential team member’s work in the context of developing a more innovative team?
It is necessary because if everyone knows what each other is doing in the business, it may be a good way to share ideas. An example of how we do this at Moonee Valley is by having monthly meetings where a representative of each department discusses with everyone what they are currently working on and what they have coming up.
Assessment Activity 3
1. Explain how diversity amongst team members and between teams benefits a business organisation.
It provides a means of bringing new or fresh outlooks to problem solving and decision making. It also provides a wider range of knowledge, experience and expertise from which to draw team making decisions. I have found this is the case when we have planning meetings for Cox Plate, we invite someone from every department to attend as everyone has different ideas which provide a new perspective.
Assessment Activity 4
1. Explain how a good team leader might establish ground rules for team operations.
They might be established