Chapter 2- Group Development
True or False
an effective group has both a clear understanding of its goal and a belief that its goal is meaningful and worthwhile.
True
A ___ need refers to the desire to feel competent, confident, and free to make decisions.
Control
True or False?
Culture is a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms which affect the behaviors of a relatively large group of people.
TRUE
What is leadership?
-Ability to make strategic decisions and use communication effectively to mobilize group members toward achieving a common goal.
This type of communication involves the use of words, either spoken or written, to convey a message!
What is verbal communication?
Group _______ provides inspiration and/or incentives that move group members to work together to reach a common goal.
What is the motivation?
Coordinator, information provider, opinion provider, questioner, clarifier, analyzer, and implementor are the seven parts to what role?
Group Task
True or False?
Diversity in groups is specifically defined by a person's country of origin, skin color, and ethnic heritage.
FALSE
What is power?
-Is the ability and/or authority to influence members, shape decisions, and control resources through a variety of means.
______ ________ is the way in which the words in a language are used to generate meaning.
What is verbal communication?
Three of the 'C's needed for group goals
What is clarity, challenge, commitment, compatibility, cooperation, or cost?
What do you see once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May
The Letter "e"
Groups of people who coexist within the mainstream society yet remain connected to one another through their cultural heritage, are considered what?
Co-Cultures
Name the three types of leadership theories mentioned in the textbook?
-Trait Theory, Styles Theory, Situational Theory
Extra points if you can explain each of them
What is team talk?
The different categories of norms.
What is interaction (communication or behavior is appropriate), procedural (group operation), status (power or control), or achievement norms (group standards)?
What makes a group a Heterogeneous Group?
Members who are different from one another
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Explain the 5M Model of Leadership Effectivness?
-Integrated model of leadership effectiveness that focuses on specific communication strategies and skills.
Extra Credit if you can name what they are?
The sound of one language imposed on another language.
What is an accent?
What are the Big Five Personality Traits?
Extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience
Identify strategies for overcoming barriers to female and minority leadership?
1) Include women in the group, they can make the group as a whole smarter
2)Companies should ensure that performance evaluations are based on objective criteria
3) Clear career progression pathways, along with the provision of resources to help underrepresented groups navigate these pathways, can encourage women and minorities to aim for leadership roles.
The atmosphere characterized by group members degree of comfort or discomfort when interacting with one another.
What is communication climate?