Reflection On Small Group Communication

A leader is someone who is confident, honest, and passionate. Although I might not have these traits in every situation, I believe I am a leader. At my school, I am a gym leader for physical education classes. This was something that I choose to do because I thought it would be fun, but I ended up learning very much from it. When I first signed up for this class, I thought it would be easy and something that was just easier than working out every day, like a normal gym class. This year, I got a class of sophomores and was the only gym leader, guided by my teacher. This group of students was a lot more challenging than I expected them to be, even including IEP students. Although I might not have been effective when trying to help the students,

In my opinion, group work is a type of cooperative learning that helps people to accomplish a certain task in a faster and more effective manner. Team working also helps to achieve the tasks that are impossible to finish by one individual. However, if people in a group have a lot of conflicts, group work will not be able to achieve as much as we expected. There are many reasons which lead to dissatisfaction in group work such as individualism as well as conflicts in opinion and time.

Next, the barriers that exist in group communication are premature evaluation of ideas, poor physical surroundings, too many people, poor timing, and stinking thinking. The different ideas made from the group need an evaluation at a certain time; this is done only after all the ideas have been made from the group. Poor physical surroundings can be a problem for group disruption in communication. In some cases the room could be too hot, too cold, too noisy, not adequate enough seating and lack of technological needs for the group to function. If the group is too large then the communication can be lost and equal participation will not occur (Beebe &Masterson, 2006). Poor timing also can be a hindrance to the group by not

I believe myself to have all of the characteristics of a leader. The ability to get a team to work together smoothly during group activities so no disagreements occur. Listening to everyone eliminates the possibility for disagreement because if a team is in agreement before making a plan, the team will execute the plan easily. One of the main characteristic of a leader is being inspiring to everyone, this is why I pride myself to be a leading role model for student who want to follow in my footsteps, and become a great leader themselves, and maybe one day be in my

Leadership Abilities can have many characteristics and meanings to a person. I took the time to look at characteristics and success of a leader to choose just one of the many leaders to discuss. Some of the characteristics that are involved in leadership is “Responsibility, Learners, share victory, Set an Example, aren’t afraid to make mistakes, push people upward, peacemakers, adapt their thinking, sense of humor, work hard, confident, promote unity, action-oriented, do the right thing, integrity, encourage, persevere, and courageous” (James River Church, 2017). One Leader that shows these characteristics is Mother Teresa.

In the article “Small Group Communication” Garth Pittman states that working in groups can actually be very helpful because it will get the job done faster, and develop skills that can be useful at work, school, and/or personal life. He clarifies that people will have different ideas and collaborate with one another to work well in the group. If they can get along well and manage to separate the work, then the project will get done on time without having any troubles. Pittman points out working in groups can get complicated. Few people in the group will not connect with the rest of the members. For those who aren’t used to being in groups can find themselves having a hard time getting use to it. The author believes that there is certain ways

The purpose for this group is for children ages from eight to twelve who are seeking support due to their parents’ divorce. Children with parents that are currently getting divorce or have been divorced in the last two years. Children who participate in this group will be allowed to express feelings and learn coping skills. This group will encourage a safe zone for children to express themselves and find different techniques regarding their circumstance due to their parents’ divorce.

There are several characteristics a person in a leadership role should portray. My philosophy of leadership encompasses characteristics such as compassion, collaboration, innovation, perseverance, and competence. I believe to be a competent leader one must be authentic to one’s self and beliefs. One must know where he or she stands concerning ethics and innovations surrounding the education field. A leader must convey understanding, be on the forefront of research, advocate for colleagues and students, and collaborate with other professionals.

While lots of theories of leadership have been projected, characteristics of leaders have been endless over a period and around the world. Leaders are individuals with vision and he/her view the future different from the commonly accepted view. A leader can influence change and communicate his/her vision to other staff and gain the support, and acceptance in order to implementing the vision. Leaders have established values which offer a basis for vision and passion to attain individual and organizational goals. Influence is vital to attaining change and to be grounded based on knowledge through formal schooling and proficiency (Yphantides, Escoboza, & Macchione, 2015). The influential leader how is a pioneer in her field is Rebecca Onie who is instrumental in creating a company for communities in poverty and have become an advocate for these individuals to be heard and acknowledge by society (Michaels, 2011).

There are many different kinds of groups that exist between college students that deal with communication they range from sports teams to many community or social groups. The type of organizations that are mostly found in many colleges today are Greek letter organizations. In this paper I will exploring communication within the realm of sororities. First, I am going to start with the history of Sororities, then I am going to write about how important it communication is during what sororities call the pledge process. Furthermore I am going to tell about the different things that sororities have, such as the symbols, colors and different things that may deal with communication. Even though all sororities have different representations for

For the purposes of this assignment I will be discussing a group of which I am a part of in my place of employment. In my career as an employee of the State of California working for the Department of Transportation—CalTtrans, I am involved with district-wide accident prevention committee. This committee referred to as the DAPC, is comprised

Leadership can be demonstrated by anyone in a work environment, on a sports team, in a group of friends, or any number of other situations. Individual traits distinguish a leader. It is someone who takes charge because they have the knowledge and ability to handle situations that arise and can delegate, teach, and encourage followers to perform in a way that will provide a positive outcome to the situation. An example of leadership is seen often in my job setting as a Mental Health Counselor. We often are faced with dangerous situations where patients become a danger to themselves or others (crisis). When a crisis occurs, several staff arrive to assist and help de-escalate the situation. All staff involved are within the same title as Mental Health Counselor, but there is always someone who has been in many situations like the present, knows what they are doing, and is confident in their ability to make the situation go as smoothly as possible. This person will inevitably become the leader of the crisis and delegates who will go into what position in the restraint, who will keep track of time, who will notify the nurses, and who will communicate with the patient in order to regain safety.

A leader by its meaning is one who goes first and led by example, so that others are motivated to follow. To be a leader, a person must have a deep rooted commitment to the goal that they will strive to achieve even when nobody follows! This definition is not even half the meaning for a leader especially for my leader this meaning does her no justice. My leader is an award winning writer and communications professional who leverages extensive media experience with a solid writing/producer background to develop and execute content that increase engagement and heightens awareness. She is a highly effective story teller with proven track records in launching creative initiatives that appeal to large audience and are completed within tight deadlines

Although I already knew the basic importance of communication, one aspect I never would have considered is how much, or how little, a counselor is able to share with the parents or teachers. Mr. Jim Thompson discussed during break-out groups just how serious the issue could become. Permission needs to be given before any information, unless life-threatening, is shared with anyone. This helped me realize that if a counselor needs to consider the conversations with students that private, I need to ensure that I keep my school experiences quiet, unless an individual may be in trouble. This topic can be related to the break-out group discussion with Mr. Brad Hagg, the Chief Technological Officer. One aspect of his work is to check the students’

Written material could be prepared before the group met and used to make occurrences clearer to members, who have no knowledge of the subject. The other method is telephones, which can assist the members to gain better understanding of each other. In the use of telephones there is the reduce chance of discrimination since the members can not see each other (if they have not met prior- in some incidences here).