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Assignments: Complete the following essay questions. Each response should be supported with scholarly research from your textbook and outside internet sources. See word count expectations in each essay. Building Your Management Skills Portfolio (page 339). Develop responses for activities 14-15 to 14-19. Try to make your response is consistent with the context for motivation in this case. (300-400 words) Personal reflection case: Reflect on your own experience, either at work, in school, or in community organizations. Identify a time when you were a member of a dysfunctional or less than the optimal team. Using the theories and concepts contained in chapters 15 and 16, diagnose the root causes for this team dysfunction. Make sure you reflect on how cultural differences may have played a role in team conflict. Next, identify some of the consequences of this dysfunction.

Lastly, if you were in a formal leadership position in this team, how could you have changed the culture of the team to raise its level of teamwork and performance. (500 words)View the Ted.com Video TED Video: The Puzzle of Motivation with Dan Pink: Reflect on your work experiences within an organizational context (business, community, school). Then respond to this question: Do you think that the motivational principles discussed in the video have the potential to be applied in business? Where could this approach really pay off in the typical organization? What kinds of problems do you see in applying these approaches? (500 words)