A group can be defined as several individuals who come together to accomplish a particular task. In the case of my group, the five of us were assigned the task of coming up with a six-hour training program detailing the importance and need for public relations in companies. As a task group Joanna, Diana, Eric, Paige, and I were brought together to accomplish a narrow range of goals within a specific time period. Joanna and I assigned goals and certain tasks to the different people in our group and shortly after our initial meeting in class, emergent roles started to naturally develop to meet the needs of the group at a specific time. Despite a few miscommunications and scheduling conflicts, our group worked well together.
Group cohesiveness refers to bonding between group members and their desire to remain part of the group. I believe that the cohesiveness of our group was due mostly to task commitment. We had a strong desire to work together to complete our shared tasks and accomplish our collective goals. As members of a task-oriented group we exhibited interdependence and I think many of us felt a personal responsibility for the group’s outcome. In addition to task commitment, I found the members of my group to be easy to work with and agreeable. The bonds that developed between us came from our concerted effort to achieve a common goal, which is indicative of group cohesiveness. Our cohesiveness and ability to work well as a group directly resulted into what we thought was a good performance. Also, our group cohesiveness effected our member satisfaction. I found myself being satisfied with the members in my group because I was please with the way our team worked together.
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...tates group discussion by taking care of logistical concerns like where meetings are and what supplies we needed to bring to the meeting. I think I was a good group member. On top of my Prezi slides and written proposal, I put together the bibliography of everyone’s sources and was always open for communication. I can label myself as an opinion giver because I often expressed my opinions and beliefs about what the group should be doing in order to do better our presentation, which was constructive because it started conversations where we would bounce ideas off each other.
Overall, I mostly enjoyed my group members and I believed that collectively we came up with a good presentation and a good written proposal. We all walked away from being a group being more knowledgeable and feeling accomplished because we completed our task and bonded through group cohesiveness.
High cohesiveness is an effective tool in the success and effectiveness of an organization. However, in order for ...
It is proven that teams who work well together perform and have a higher rate of success compared to teams who do not work well together or communicate with each other. A recent article with regards to leadership discussed the topic of group cohesion and how this is a factor for success. The article discussed several situations, one about a business company, one about a sports team and one about a military operation. The article closely analyzed the leaders of the three situations and discussed the similarities and differences between the three. The main similarity between was there focus on cohesion. The article contained facts about how the business was operating and how that in recent years, production and sales as increased drastically, and one factor for this increase was the CEO implemented a mandatory team building exercise each
...and show an open mind to everyone’s ideas. I’ve found that this makes for a lighter and more fun environment and we’ve shown success in completing our task. Most times I’m put into groups, I don’t know the other people very well. This is common at school with my classmates. I’m used to having no leader in the group and everyone fighting to have their ideas chosen. Once a leader was chosen in the group we started discussing openly everyone’s ideas with the chosen leader voicing their opinion on which idea to choose and why. Usually when it comes to my friends I take the leadership role and make an try to hear everyone’s opinion before making a decision. I believe that for a team to find success and reach their goal someone needs to take leadership and voice an unbiased opinion. The team needs to hear everyone’s ideas and choose one based on which will lead to success.
In order to evaluate my role within the group, it is important to identify what makes a group. A group must firstly consist of more than three members, “Two members have personal relationships; with three or more there is a change in quality” of the personal relationship. (Bion 1961, p26) The group must have a common purpose or a goal in order to succeed. Having now completed my group work task, I can look back and reflect upon the process that my group went through to get to the presentation end point.
... that areas of expertise can be exploited, different people are good at different things. Groups can discuss material, and that discussion can improve the quality of the decision. Groups are less likely to suffer from judgmental biases that individuals have when they make decisions. People are more likely to follow through on decisions made by groups that they are connected to. Also, more monumental decisions can be made in groups, because one member will not be singled out for blame, making the entire group responsible.
A group can be define as ‘any number of people who (1) interact with one another; (2) are psychologically aware of one another and (3) perceive themselves to be a group’ (Mullins, L, 2007, p.299). Certain task can only be performed by combined effort of a group. Organisation can use groups to carry out projects, which will help to achieve its overall aim. However, for the group to be successful they must understand what is expected of them and have the right skill to complete the task. . (Mullins, L, 2006)
Good team cohesion will increase chances of successfully completing the goal with high performance. The team will trust each other and support. This would make work faster and more effective.
