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Making the Team: A Guide for Managers
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Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

by Leigh L. Thompson
October 1999
Beginner
336 pages
12h 25m
English
Pearson
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Special Tips for Long-Term Study Groups

Consider the actual advice from M.B.A. students who were enrolled in an intensive 2-year program. Their study groups were assigned to them and maintained throughout the 2-year program. During the time they worked together, members were asked for their input on what did and did not work in their study groups in regard to maximizing learning and using time effectively. Box A3-1 summarizes the students' responses.

Box A3-1 Advice for Long-Term Study Groups

  • An agenda should be distributed before each group meeting date so everyone can prepare properly. Decide upon the agenda for the next meeting before adjourning the current meeting.

  • Define who is expected to do what for each project.

  • A written outline or “straw ...

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