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Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Group

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Advantages and Disadvantages With all groups advantages and disadvantages will consistently be prevalent. Each individual plays a different role within the group. For example, in an article written by Robert Gilman in Strategies Written for Cultural Change, the article mentions the different roles of groups and how each coincides; some are initiators, coordinators, opinion givers, etc. However, if you have too many of the same role, it is likely that nothing will get done. Not because they are not focused but because no one can come to a decision. There are many advantages and also disadvantages to being in a group; it is how the work ethics come together that makes for a harmonious group. A great advantage to groups is having friends within the work groups. For example, within my English 101 class I have a core group that I generally flock to when asked to be in a group for the task at hand. So, I am comfortable working with them and we can easily switch roles within our group depending on the issue. Since we already knew each other it was easy to work with each other, another advantage to the group setting. As well as, since previously working together we had gotten the groove of what works well within our group, and also what does not. These are advantages because when you know those around you, you often are able to work better because you have found what works best for you, and also how you can be most successful. Often times one finds themselves going with what they

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