Group Dynamics
Stages of group development
What is forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning?
A cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve achieve mutual goals
What is a team?
Shared expectations about how things operate within a group or team
What is Norms?
This common project issue, often caused by unclear goals, can occur at the beginning of a task or when trying to move on from one. It can be shown as a loss at how to begin a project.
What is Floundering?
All team members have equal opportunity to contribute their opinions and decision are made openly with no hidden agendas
What is transparency and fairness?
A collection of individuals who interact with each other such that one person's actions have an impact on the others
What is a group?
The degree that team members are dependent upon one another to get information, support, or materials from other team members to be effective
What is task interdependence?
An agreement on established ground rules, goals, and roles
What is team contract?
This behavior can hurt team morale and momentum; it is when one member takes up too much air time
What is domination by a team member?
A project that identifies nine dimensions of culture, analyzing differences country by country
What is GLOBE project?
Two or more individuals who are associated with one another in ways not prescribed by the formal organization
What is an informal group?
When team members work independently and combine their efforts to create the team's output
What is pooled interdependence?
Debriefs that encourage active self-learning and reflection, have developmental intent, focus on specific events or team milestones, and include reflection on multiple sources of information regarding team challenges and successes
What is after action review?
This behavior is perceived by the team as lacking in ability or simply being low on motivation
What is poor performance by a team member?
The tendency of individuals to put in less effort when working in a group context
What is social loafing?
When the rewards that an individual receives depend on the performance of others
What is outcome interdependence?
They serve an important function in terms of information sharing and decision making
What is a team meeting?
This behavior can be seen when a leader fails to resolve disagreements among team members
What is poorly managed team conflict?
The theory that change within groups occurs in rapid, radical spurts rather than gradually over time
What is the Punctuated-Equilibrium Model?
Teams that involve individuals from different parts of the organization
What are cross functional teams?