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What are somethings that help you succeed in groups?
- Listen effectively
- Understand your role
- Actively Contribute
- Ask clear questions
- Establish professional rapport
- Communicate effectively with culturally-diverse members
- Use language effectively
- Convey a professional image
- Resolve group conflict
- Demonstrate leadership
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What is the ideal group size?
5 to 7.
- Odd is better to break ties.
- More then 7 seems to break into subgroups.
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What are the different types of groups?
- Primary group
- Social group
- Self-help group
- Learning group
- Service group
- Civic group
- Work group
- Public group
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What is a primary group? What are some examples?
Provides members with affection, support, and a sense of belonging and confidence.
Family, best friends
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What is a social group? Examples?
Share common interests in a friendly setting or particaipate in social activities.
Athletic teams, hobby groups, sorotrities/frats, peer groups.
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What is a self-help group? Examples?
Offer support and encouragement to members who want or need help with personal issues.
Weight watchers, AA
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What are learning groups? Examples.
Help members gain knowledge and develop skills.
Study groups, book discussion groups.
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What are service groups? Examples
Support worthy causes that help people outside the group.
Charitable foundations.
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What are civic groups? Examples.
Support worthy causes that help people within the group.
PTA, labour unions.
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What is a work group? Examples
Achieve specific tasks and routine duties on behalf of a business organization.
Committees, task forces.
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What is a public group? Examples.
Discuss important issues in front of or for the benefit of the public or key decision makers.
Panel discussions, symposiums, forums and goverance groups.
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What are the types of work groups?
Committees:
- Ad hoc - specific purpose and disbands once complete.
- Standing - remains active in order to accomplish an ongoing task
- Task force - gathers info and makes recommendations reguarding a specific issue.
Work teams - relatively permanent, does not tak time from work to meet, this is work.
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What are the types of public groups?
- Panel discussion
- Symposium
- Forum
- Goverance Groups
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What are some advantages of working in a group?
- Superior peformance
- Greater member satisfaction
- More learning
- Enhanced cultural understanding
- More creativity
- Greater civic engagement
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What are some disadvantages of working in a group?
- More time, energy and resources
- Conflict
- People problems
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What are some characteristics of working in a group?
I don't know where to find this.
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