You are a team leader in a large international travel company and your newest team member, Amie, is struggling to master new tasks. When you talk to her, she admits that she believes that she isn't capable of performing in her new role. Given what you know about motivation, which of the following options is the MOST appropriate to address the problem Amie is facing? a. Help her to set more challenging goals to master the tasks b. Advise her to break down the tasks into smaller parts c. Encourage her to watch someone else undertaking the tasks d. Have someone shadow her so that they can observe her performance

Suppose you are assigned as a Team leader which has to finish urgent task of the company.You find that one of your team member is slow in understanding the duties assigned to him.You are worried that it might affect the output of the work, but you also know that this team member is a dedicated and sincere member of the team.In such situation as a leader, what would you do?a.Remove the team member from the teamb.Reassign the tasks of the entire teamc.You would talk about his inability to other team membersd.Motivate the team member and guide him whenever required

Developing MotivationYou are part of a six-member team. You are working with them for the first time. As a team, you need to deliver a project within a deadline of two months. While the project took off successfully in the initial days, you realise that two of your team members are not motivated enough and are not putting in their best efforts. They have mentioned a few reasons for their inefficiency, but you are not convinced. They have the specific expertise required for the successful completion of the project. As a team coordinator, how would you go about addressing this situation?

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

Your work colleague has been supervising a group of highly motivated, talented graduate interns for the last 3 months, and complains to you that whenever they have to work on interdependent tasks as a team, they seem to perform less effectively than they do when working individually. He is seeking advice from you on why his interns don’t seem to perform effectively as a team, even though they are all highly able and motivated individuals. What would you tell him is the third key ingredient for his team to perform effectively?Group of answer choicesGood team member communication, collaboration, and coordination.Greater team member diversity.More periods of activity than periods of inertia or inactivity.High team conformity. PreviousNext

Amelia is CEO at a large employment agency providing support to job-seekers across Australia. Recently she has noticed that many of her senior managers appear to be unmotivated and disengaged at work. She has decided to use some of the most recent OB theory to address their low levels of motivation. If she wanted to address their innate need to bond with others, which of the following actions would be most appropriate? a. Make sure that all employees percieve they are being paid fairly to reduce feelings of competition b. Build a culture of sharing of best practice across the organisation to help employees learn from each other c. Make sure that all jobs are designed so employees can regularly acquire new skills  d.  (a) and (b) only