I like coming up with many different types of ideas in a group like the Idea Generator. I think that role can help others when they do not have the understanding of the assignment and could lead their minds in the right direction of the main topic to come up with their own ideas. Being a Helper in a group is a positive position to me because there is nothing like helping others in areas that help is needed in. It shows that I have understanding of the roles and that I am willing to help improve the assignment the best way that I can. I also do not like conflicts between people so I believe I can connect with the Mediator role. I have always been a problem solver and try to help others understand there is always a positive solution to all their problems. I believe having a happy team will help the members work better together to get the job done on time. When I am working in a group I do not like to procrastinate, so I can connect with the Decision Maker role easily. There are some members that like to beat around the bush when working on an assignment, but I like to get to the point and accomplish the goal on
Work groups have a great impact upon the attitude and the conduct of group members. The group with high cohesiveness has more “we” feeling rather than “I” feeling. There is more cooperation and positive work environment when the group has high cohesiveness. The researchers are also trying to explore if this kind of cohesive behavior on groups have any impact upon the citizenship behavior they show. Cartwright (1968) observed that the cohesiveness has a positive impact upon intragroup communication, favorable interpersonal evaluation, and also it influence higher OCB if it matches with the group norms.
In a team-oriented setting, everyone contributes to how well the group succeeds overall. You work with fellow members of the group to complete the work that needs to be done. Having the right people in the correct roles is an important factor in measuring the success of a team, where you are united with the other members to complete the main goals. Every group is made up of definite strengths and weaknesses. Our team's 3-5 major strengths necessary to work accordingly consist of Informer, Summarizer, Orienter, Piggy-Backer, and Encourager. One of our strengths as a team is that we get input from everyone involved. Every member of our team is a leader in some way. Part of being a good leader is knowing how important it is to receive the best ideas from each member of their team. We attend group meetings where we discuss any challenges, issues, and problems. At these meetings, we often exchange ideas or brainstorm new ones with each other and come up with the best and most creative team solutions as potential answers to those perceived problems.
My co-operative behavior and the agreeable behavior I exhibited contributed to the harmony and the success of the group. The co-operation that was exhibited was relative to prompt arrival to meetings, meeting group deadlines, and thorough participation in the discussions and the forums of the group. While I was indeed co-operative for most of the group sessions, I was not afraid to speak my mind. My strongest writing skills were illustrated with the expression and analysis of the benefits and the drawbacks associated with the group project.
In order to gain some purpose while working in a group, I know it can be challenging task to do because every group member is required to agree and cooperate. I am privileged to become a part of a group and completed our task successfully. Our group consists of 5 members and we experienced the stages of group development along with which different roles being considered. Our group formed with the common interest of competing and representing ourselves as competent and knowledgeable. The storming phase involved a trial being held to determine the capabilities of each other and positions were found to be disputed due to which we voted on leader of team. In the norming stage, roles of every group member have been stated and identified with the
Working together with other people for an assignment can be a challenging task in some cases but luckily, I worked well with my group members. The decisions we made were anonymous although we paced ourselves individually when it came to completing our separate parts of the essay. As a group I believe that we connected well on an interpersonal level as all four of us were able to make alterations to any problem together . Furthermore, we did not give each other a chance to get angry at one another as we knew that this would only cause conflict that would disrupt our flow as a group. There was an equal divide in the amount of work that we all did; our contributions were fair and no one was lacking behind. In addition, my group members were great at keeping each other informed if one of us were not able to attend a group meeting; emails were sent out informing us what we missed and ideas that were formulated. Everyone in my group worked according to deadlines and in synchronization with each other; we did not have to nag anyone to complete work or wait on a member to complete their task.
Lastly, the reflection back is very important to the corrective emotional experience. What I found useful about group cohesiveness is knowing that you are never alone at first; the members feel alone, but they are others who have gone through the same things they have. Group cohesiveness gives members a sense that they belong and are welcomed. The group members are initially very supportive and accepting of new and old members.
Several experiments and researches have been conducted that have focused on how people behave in groups. The findings have revealed that groups affect peoples’ attitudes, behavior and perceptions. Groups are essential for personal life, as well as in work life.