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CASE 7: The Forgotten Group Member

Part I: Group Development The formation of a group consists of five important stages. The stages are adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming. These stages are critical because it creates stability and union ship among people to form teamwork. In the case study the group dealt with inconsistency and social lofting from a few of the group members. Group member Diane was “quiet and never volunteered suggestions, but when directly asked, she would come up with high-quality ideas.” She doesn’t have the determination to speak up voluntarily and doesn’t have input unless asked too. She derails the teamwork dynamics. In addition, Mike completely has no regard for being in a team. He is a perfect example of a social loffer who “miss most meetings and would send in brief notes.” He expects too much from his group and doesn’t take his group in consideration by making excuses for himself for missing meetings or not be able to attend. I believe the group is in the storming stage. There is so much confusion and stress that not all members are working together. Mike feels rejected by his group and Christine feels that Mike doesn’t want to be part of the group. If Christine understood the dynamics of the 5 group stages she would have an easier time managing the group. Since the beginning there wasn’t any adjourning or forming phase where all the members could get to know each other and their accomplishments. They just joined the team without the proper organization and expectations.

Part II: Problem Identification
The main problem that is visible is there is no leadership and misunderstandings by some group members. By this time Christine and Janet wished they could have different team members. Christine has no idea how group development functions. She doesn’t have an idea