Once a Team Achieves a "Well -Functioning" Status It Important

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Multiple Choice

Once a team achieves a "well -functioning" status it important to employ strategies that are designed to maintain the team process and to continue to facilitate growth. These are termed generative practices. As future leaders it is important that you understand these practices and are prepared to implement them. The following questions are designed to challenge your thinking about generative practice.
A physician is planning to address the heart transplant team. The team is comprised of many disciplines. The team has been very effective in the past and patients have thrived under their care. This case is very complicated and the doctor is concerned that it may be difficult for the team to coordinate and develop a comprehensive treatment plan. According to generative practices, what is the best way for the doctor to "reframe" her thoughts?

• A) "Many disciplines are represented on this team. This is a very complicated case. I am concerned that we may not be able to agree on a comprehensive plan."
• B) "Many disciplines are represented on this team. Attempting to develop a coordinated or comprehensive plan may not be the most efficient use of our time."
• C) "Having access to this wide variety of disciplinary perspectives may limit the possibilities for developing an innovative treatment plan."
• D) "Having access to this wide variety of disciplinary perspectives broadens our possibilities for developing an innovative treatment plan for this complicated case."

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