The process of discovering the best individuals to create a dynamic and vital team can be a daunting task. Luckily, these concepts have been examined for generations based on researcher done by Abraham Maslow, John Holland, Myers-Briggs, and Clayton Alderfer. An amalgamation of their work in organizational and individual behavior will be the basis for decisions made during the University of Phoenix's on-line simulation "Managing Individual Performance" (University, 2002a). This simulation puts an individual in the role of champion for a new project that requires four team members with a wide variety of skills, interests, and motivators. The project is working with recovering drug abusers for several months to ensure that they stay drug free and return to a productive life. The goal of the simulation is to demonstrate how choosing the right (or wrong) individuals and providing those individuals with the right (or wrong) motivations can dramatically impact team success. In each case, a review of team member candidate's Myer-Briggs profile, personality, interests, and notes from supervisors were examined to find the best fit. This will determine which candidate will be building case file, moderating self-help groups, performing follow-ups, and supervising confrontational sessions.
Choosing the Team
Building Case Files
The first role that needed to be filled is the individual responsible for building case files. This person will need to "conduct site visits to verify and research case histories and substance abusers' profiles, analyze and record causes and patterns of substance abuse" (University, 2002a). John Connor was chosen for this team role. Since the individual needed to participate in site visits to a variety of places, having a Myers-Briggs extrovert ...