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Reread the Learning from Experience feature entitled “Cathy McBroom versus Federal Judge Samuel Kent.” Enter “Samuel B. Kent” in your Internet search feature and open the entry from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia. org). What additional forms of unethical misconduct that led to conflicts for Cathy McBroom can you identify?

We identified five potential team dysfunctions. What are some likely special challenges that could arise for a leader of a virtual team or global virtual team when dealing with these potential team dysfunctions?

Review the Across Cultures Competency feature on Alcoa’s global virtual teams. Assume you are a manager of a global organization and have been asked to lead a global virtual team. Based on the comments by the managers in this feature, what insights did you gain in how to lead this […]

Review the Diversity Competency feature titled “Angela Braly, CEO and President, WellPoint, Inc.” What attributes of the diversity competency are suggested by Braly for herself, teams, and individual employees at WellPoint?

Based on the manager identified in Question 3, in what ways did that person exhibit or fail to exhibit each of the components of leader–member exchange (LMX)? Did you have a high or low LMX with that manager? Explain. If you have not done so, it will be helpful to […]

Review the Change Competency feature titled “Mark Hurd, CEO, Hewlett-Packard.” Do the perspectives in this feature support or work against achieving the diversity competency or are they irrelevant to it? Explain.