Learning Team Reflection

Learning Team Reflection

Learning Team Reflection
LDRP 531
May 29, 2013

Learning Team Reflection
Team C discussed this week’s objectives as a team. The discussion included the topics the team felt comfortable with, any topics the team struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in each members field.
The Multiple-Linkage Model is interesting; leaders with this type of behavior tend to analytical and believe in cause and effect. What is more remarkable is Mr. Yukl was able to show how the variables in the model, which are managerial behaviors, mediating variables, criterion variables, and situational variables, interact with each other to influence the performance of individual subordinates and an entire group. Team C particularly enjoyed learning about mediating variables, and having to work in learning teams. We would like know that the process that we use to be successful is an actual theory that is used in the business world. When each team member uses the mediating variables: task commitment, ability and role clarity, organization of the work, cooperation and mutual trust, external coordination. Although, each individual uses a different leadership approaches behavior, power influence, situational, or the integrative approach the outcome will be the same depending on the situation. A leaders’ job is to influence each team member to perform to the best of their ability in order to accomplish the job (Yukl, 2013).
Watching our group move through four of the five stages of forming: due to work assignment, storming: group conflict, norming: a good working relationship to performing: working on the groups’ task (Coulter, 2012). Working through these different stages of collaboration was both energetic and lively. Observing the mediating variables at work are great examples for the team to bring to the business world.
Elaboration placed on Mr. Yukl’s concerns on situations that directly influence a leader’s behavior. Although a situational variable...

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