{"id":11832,"date":"2020-03-01T16:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T15:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11832"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:12","slug":"creating-a-dream-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/03\/creating-a-dream-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Dream Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever wonder why a team consisting of very talented employees usually do not perform to their maximum capacity? Is there really a way to create a \u2018dream team\u2019 in the workplace? If so, how is it done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article and find out more about the up and coming science of collective intelligence and learn some tips on how to boost team performance &#8212; dream team or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20190807-the-science-of-creating-a-dream-team\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20190807-the-science-of-creating-a-dream-team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are factors affecting a team\u2019s success?<\/li><li>Do you agree or disagree that team members\u2019 IQ have something to do with their success\/excellent performance?<\/li><li>Do you agree or disagree that too much talent can be counterproductive?<\/li><li>Describe your team at work, your team dynamics, and talk about how each member contributes in making the team perform to its best potential.<\/li><li>What was the biggest challenge that your team ever had to face and how did you overcome it?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Do you ever wonder why a team consisting of very talented employees usually do not perform to their maximum capacity? 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