TEAM LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE 3

Read Team Leadership Team Leadership Challenge 3 below. Complete the Questions, based on chapter 3 power point included from the book:
Levi, D. Group Dynamics for Teams 6th edition. Sage Publications,
Print ISBN: 9781544309699, 1544309694
eText ISBN: 9781544309682, 1544309686 . 

Write each question in the paper and your response.

TEAM LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE 3

It is the first meeting of a new product development team.  The team’s goal is to create the next generation of kitchen appliances for the company.  The team is composed of members from engineering, product design, marketing, manufacturing, and finance.  This project will be the main work activity for team members for the next 8 to 10 months. 

As the team leader, you need to get the team started quickly on the project.  Management has given you an overall goal for the project, but you have had limited time to plan how to mange it.  Because of the limited time for completing the project, you are concerned about getting the team off to a good start. 

What are the thee most important issues for you (the team leader) to focus on at the beginning of the team project?

What should happen at the first meeting?