Lecture 8
Orientating themselves towards their group members
Forming
Which of that stages of group development is where the group begins to express their honest opinions?
Storming
What are the two roles associated with leadership?
Task and maintenance
What is authoritarian and the pros/cons?
Ability to maintain strict control and make decisions without input
Pro: quick decisions
Con: followers are unhappy because they don't have a voice in things and aren't heard
Why is it important to have skilled followers under the Laissez-faire leadership?
If the followers don't know what they're doing, then you can't lead them to your own liking
Bonus!
Which of the stages of group development is where the group celebrates a goal accomplishment and disengages?
Adjourning
What stage of group development is where a group continues with a new goal?
Transforming
What are task-related roles?
What other roles can maintenance-related role be known as? (two other roles)
Interpersonal related role
Relational related role
What are the 3 different types of leadership?
Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez-faire
What are the two characterizations of Norming?
Characterized by:
Establishment and adherence to group norms
Norms: Behaviours that are routine but not explicitly stated or stated
Group roles are solidified and an increase of motivation and cohesion occurs
Which stage of group development is where practices and expectations are solidified?
Norming
"Most experts agree that Task-related and maintenance-related roles are about a 60 to 40 split"
True or False
True
What is democratic?
Seeking input from others when making decisions; makes final decision but consults with followers beforehand
What is "Directed Freedom" or "Guided Freedom"?
A leader allowing followers to do their own thing, will correct followers if they're going down the wrong path
What is Performing?
Group working toward a goal
What makes up a Heterogenous Group?
Varied amount of people
(gays, lesbians, straight, all of them together)
Define leadership
Complex of beliefs, communication patterns, and behaviors that influence the functioning of a group and move a group towards the completion of its task
Define Laissez-faire and the pros/cons
Hands-off and you let the followers decide what they’re gonna do and figure out how to accomplish it
Pro: Followers are happier due to minimal mircomanaging
Con: Unproductivness
Why does it become problematic (Abdication of Responsibility) if a leader doesn't show up, doesn't get involved, or doesn't take responsibility?
Followers become clueless and have no way of accomplishing the task successfully?
What are the different stages of group development?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Transforming
What group is people of the same category from?
HOMOgenous group
What is the importance of the maintenance-related role?
Helps maintain social cohesion and interpersonal needs; members getting along in order to maintain positive interpersonal relationships
What are the strategies used to become a leader? (4 strategies)
Participate early and often
Good communication quality and quantity
Demonstrate your competence
Help build a cohesive unit
What is the difference of the pros and cons between Democratic and Authoritarian?
Authoritarian
Pro: Quick decisions
Con: Followers are unhappy
Democratic
Pro: Follower are happier due to being involved
Con: Takes a long time to make decisions