Task Group Mission Statement

Taking a step back, it helps to analyze the status and norms of groups to help understand how these form the foundation for group interaction and group decision making.  Status and group norm are two group properties that are important in understanding employee behavior in groups.  Status has been shown to have some interesting effects on the power of norms and pressures to conform.

Through out the process of creating our project as a group there wasn’t as many obstacles as I thought there would be. In other words, everything went smooth it was just what I wanted. I believe the reason for such great outcome was because we all learned how to work as a group and interact with each other because of our Chicano studies class. Knowing what we did wrong in group projects in that class certainly made me change and understand what group studies really are and mean. Therefore, there wasn’t any problems as a group we communicated well and if a person couldn’t meet up we would let them know how they could contribute and certainly they did their part.

It correlates because we utilized many of the key terms mentioned in the unit. My group was a public group. This means that we gathered to discuss something for the benefit of the public. There was some primary tension especially after we decided on a topic for our first discussion. When we first grouped up, Rachael was extremely polite to everyone, Caralee remained quiet mostly throughout our first interaction, instead of directly telling people why their idea may or may not be a good ideas we danced around the subject in attempts to try and spare the person some injury to their feelings and we were overall very awkward around one another.This tension however quickly decapitated after the first discussion and we were more comfortable with one another. Our communication type was also interpersonal. There was a continuous face to face exchange of ideas, information, verbal and nonverbal amongst all group members. Our nonverbals also played a significant role in our first discussion. Though I did not speak with an aggressive tone my hands were crossed throughout the discussion. Crossing one's hands usually means that the person is not open to arguments and therefore is creating a barrier between themselves and the rest of the group. My group most likely noticed the unwilling nature of my nonverbals and this may have emphasized and added to the tension that already existed in the group. Also, Brandi refused to make eye contact with anyone during the first discussion and instead spoke down towards her desk during our first group discussion. This made it hard for us to read her facial expression and cage how she reacted to what others were saying. Our listening skills also played a role in our discussion. We had to both actively and critically listen to what other group member said. We were listening to understand what the words they were saying meant, and also for whether to not

An important part of our learning and growing experience must stem from our ability to analyze and reflect upon the groups that we have been members in. This reflection can define our understanding of the weaknesses both in ourselves and in the others within our group; and it can help to shape the way that we act in future groups. Adjusting ourselves to compensate for our weaknesses, based upon an honest and thorough examination of our actions within a group setting, is one of most important thing for any person to do. It is only through this evaluation that we can improve ourselves and our interactions with others. This paper will examine a group that was required to make an important decision about adding a new member

Our fist discussion was regarding the video “Planning a Playground”. The group in this video was discussing planning for a playground, what it would cost to put it up and how they could raise the money. I liked how this group communicated effectively an overall worked together. I picked up on some nervousness but that was mainly because they were meeting for the first time. The only issue that I could see off top was at some points some of the members would cut off the member that was speaking. I don’t feel that it was intentional or malicious but to communicate effectively you need to let others speak until their done so that you completely understand what is being said. In most cases this is how things are misunderstood because you only take from the part you hear or stopped them from saying. I identified constructive conflict occurring in this group. Constructive conflict is when behaviors help to build relationships, when you are able to manage your emotions and accept and resolve responses. It’s when you have task-completion,

Guardian Insurance Agency mission statement: “Our mission at Guardian Insurance Agency is to be the leader in the insurance industry by providing the best prices, coverage and services that is second to none”. Guardian Insurance Agency Company is able to back their mission statement based on financial performance, reputation, commitment to being the best, market share and talent.

“Group task roles affect the group’s ability to achieve its common goal by focusing on behaviors that help get the job done” (Engleberg & Wynn, p.52). “Maintenance roles affect how group members get along with one another while pursuing a shared goal” (Engleberg & Wynn, p.53). I think our group did a great job balancing task and maintenance roles. Everyone was able to stay focused while in class and even keep each other up to date on assignments and the process of the project through a group chat. Along with doing this, we all became pretty

The group norms played in the group were who ever spoke we listened. Taking notes if you have to. Every individual in the group has there name card in front of them and the back of it was their assigned role. We raised our hands when we vote about a descision on the issue.

When it came to working together as a group I think we got along well with each other. I also felt comfortable providing ideas and helping out my group members even though I’m usually quite in groups. Our attendance for group sessions I thought was excellent as previously in other groups I have experienced members not showing up. When it came to presenting our oral presentations I felt very

Team C has team members who are able to provide the necessary tools to achieve overall success and objectives. Through a substantial team mission statement, Team C will be able to hone in on the shared values needed to guide the behavior of each member within the team. With the shared values understood, shared objectives and shared tasks will be utilized to reach the final overall course objective for the team. Furthermore, the understanding of the shared assignments throughout each unit as well as how performance will be measured will allow Team C to effectively and efficiently reach its overall objectives at the end of every unit.

Overall I believe my key contribution to the task overall was to provide the group with a structured approach and to make sure there was a precise order to when the presentation was presented so it would look as professional and well understood as possible.

It is very important that all team members do their fair share of the work to complete the Group Project. At the beginning of the project, each team needs to assign team members to the following roles:

Group dynamics are the forces that emerge and take shape as members interact with each other over the life of a group. These forces are dynamic and include not only in the moment interactions, but also the influences of what members bring to the group from the larger social environment. In my recent role as Events Coordinator at the Spyglass Ridge Winery, I observed the interplay of personality traits and group interactions first hand. My internship field experience illustrated a wide range of group dynamics in action.

I thought this was our best group yet. Nearly everyone in our group participated; in addition, no one talked over one another. All our group members thought the “talking” ball was a great idea. Although our group typically does not have trouble talking over one another, the “talking” ball allowed members that are usually quite an opportunity to talk. Our group members shared personal stories with the group; therefore, our group cohesion was much stronger than previous group meetings. Overall, I thought the participation of others in our group was great. Emma did a wonderful job facilitating, and everyone in our group did a great job participating.

Beyond the obvious difference, I was the only male in this group, we also came from different social and economic backgrounds and varied by twenty or more years. I felt we were shared many similar moral values which seemed to make the decision making rather easy. For example; during the Baby Jessica group project, we all immediately agreed that Baby Jessica should stay with the adoptive parents rather than going to the birth parents. As a group, we were able to share feelings, emotions, family history and talk through the pros and cons of both decisions. Our final decision was reinforced by using reverse brainstorming, feedback, input and integration of shared and sometimes different belief systems.