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UNDERSTANDING GROUPS AND GROUP DEVELOPMENT. WHY YOU PROCESS BETTER IN A GROUP. 1. UNITES THE WHOLE GROUP BY SHARING TEAM SUCCESSES AND FAILURES . 2. BRINGS CLOSURE TO THE ACTIVITIES. 3. ALLOWS APPRECIATION OF EACH OTHER AND TO RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.
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WHY YOU PROCESS BETTER IN A GROUP 1. UNITES THE WHOLE GROUP BY SHARING TEAM SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
3. ALLOWS APPRECIATION OF EACH OTHER AND TO RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
GROUP STRUCTURE: HOW THE PEOPLE IN A GROUP RELATE TO EACH OTHER (THERE ARE 2 TYPES)
HIGHLY STRUCTURED WITH ROLES OR POSITIONS
UNDEFINED NO LEADER---EVERYONE HAS EQUAL SAY
WHICH GROUP DO YOU PREFER? UNDEFINED STRUCTURED
GROUPS EXIST OVER VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME DEPENDING ON THE GOAL
TIME-LIMITED GROUPS NOT MUCH TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND GET THE JOB DONE
ON-GOING GROUPS TIME TO MOTOVATE MEMBERS BRING IN NEW MEMBERS KEEP THE GROUP FOCUSED
WHAT TIMED GROUP WILL YOU BE LIMITED ON-GOING
FORMING - GROUPS FIRST STAGE OF COMING TOGETHER
STORMING GROUPS
THIS IS THE STAGE WERE MOST GROUPS FAIL DIFFERING OPINIONS PRIDE
NORMINGGROUPS NORMING
STORMING NORMING FOLLOWS STORMING NORMING “OK”
PERFORMINGGROUPS PERFORMING
IT’S WHEN THE GROUP CYCLES INTO A MATURE STAGE OF EQUILIBRIUM