Table of Contents:
Introduction: ................................................................................................................4 Summary: .................................................................................................................
Overview of Karate Group members:..........................................................................6
Level of Cohesion between group members: …………………………………………7
The Norms of the Group members: ………………………………..
Current Stages of Group development:……………………………………………9
Group Dynamics and their problems: ………………………………. 10
Analysis of Leadership: ……………………………………………11
Focal conflicts in the group:…………...11
Effectiveness of the Group: …………………………………………………12
Conclusion: ................................................................................................................10 References: ................................................................................................................
Summary:
The report will outline the injury of Zack Smith and the discussions held around the compensation claim. The purpose of this meeting was to resolve issues surrounding the compensation claim and for Zack Smith. The finding of the meeting was that the group was ineffective due to the leader resulting to conflict and the group members retaliating. Upon these finding the recommendations for future actions are to implement strategies in how to deal with conflict in the group. The leader needs to develop effective skills in dealing with conflict in the group. Discussions on the purpose of the group norms. The needs, which are to be followed including everyone’s responsibilities in the group. Further discussions regarding the definition of role...
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Working in groups can be a very positive or very negative experience. How a group functions together determines how positive or negative that experience becomes. All go through four stages of development, forming, norming, storming, and performing.. Unfortunately for our group, many of the members experienced some of these stages together and other missed out on that opportunity of original growth. Kirst-Ashman and Hull describe these stages as a pattern of development. This allows the group members to see how they are working together but also allows observers to see what stage the group is stuck on. I had hoped for my group to develop past the first stage of development quickly, however as a whole we couldn’t seem to get over this limbo of being a forming or norming group. Our group was not the best functioning, but working together taught me the important pieces of being a group member as well as working within a group.
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