Prior Knowledge
Before attending this lecture, managing a team or a group is just simple such as letting the group member know what to do. Managing teams and groups doesn 't need any specific management skill. As I know there is no difference between groups and teams, both the meaning just same and the words are different. Managing team and groups doesn 't requires any planning or meeting.
Summary of Lecture
When I attended this lecture, I was taught the difference between team and group, and also the terms that differentiate team and group such as members selection, motives and also the rewards. I was also thought on certain characteristics of an effective teams. According to Kazenbechand Smith (1993), a team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goal and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. I was also thought about the development process of team and group, which involves forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Not only that we were also thought about De Bono 's Six Thinking Hats (1985).
Reflection
At the end of this lecture, I learned on how to manage a team and a group of people. I was able to to diferentiate between group and team, and also I learn about management skills that a individual should have. Not only that, I also learn about characterisicsof an effective team and groups. And finally I came to a conclusion, when managing a team or a group, the most important thing is the co-operation of the members and how clear a managers instruction to his team members.
Tutorial 3: Managing Teams And Groups
Activity
The first activity for this tutorial, I were given a situation a where there will be a space ship to escape planet Earth due to global warming, and
I was given option to choose seven people to board the ship and justify the reason , why they are the chosen one.
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