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QUESTION 1: What evidence was presented in this case that the staf

members rom diferent units at Tmco mi!ht have become better

ac"uainted with each other#

The evidence provided by the case is that, rather than working with people that is in

the same discipline as they are, people at Tymco worked with those that are from

dierent units. An instance of this is when the supervisor of technicaldocumentation Boundreau worked with Jenkins, who is from technical training and

Benito, who is from translation services.

QUESTION $: What shou%d &aria 'orte( do ne)t to improve the chances

that the home rehab da resu%ts in !enuine team deve%opment#

It is advisable that for the following perhaps, a debrieng session is to be conducted

so that the group would be able to discuss and share what they have learned about

the concept of teamwork. Being able to re!ect on what they have e"perienced can

potentially lead to a behavioral change to the members of the group that is why it is

important that there will be some sort of a group discussion, probably over lunch.

#iving rewards may also be a good idea. That reward must be something that theteam can use together. $or e"ample, a night out bowling. %aria should also mi" up

the groups when doing a team related function for there to be a genuine team

development.

QUESTION *: What evidence is presented in this case that the home rehab

da did !ive a boost to team spirit#

&vidence on teamwork development occurred when '( participants painted the

house together towards the end of the pro)ect. The Tymco team members also

e"changed smiles, high ves and hugs, further suggesting they were able to build

camaraderie among each other. Aside from that, each member also accepted their

assigned responsibility, discovered their strengths and weaknesses and was able towork well with each other. This shows that the home rehab day was able to

eectively boost team spirit.

QUESTION +: ,ow va%id is -raham.s comment about rep%acin! shin!%es

havin! no particu%ar impact on becomin! a better team p%aer#

#raham*s argument that replacing shingles provides no impact on becoming a team

player is valid, however, he is missing the point of replacing shingles being a

contribution to an interdependent task, and that doing such can promote teamwork.

+o teamwork will develop if #raham went out alone and replace the shingles. is

not being able to interact with others did not encourage the concept of being a

team player.