1 When A Team Forms It
1. When a team forms, it goes through some stages. Those stages are part of the development process. There are 5 stages and they are the forming stage, storming stage, norming stage, performing stage, and the adjourning stage (Uhl-Bien, Schermerhorn, & Osborn, 2014). Through the process of team development expectations, behaviors norms, roles, and responsibilities are established early on. Team members will show different characteristic behaviors in each stage, and as each individual assumes his/her role and comes to a greater understanding of themselves and each other. If a leader has strong communication skills then it can help a team develop. Christine could have used her understanding of group development by assigning each group member a task that would fit his or her characteristic.
2. Christine would have benefited if she had known how people relate to each other in groups. She should’ve identified the strengths and weaknesses of all her team members and assigned roles and responsibilities based upon their personalities. Christine could have assigned roles that would allow everyone to participate and contribute equally. She should’ve also understood that people manipulate the most important part of a group membership by letting someone in ones own group watch as decisions are made or by making part of the payoff common for members of the group.
3. I don’t think Christine is an effective group leader because a group leader is supposed to provide direction, instructions and guidance to a group of individuals, who can also be known as a team, for the purpose of achieving a certain goal (Gigli, 2014). She should’ve discussed the problems she had with the other group members and try to offer a solution to her problems. She could also avoid these problems in the future by setting norms at the beginning of the groups formation.
References:
Uhl-Bien, M., Schermerhorn, J., & Orborn, R. (2014). Organizational Behavior. (13th ed.). John Wiley & Son, Inc.
Gigli,
2. Christine would have benefited if she had known how people relate to each other in groups. She should’ve identified the strengths and weaknesses of all her team members and assigned roles and responsibilities based upon their personalities. Christine could have assigned roles that would allow everyone to participate and contribute equally. She should’ve also understood that people manipulate the most important part of a group membership by letting someone in ones own group watch as decisions are made or by making part of the payoff common for members of the group.
3. I don’t think Christine is an effective group leader because a group leader is supposed to provide direction, instructions and guidance to a group of individuals, who can also be known as a team, for the purpose of achieving a certain goal (Gigli, 2014). She should’ve discussed the problems she had with the other group members and try to offer a solution to her problems. She could also avoid these problems in the future by setting norms at the beginning of the groups formation.
References:
Uhl-Bien, M., Schermerhorn, J., & Orborn, R. (2014). Organizational Behavior. (13th ed.). John Wiley & Son, Inc.
Gigli,
References: Uhl-Bien, M., Schermerhorn, J., & Orborn, R. (2014). Organizational Behavior. (13th ed.). John Wiley & Son, Inc. Gigli, M. (2014). What Is a Team Leader? - Description, Role & Responsibilities. Retrieved November 15, 2014, from http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-team-leader-description-role-responsibilities.html#lesson