Learning Team Diversity

Teams are the ultimate learning tool. Collaborative work efforts provide each team member with the opportunity to grow both by contribution and by absorption. Team work provides an arena where people are put together, by chance or by design, to work towards a common goal. Teams are often made up of diverse groups of people, each one bringing to the table a plethora of ideas, viewpoints, skills, work ethics, stresses and backgrounds. Diversity can enhance or impair the decision-making process and the outcome of a project depending on the adaptability and willingness of the group.
The University of Phoenix has provided each one of its students with the undeniable benefit of working in Learning Teams. A key distinction that significantly impacts learning teams is that no formal leader is assigned or given authority by the school. While teams frequently rely on individual team members to lead specific tasks and projects there is rarely one single individual who has formal leadersh...