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things that define a great group:
- decisions are fast
- conflict is fostered and used effectively
- group members get along
factors of great group process
- Leadership
- roles and norms
- rhythm and pacing
- conflict
- having fun
Leadership
- set tone for activity of the group and allow all members to participate actively
- 3 things great leaders do:
- provide legitimacy
- truly great leader "stays out of the way"
- Provide direction
Role Problems
- role conflicts
- role expectations conflict with another-Devils advocate and harmonizer is hard)
- role overload-(expectations overwhelm ability to be good teammeber.
- Role ambiguity- expectations are unnknown to member
Types of roles:
- Task Roles
- Maintenance Roles
- Hindering Roles
task roles
- initiating
- information or opinion seeking
- clarifying
- summarizing,
- consensus testing
- devils advocate
Maintenance roles
- encouraging
- harmonizing
- expressing group feelings
- gate keeping
- compromising
- standard setting
Hindering Roles
- Dominating
- withdrawing
- degrading
- uncooperative
- side conversations
how norms are developed
- Explicit statements by group members
- critical events in group history
- carry-over behaviors
- Primacy(first behavior)
why are norms enforced
- help group survive and be productive
- help clarify behavioral expectations for members
- help individuals avoid embarrassing situations
- help clarify group unique identity and central values
Pacing
- milestones- provide easy measure of progress
- Deveopment of norms of pacing
- consensus with qualifications- leader makes decision and moves on, reevaluate if time allows later

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Groups and Teams

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groups and teams for TCU rockett

Updated

2019-04-30T19:36:38Z

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