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The first part of the Team Profile builds on our work with team composition. Because members have different personalities, abilities, expertise, and role expectations, your job for this part of the assignment is to predict the impact of the combination of team members on team dynamics. This should be a "group level" analysis, not a description of each person's individual propensities. (i.e., do not dwell on the individual level). For example, how will the combination of the various personalities in your team serve to fill the team needs during various classes in the program? (Note: This does not mean taking an "average" team score since this is not a meaningful representation of anyone on the team). Instead, what patterns might contribute to your overall strengths and how might your composition create potential difficulties for you as a team? You should also offer some suggestions for how you as a team can try to overcome these limitations.

The questions below provide some guidance for you. You should discuss these questions as a team and then summarize your group conclusions. Your profile should somehow address all the questions, but need not be limited to them, and not necessarily in this order. Feel free to discuss other relevant issues as well. Your answers should be grounded in the data about your team members, i.e., when you make an assertion, be sure to explain how you reached that conclusion. For example, you might make the assertion that your team is likely to have trouble brainstorming since all but one of the team members are introverts.

Questions:

1. Provide a brief description of the composition of your team - including such factors as personality, team role (TREO), conflict management style, expertise, experience, etc. It may be helpful to think about how to communicate your team's composition in a compelling way.

2. Given your composition, what might your team do well when it comes to problem solving and decision making?

3. What notable weakness in problem solving, decision making, and/or overall effectiveness might your team encounter given your composition?

4. What sources of conflict are possible because of your composition? How do you plan to address these conflicts if they arise?

5. What specific steps will your team need to take to capitalize on the diversity afforded by your composition?