Ebony M Stewart
Introduction to Groups and Teams in the Contemporary Organization A team is small number of people with similar skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of performance goals and approaches which they hold themselves equally accountable. A group is a number of peoples, usually reporting to a common superior who have some degree of interdependency in carrying out task for the purpose of achieving organization goals. Various people often use the terms group and team within the same conversation, but there are differences in the real world business settings. Some of the differences which can be discussed in detailed are: The vitality of the team relies on the fact that the …show more content…
Here are ways to make a group decision: Identify the decision to be made, analyze the issue under discussion, establish criteria to determine whether the chosen solution is doable, brainstorm potential solutions, evaluate options and select the best one, implement the solution, finally monitor and evaluate the outcome. Creativity within a group can be difficult, research on creativity, at the group level, has shown a long tradition of group research has demonstrated that people often conform to the majority view, even when they know it is wrong. Normally, people within the group who are known for causing problems are seen as demanding and as an barrier to the group’s ability to achieve its goals or arrive at a decision . Therefore, sometimes following the growing because of peer pressure for the group to be productive can limit the group’s overall …show more content…
Each idea generated is exclusively that of the individual in which case it is up to the individual to put into service a strategy to accomplish his/her goal or main objective. Group level communication is an informal method in which information is distributed among team members. Communication at the group level is considered to be the oral framework of formulating innovative concepts through the realm of conducting active research as according to Kurt Lewin's group dynamic philosophy of executing a course of action. Group communication is a combined effort of developing concepts, generating ideas and developing a joint atmosphere for project planning and