Entry of New Members

2. Entry of New Members Difficult: • Member first get together in new group or team • When new member join existing one New members may worry about: • Participation- “Will I be allowed to participate?” • Goals- “Do I share same goals as others?” • Control- “How close do people get?” • Relationships- “Are conflicts likely to be upsetting?”

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4. Task and Maintenance Leadership • Distributed leadership • sharing of responsibilities for contributions that move a group forward • Task activities • various things members do that directly contribute to the performance of important group tasks • Maintenance activities • support the social and interpersonal relationships among group members

5. For example: • Greg Popovich (Coach in San Antonio Spurs) • NBA Championship is “4” • Playoff Appearances is “13” • Division Titles is “7”

6. Task activities • Example: New York Knicks • Exchange some better players • Research and understand competitive team • Knowing shortcoming and advantage • Get higher % to win • Maintenance activities • Support relationships needed • Work well together • Bad Example: Cavaliers • Lebron James left • From being one of the NBA's elite teams, to a bottom feeder

7. Avoid disruptive behaviors • Being overly aggressive toward other members • Withdrawing and refusing to cooperate with others • Horsing around when there is work to be done • Using the group as a forum for self-confession • Talking too much about irrelevant matters • Trying to compete for attention and recognition