Mgmt1001 Unit 4 Business Communication And Leadership

In the subject MGMT1001, six individuals were grouped together to complete two virtual online simulation climbs on Mount Everest. Each individual was given goals to achieve and a role to play during the climb, except for the Observer who only observes the game. The first simulation consisted of team members playing the game within different locations and communicating through a Skype chat function. Whereas, the second simulation consisted of team members playing the game face-to-face and within the same location. The game consisted of six rounds, each representing a day of the climb. Teams started climbing from Basecamp and could end the climb at the Summit. However, if a team member confronted a fatal health issue during the game they were rescued by a ‘helicopter’ and stopped from climbing.

In the following report, it will analyse why managers should use simulations as a valuable method for developing management capability and learning soft skills. With the incorporations of theories and frameworks, this report will identify the communication and leadership issues that occurred in both simulations. It will also analyse the concepts of communication and personal leadership development and provide a self-reflection based on the events of Group 91 and my experience as the …show more content…
1997). This communication method has induced empowerment to occur in Round 2, during a discussion over the Team Leader and Photographer conflicted individual goals. The Team Leader’s goal of ‘All (climbers) be at camp 4 (at the) same time’ conflicted with the Photographer’s goal of ‘stay at camp (for) 2 days’ (as shown in the diagram Appendix 4). Team members were empowered to participate in discussion of finding alternative actions to maximise these goals as team members were sitting in close proximity of each