Small Groups In The Dream Team

In this paper I will describe and analyze my experience working in a group situation, writing a paper on the movie 12 Angry Men. I will address therapeutic communication techniques used in our group situation. I will address any conflicts that arose in our group. Utilizing Tuckman’s group process theory, I will also address the effectiveness of our group process.

Why is working effectively together important? According to the novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, working together effectively allows a group of individuals to achieve their goals and prevent danger for others. In fact, a group of individuals must be able to understand others who make dangerous decisions, and give others realistic solutions that would control other’s actions and prevent their death. Furthermore, when a group of individuals collaborate with one another, it allows them to defeat and avoid being caught by their enemy. Overall, members of a society must effectively work together in order to avoid chaos.

Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Survival is one’s continuation of living life after endeavoring difficult circumstances. In order to survive, selfishness is required. Selfishness is the quality of being predominantly concerned with oneself, as opposed to the well-being of others.

This means that those who face a problem together have greater outcome, then an individual. Blanca and her husband found solutions by looking for multiple jobs to provide for their children. They are a team together facing problems head on to better their and their children’s future. Blanca took care of her children, even during working hours. Connie remembers the time Blanca would take her and her brother to the “cleaning offices” (Isay 111) job. Blanca did the cleaning and also took care of her children during job hours. She would let them roam around the offices while she was cleaning. Connie also remembers being put to bed in the office couches. Blanca accommodated her work environment in the office, to take care of her children. Connie benefits from learning what her elders (parents) did for her when she was a kid and how the overcame the hard

Do you think friendship and teamwork are related? Is Konigsburg implying that teams work more superior if better off working with friends? In this book, The View from Saturday, written by an amazing author E.L. Konigsburg, is about four kids, Etha Nadia, Noah, and lastly, Julian, or as they refer to themselves, "The Souls" describe their trips to who knows elsewhere and experiences. During their adventures, the four individuals learn new things, facing troubles and hardships, and developing strong relations towards each other. As the story goes on with the plot, The Souls go to the academic pentathlon and win! But was the reason on why they won because of them working together or gaining new knowledge they had learned?

I had a chance to observe two different kinds of group development which “reflects a group’s path toward closeness, interrelatedness, and, ultimately, separation” (Malekoff, 2006, p. 240). Although Malekoff (2006), emphasized that “a children’s group is a

In the essays, “Committees, Juries, and Teams: The Columbia Disaster and How Small Groups Can Be Made to Work,” and “The Hive” shows the ways to properly run a small group and how to get the correct and best results. The two essays also say what to avoid when working in a small group; for example how to avoid group polarization and why that is detrimental to small groups. The essay by James Surowiecki also explains to avoid a type of dictator in the small group, someone who is the main mouthpiece to the group and why that is a negative aspect to have in a small group. The two essays show the pros and cons of working in small groups, both authors show that if the people with in the group do not work properly together the outcome the

The vision of this project is for the Grand Canyon University MGT-605 CLC Team Untied for Success to work effectively and collaboratively on an assigned project. The project involves team members writing their own “Virtual Group Charter” then collaborating and combining the best parts of an assignment to be turned in the name of the team. Shared goals and shared understanding are required for success (Berry 2011). We, the members of the purple team, also known as Team United for Success, after consultation, agree to the following charter and are resolved to make a commitment to adhere to the rules, responsibilities and uphold the values of the charter stated below:

An example of when people stuck together is when Lennie was working at the Weed farm and he saw a girl standing there in a pretty red dress. He walked up to her and pulled the girl’s dress because it was soft and he liked the feel of it but the girl cried rape so George had to get Lennie out of there so that Lennie didn’t end

I always thought that working in groups meant one or two people doing all the work and the rest just goofing off. But in our group each individual had a specific task that they had to perform to make sure the group assignment got done. The group consisted of 9 people who are as followed; Christian Clark, Reilyenne Nahulu, Michel Rivera, Hunter Salavea-Timoteo, Kashalynn Vergara, Paola Guadalupe Gonzalez, Kobee Ledward, Bryje Ahia, and Jeremie Saludares. The analysis covers the importance of an interesting topic, preparation needed, roles I played, things that went well in our group, could've done better, and the two important things about group communication.

Humans are social beings who organize themselves into groups that share a common interest and are essential for discovering, developing meaning, and self-worth. Groups are important for everyday work, and they work toward achieving a goal. Groups increase the information of one person by combining ideas and knowledge. They can also help people in their social life through interacting with other people and bypassing their comfort zone. Not much work can be done alone, whereas a group can help solve problems and assist each other in work. Our group shows example of docile, zealous, humble, and diligent whether it be in our group or each members and everyone contribute to keep the group working.

Description of group interaction: The interaction of the group was causal, they presented their cases to the psychiatrist and provided client’s current symptoms. The psychiatrist actively listened and integrated her thoughts about client’s symptoms

When people work together they can make more progress than when they work solo. In the novel Hiroshima, Hersey shows that when people work together, they are stronger. On page 58, the Jesuits banded together to assist the injured people and get them to the church. The Jesuits helped about fifty people and took them to the chapel of the Novitiate. “The Rector gave them what medical care he could--- mostly cleaning away of the pus.” This shows the Jesuits assisting the refugees to the church. Then the Rector cleaning their wounds. On a football field, it takes the whole team to make progress during the game. To run or pass the ball, the offensive line has to participate most of all. The offensive line needs to block the defensive line to move

If we were randomly asked to define the word “team” many of us would have numerous variations of this multifaceted word; some would proclaim it means helping others, backing one another while others might define it as unanimity or culpability. The French associate the word team, with the slogan “Esprit de corps” a majestic word that was adopted by the United States Marine Corps. This matchless catchphrase means: “a sense of unity, of enthusiasm for common interests and responsibilities.” As early as childhood it has been ingrained into us that teamwork is congenial and effortlessly achieved. When in fact it wasn’t until society was introduced to Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team, written by Patrick Lencioni, did civilization start to realize that teamwork is hard to measure and even harder to achieve because the has been loosely used as well as misinterpret. Lencioni understands that teamwork is a difficult thing to measure and achieve, his book reminds us that the power that comes from teamwork cannot be denied. It would be hypothesized that through the authors’ comprehensive exploration and methodical examination, he reveals ways for civilization to comprehend the term as well as employ each other successful; conversely this can’t be done until the dysfunctional factor is properly identified and controlled. Hence the reason for his in-depth plunge in explaining the five dysfunctions and method that can be utilized by teams to overcome the dysfunctionalities.

This assignment will aim to define what group work is, outline the history of group work, its advantages and disadvantages and the use of group for individuals suffering from ill mental health. The second part of this assignment will be a reflection that will outline the authors personal experience of participating in a group in the university setting and the challenges and growths associated with that. Human beings naturally form groups and are shaped by them. Usually beginning in the microcosm of the family and extending to larger societal and cultural groups.