Scenario: The vice president (VP) of marketing has hired you as the leader whose first task involves implementing a new
process for applying customer service within the organization- The VP shares that the purpose of this initiative is to help
resolve a list of issues that are negatively infecting teamwork: (1) morale is low, (2) employees are consistently late for
work while others leave early, (3) workers disagree on the daily workload, (4) there is no drive or enthusiasm, and (5)
above all, two employees have complained about harassment-
Your team consists of eight employees: three are newly hired employees, frve employees are male and three are female-
Each employee has a diverse background- Your charge is to reach the goal of improving customer service by directing the
team through the frve stages of team development-
After reading the scenario, write a minimum three-page paper by using the following questions as guidelines:
1- Motivation: What is the current state of motivation for employees, and what can you do to improve their
motivation?
2- Leadership: What can leadership personnel do to positively impact teamwork that eventually leads to better
customer service?
3- Resolving conflict: How can the employees approach resolving conflicts with one another in order to maintain a
positive teamwork dynamic?
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4- Resolving conflict: How can the employees approach resolving conflicts with customers?
5- Teamwork: What types of activities would help the team progress through the frve stages of team development?