Remember The Titans: Team Cohesion Research

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This Paper will analyze the influence leadership, team development, motivation and chemistry has on team cohesion. This paper explores three published journal articles, and two books where results and research on leadership, team development, motivation and chemistry were collected. The research indicates that each concept intertwines with one another and all concepts influence the outcome of good or bad team cohesion. Through the use of the movie Remember the Titans this paper will help readers further understand how team cohesion is formed and influenced. Overall, it was found that if a team does not have good leadership, proper team development, and good motivation and chemistry, then team cohesion is inhibited as well as performance. These …show more content…

This model includes 4 stages which emphasize a specific behavioural change at each stage (Collings & Durand-Bush, 2015). Through analyzing Remember the Titans, it is apparent that this model is present throughout the movie. This model can help to further explain the transformation of the teams lack of cohesion to team unity. Although this model came out before cohesion was defined to be multidimensional, this model can assist team leaders to recognize the signs of behavioural changes, allowing the leader to acknowledge when to further strive for cohesion among the team members (Collings & Durand-Bush, …show more content…

As displayed throughout this essay, the Titans displayed how each of these concepts intertwine, influencing how much of an impact they will have on the performance and cohesiveness of a team. Each concept on its own is a vital aspect to analyze when looking to develop a successful and cohesive team. It is important that players connect and function with their team in order to fulfill personal needs and group goals. Without team cohesion, the performance of individual skills and team ability become inhibited. This essay as a whole greatly presented how team cohesion is influenced by a number of factors. However, certain points and proof could have been made better and further explained if there was more space

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