Being a highly motivated and engaged BUSS2000 student, Kathy wanted to get started on the team assignment as soon as possible, so she arranged to meet with her teammates to begin work on their upcoming team assignment. When they started brainstorming ideas for the assignment, one of her teammates kept on complaining that the assignment is boring and unenjoyable and that she doubts that the group will do well. Another team member just never showed up to the team meetings. What type of ‘bad apple’ behaviours are her teammates exhibiting?Group of answer choices‘Depressive pessimist’ and ‘slacker’.‘Depressive pessimist’ and ‘jerk’.‘Jerk’ and ‘social loafer’.‘Social loafer’ and ‘social sucker’.

When you ask questions of your team members without showing empathy, you can leave them feeling too closely observed, controlled, or continuously reminded of the work they have been assigned. What is the term that expresses this negative impact your team members feel in this case?1 pointMicromanagingHarassmentJustifyingArguing

Jane is a team leader at a new software company. Following a merger with a rival organisation, the members of her team are struggling to work with their new colleagues and are showing signs of disengagement and low motivation. In particular, she is aware that while some of her team are quick to begin tasks, they are easily distracted and tend to give up quickly. Also, some members of the team are not working hard, leading to reduced quality and increased customer complaints. Which of the following elements should Jane address first to improve motivation in her team, and in which order? a.Persistence then direction b.Intensity then engagement c.Direction then intensity d.Persistence then intensity

ActivityRead the scenario descriptions of 4 individualsand determine which personality traits fromthe Big 5 model they might score high on.• Openness• Agreeableness• Neuroticism• Extraversion• ConscientiousnessClaireClaire has been given a group project at university where she isrequired to work with three of her peers to create a presentation ona given topic. The deadline for the project and presentation date isin two months, and there is plenty of time to work on it together.However, Claire is determined to get started with group meetingsand has planned ahead on what will be discussed in the firstmeeting. She has also scheduled a date and time for the group tomeet. She has asked her group members if she can be the firstpresenter of their project when they have to present it to the class

Label the following examples as a MESS or Non-MESS environment.Group of answer choicesJackson is crying on the basketball court after falling and rolling his ankle.Salin feels confident and comfortable about netball training this season. This is because her coach does the same each year. As a result, Salin knows it will be easy and she will barely work up a sweat. She is also happy as she does not like to try new things.The coach has just posted the team list for the upcoming state championships. Max is distraught because he trained hard and did not make the team again this year. You overhear Poh (who made the team for the first time) say to Max: "I'm so sorry you did not make the team Max. I know how hard you have been training, and how disappointed you must feel."

Label the following examples as a MESS or Non-MESS environment.Group of answer choicesJackson is crying on the basketball court after falling and rolling his ankle.Salin feels confident and comfortable about netball training this season. This is because her coach does the same each year. As a result, Salin knows it will be easy and she will barely work up a sweat. She is also happy as she does not like to try new things.The coach has just posted the team list for the upcoming state championships. Max is distraught because he trained hard and did not make the team again this year. You overhear Poh (who made the team for the first time) say to Max: "I'm so sorry you did not make the team Max. I know how hard you have been training, and how disappointed you must feel." PreviousNext