how do groups work well together?
Post on 20-Feb-2016
69 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
How do groups work well together?
What’s your job?
Warm up
Discuss the following questions at your table:• Who is responsible for making a group work
well together?• What does a group working well together look
like? Sound like?• What are positive jobs in a group?• What are negative jobs in a group?• What makes a group work well together?• What makes a group not work well together?
Note the answersIn your journal, make bulleted lists based on your group’s discussion of the following questions:• What makes a group work well together?– _– _– _
• What makes a group not work well together?– _– _– _
Group JobsBelow is a list of jobs in a group. Some of these jobs help a group work well together while others do not help a group function. Talk in your groups about what each of these jobs mean. Decide which ones are positive and negative.
• Aggressor• Blocker• Clown• Compromiser• Coordinator/Leader• Deserter• Dominator
• Elaborator• Encourager• Energizer• Follower• Gatekeeper• Harmonizer• Information Seeker
• Information Giver• Initiator/Contributor• Observer• Opinion Seeker• Opinion Giver• Summarizer
Group Jobs
In your journal, list the positive and negative jobs based on the discussion your table had.
• Aggressor• Blocker• Clown• Compromiser• Coordinator/Leader• Deserter• Dominator
• Elaborator• Encourager• Energizer• Follower• Gatekeeper• Harmonizer• Information Seeker
• Information Giver• Initiator/Contributor• Observer• Opinion Seeker• Opinion Giver• Summarizer
Positive Job + Negative Job -
Initiator or Contributor
• Suggests new ideas or different ways of approaching a problem; starts discussions, contributes ideas that help the group explore new areas
Information Seeker
• Asks for clarification, figures out what information is missing before moving on
Information Giver
• Provides factual information to the group, relates own experiences when relevant
Opinion Seeker
• Asks for clarification of the values, attitudes and opinions of group members, checks to make sure that different viewpoints are given
Opinion Giver
• Shares ideas, beliefs, and opinions about the topic
Elaborator
• Takes people’s ideas and builds on them with examples and facts, considers the consequences of ideas and actions
Coordinator or Leader
• Identifies and explains the relationships between ideas, may pull different ideas together and make sense of them
Energizer
• Gives the group energy to carry them forward, challenges the group to finish a task
Summarizer
• Summarizes main points of people in the group; restates main ideas
Encourager
• Supports, praises efforts of group, demonstrates warmth, provides a positive attitude
Harmonizer
• Seeks ways to reduce tension sometimes with humor, reconciles differences
Compromiser
• Offers to change position for the good of the group, willing to meet others half way
Gatekeeper
• Makes sure all members have a chance to talk and share ideas, encourages shy and quiet members to contribute ideas, limits those who dominate the conversation
Follower
• Follows ideas of the group, accepts what others say, but not silent
Aggressor
• Makes personal attacks, uses belittling and insulting comments; actions are usually attempts to decrease another member’s status
Blocker
• Opposes every idea or opinion and refuses to make own suggestions, puts up a lot of resistance that stalls the group
Dominator
• Tries to control the conversation and tell people what they should be doing, claims to know more and have better ideas than anyone else; The Dictator
Observer
• Sits and observes, but not engaged or contributing to the conversation even when given opportunities to share
Clown
• Uses group time as fun time and a way to get out of work, distracts other people by telling jokes, gets people off task
Deserter
• Doesn’t fulfill responsibilities, often leaves group to do other tasks to work alone or with other groups
top related