Effective Presentations

Your boss wants you to make a presentation on your team effectiveness report (completed in Week 3) to the management team including your chief executive officer.

Using the South University Online Library research how to create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Based on your research, create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that satisfies the following parameters:

The presentation demonstrates an understanding of its purpose and its audience.

The presentation has an effective introduction, body, and conclusion.

Running head: CREATING A REPORT
The Richard Hackman’s Statement
Outline: The report starts by introducing the statement offered by Richard Hackman and looks
into the validity of the statement using existing studies as well as case studies. It also highlights
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the purpose of the exploration. The core part of the report offers support and exceptions attached
to the statement.
Introduction: The purpose of the report is to look into the statement by Richard Hackman
regarding using a team to work on a complex project as it not being a very good or effective
strategy. The significance of the report is to look into new claims that support the idea that using
teams to produce a combined effect, work faster and collaborate is not as effective as previously
reported and this report will use several types of research to prove this.
Body of the Report:
There is some truth behind what Richard Hackman reported as this is evidenced by a number of
studies and several case studies. Some researchers report that most people are a lot of the time
not good at teamwork. There are several reasons for this and one of them is because they often
lack consensus on what needs to be done. Team leaders oftentimes find themselves in a position
where they fear losing their jobs or face resistance when they establish the direction of the
project. Another reason why teams do not work is that teams do not always perform optimally
despite having plenty of resources on their disposal.
Teams also often encounter problems with coordination as well as low morale which eventually
takes away the effectiveness of collaboration. If this is not an issue, then it is not surprising to
find teams competing with other teams and this means they easily lose their focus regarding the
project. The other reason is that it is common to observe teams that do not have a clear scope and
boundaries of the project (Guffey, 2008). Just a few members often are aware of the other team
members working with them. It is also common to find top management fearing for the exclusion
clause as they are alarmed by the possibility of retaliation by workers who are not part of the
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team or appoint individuals to teams because of certain political reasons. In addition, the
activities taken on by the Human Resource department in majority of the organizations are not
supportive of teamwork. Their activities are more controlling and they are also rule-based.
Conclusion
The truth is, teamwork does not always offer favorable outcomes when it comes to complex
projects. If it is necessary to work on complex projects as a team, then it is wise to proceed with
caution after exploring some of the shortcomings of teamwork and working on them.
Recommendations
If an employee continually shows more effectiveness when they work alone, then they should be
exempted from teamwork (Coutu, 2009). However, such a decision should always be
communicated comprehensively by management to avoid any hard feelings. Leading a team,
offering it guidance and direction can be done by any capable individual. However, there are
crucial aspects that need to be considered and one of them is observing emotional maturity as
they take on authority and leadership positions. This should also be the case when they are
making decisions regarding the project. More effective teams are those that work in small
numbers. Teamwork should avoid stability as this often results in laxity and performance is
likely to drop. A team leader should not be afraid to ask for help when needed or in places he
lacks strength.
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References
Coutu, D. (2009, May). Why Teams Don’t Work. Havard Business Review.
Guffey, M.(2008) Business Communication: Process & Product. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.