important to include everyone right off the bat. Receiving good input from everyone is key to group development. Everyone in the group must respect and get along with the other members in order to provide substantial progress.Groupthink is a trap that all groups must attempt to avoid. Once a group has been working together for so long they begin to think the same. Members start to offer the same old acceptable ideas instead of taking a risk and branching out with new ideas. Groupthink slows down the productivity at an alarming rate. If you start out a group of ten individuals, then they become a tight group, you lack the individuality each member first brought to the group. (lecture)Group member roles essentially determine how much your group will accomplish. There are members who focus on the positive tasks and positive relationships amongst group members. Opposite of this there are those who are constantly disrupting the group process. (notes)The members who benefit a group are the information seekers, direction seekers tension relievers, along with many other positive roles. The people who take away from the group, tend to be generalized into four categories. Blockers, antagonists, jokers, and the troubled. Troubled members and jokers are big distractions for any group. Blockers and antagonists bring down the groups moral and create little productiveness. All group members assume one or more of these roles at any time. Both types of group members can be useful if used effectively. (notes)Management and leadership, yet innately different are alike in many ways. A managers main concern is profit and productivity. Where a leader has to concentrate more on personal relationships, and encouragement techniques to motivate followers. Both of these theories revolve around accomplishing goals.Managers are more business oriented than leaders, they want to get the job done with the most amount of profit. Managers are placed in a position of po...
